Product
Description:
The Crown Berkey water purifier comes from Conscious Water, a Canadian distributor of Berkey gravity water purifiers. It was designed after the events of 9/11, to help provide quick clean water in emergency situations for large numbers of people. It can hold enough water for 40-150 people which is equivalent to six gallons of purified water at a time (Berkey, 2014). Berkey products are used worldwide by relief programs like UNICEF and the Red Cross in distressed countries to help provide clean, purified water where there may be chemicals or pathogens in the water (Berkey, 2014). Conscious Water is ran out of Collingwood Ontario, and is run from a home office and an off-site warehouse (Berkey, 2014). The founder of the company used to be a canoe guide and on a trip another guide told the group the importance of the water around them, which made him realize that the water people take in is extremely important for the health and to reach full potential (Berkey, 2014). He started to purify water for clients on canoe trips which led him to become an official distributor of Berkey products in Canada (Berkey, 2014).
The Crown Berkey originates from the design of John Doulton's ceramic filtration system for Queen Victoria (Berkey, 2014). The system has changed miraculously since 1835, with the first change coming to it in 1862 by John's son Henry, when bacteria was discovered (Berkey, 2014). Henry Doulton was knighted by King Edward VII, who allowed his company to use "Royal" in reference to its products (Berkey, 2014). He continued to make changes to the Berkey as it became more popular, causing one to be named "The Crown Berkey" (Berkey, 2014). There are seven different types of large Berkey water purifiers along with a water bottle, with the Crown Berkey being capable of serving the largest number of people (Berkey, 2014).
The way the Crown Berkey's works is that water is poured into the upper chamber of the Berkey where gravity brings the water through the purification elements (Pantry Paratus, 2014). Contaminates are captured in the purifiers and within the water are small absorptive elements that are separated from the water (Pantry Paratus, 2014). The now purified water stays in the lower chamber where it can stay until needed and can be brought through the spout, or left to sit until needed (Pantry Paratus, 2014). The Berkey needs water pressure to work at its full potential (Pantry Paratus, 2014). It is intended to remain stationary when filled (Pantry Paratus, 2014). The filters can be cleaned and be used over again for up to 5 years (Berkey, 2014).
Health and Nutritional Information Associated: Polluted water can cause the meat to become infected with microorganisms that are harmful for consumers (Food and Environment, 2012). There are no proper safety precautions are taken when using the polluted water of Nepal, the polluted water itself is used when cleaning slaughterhouses and on the meat, causing there to be a severe risk to human health (Jimba, 2001). There are many different ways to remove bacteria and contaminants like; boiling water to kill bacteria, filtration, disinfection with iodine, chlorine, or chlorine dioxide, although they may not be 100% effective at times (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009).
The Berkey would be used in slaughterhouses to help provide clean, purified water where there may be chemicals or pathogens in the water. It would help prevent the contamination of meat when it is being cleaned and would be used to help with the whole sanitization of the slaughterhouses. Using clean water on the meat would prevent the spread, and causes of Bacterial pathogens like Salmonella and E. coli to Viral pathogens like Hepatitis and Norwalk virus, to Protozoan parasites and chemical contamination from environmental contamination, in humans (Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 2013).
Adaptations required:
The Berkey is intended to remain stationary when filled, so the spout would need to be adapted for a hose connection for easier use and manoeuvring in slaughterhouses. To keep water pressure constant, there would need to be another adaption for it to intake water through a tap or hose connection. With an intake connection, it would ensure that there is constantly water flowing into it and that there is constantly purified water.
Market Opportunity: The market opportunity for the Crown Berkey may not be big at first as most Nepalese haven't heard of the Berkey products before and won't know how they work. It would be an investment risk that most abattoir owners may not want to take unless they are given assistance from the government, or can see how the Berkey works before purchasing. Once the communities see how well the Berkey works sales should increase, and more people will have safe meat and drinking water.
Benefits to Canada: With the Crown Berkey water purifier being exported from Canada to Nepalese slaughterhouses, it would create undoubtedly needed Canadian jobs with the Canadian Unemployment rate for October 2014 being 6.5% (Statistics Canada, 2014). The jobs it would create would be in the large manufacturing warehouses, along with jobs when shipping it to Nepal. There would also be two jobs created for Canadians to go to Nepal, one being a sales representative to sell the Crown Berkey system to the abattoirs and the second representative would be in Nepal to help the customers properly apply for loans and grants from the Nepalese government. The Canadian representatives would also help the locals start up a retail store based out of Kathmandu area.
