25/06/2025
With so many options available, how do you know which tap is right for your workplace? In this guide, we break down everything you need to choose the best office water tap for your team.
Sustainability considerations
Water quality issues
Energy efficiency features
Hygiene and safety
Ongoing maintenance support
Flexible payment options
Find your perfect tap
By directly connecting to your water supply, a workplace water dispenser gives employees an easy-to-use, quick, and convenient way to access filtered cold water, sparkling water, and boiling water.
Everything they need to stay healthy and hydrated – without the need for kettles, bulky water coolers, or single-use plastic bottles.
Modern systems offer more than just standard hot and cold functionality. From standalone boiling water taps to more advanced, all-in-one systems, the best workplace taps offer many benefits, including:
Having too many options can be a blessing and a curse. Choosing the right workplace drinking water solution might feel overwhelming