The Crown Berkey water purifier comes from Conscious Water, a Canadian distributor of Berkey gravity water purifiers. It was designed after the events of 9/11, to help provide quick clean water in emergency situations for large numbers of people. It can hold enough water for 40-150 people which is equivalent to six gallons of purified water at a time (Berkey, 2014). Berkey products are used worldwide by relief programs like UNICEF and the Red Cross in distressed countries to help provide clean, purified water where there may be chemicals or pathogens in the water (Berkey, 2014). Conscious Water is ran out of Collingwood Ontario, and is run from a home office and an off-site warehouse (Berkey, 2014). The founder of the company used to be a canoe guide and on a trip another guide told the group the importance of the water around them, which made him realize that the water people take in is extremely important for the health and to reach full potential (Berkey, 2014). He started to purify water for clients on canoe trips which led him to become an official distributor of Berkey products in Canada (Berkey, 2014).
The Crown Berkey originates from the design of John Doulton's ceramic filtration system for Queen Victoria (Berkey, 2014). The system has changed miraculously since 1835, with the first change coming to it in 1862 by John's son Henry, when bacteria was discovered (Berkey, 2014). Henry Doulton was knighted by King Edward VII, who allowed his company to use "Royal" in reference to its products (Berkey, 2014). He continued to make changes to the Berkey as it became more popular, causing one to be named "The Crown Berkey" (Berkey, 2014). There are seven different types of large Berkey water purifiers along with a water bottle, with the Crown Berkey being capable of serving the largest number of people (Berkey, 2014).
The way the Crown Berkey's works is that water is poured into the upper chamber of the Berkey where gravity brings the water through the purification elements (Pantry Paratus, 2014). Contaminates are captured in the purifiers and within the water are small absorptive elements that are separated from the water (Pantry Paratus, 2014). The now purified water stays in the lower chamber where it can stay until needed and can be brought through the spout, or left to sit until needed (Pantry Paratus, 2014). The Berkey needs water pressure to work at its full potential (Pantry Paratus, 2014). It is intended to remain stationary when filled (Pantry Paratus, 2014). The filters can be cleaned and be used over again for up to 5 years (Berkey, 2014).
Health and Nutritional Information Associated: Polluted water can cause the meat to become infected with microorganisms that are harmful for consumers (Food and Environment, 2012). There are no proper safety precautions are taken when using the polluted water of Nepal, the polluted water itself is used when cleaning slaughterhouses and on the meat, causing there to be a severe risk to human health (Jimba, 2001). There are many different ways to remove bacteria and contaminants like; boiling water to kill bacteria, filtration, disinfection with iodine, chlorine, or chlorine dioxide, although they may not be 100% effective at times (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009).
The Berkey would be used in slaughterhouses to help provide clean, purified water where there may be chemicals or pathogens in the water. It would help prevent the contamination of meat when it is being cleaned and would be used to help with the whole sanitization of the slaughterhouses. Using clean water on the meat would prevent the spread, and causes of Bacterial pathogens like Salmonella and E. coli to Viral pathogens like Hepatitis and Norwalk virus, to Protozoan parasites and chemical contamination from environmental contamination, in humans (Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 2013).
Adaptations required:
The Berkey is intended to remain stationary when filled, so the spout would need to be adapted for a hose connection for easier use and manoeuvring in slaughterhouses. To keep water pressure constant, there would need to be another adaption for it to intake water through a tap or hose connection. With an intake connection, it would ensure that there is constantly water flowing into it and that there is constantly purified water.
Market Opportunity: The market opportunity for the Crown Berkey may not be big at first as most Nepalese haven't heard of the Berkey products before and won't know how they work. It would be an investment risk that most abattoir owners may not want to take unless they are given assistance from the government, or can see how the Berkey works before purchasing. Once the communities see how well the Berkey works sales should increase, and more people will have safe meat and drinking water.
Benefits to Canada: With the Crown Berkey water purifier being exported from Canada to Nepalese slaughterhouses, it would create undoubtedly needed Canadian jobs with the Canadian Unemployment rate for October 2014 being 6.5% (Statistics Canada, 2014). The jobs it would create would be in the large manufacturing warehouses, along with jobs when shipping it to Nepal. There would also be two jobs created for Canadians to go to Nepal, one being a sales representative to sell the Crown Berkey system to the abattoirs and the second representative would be in Nepal to help the customers properly apply for loans and grants from the Nepalese government. The Canadian representatives would also help the locals start up a retail store based out of Kathmandu area.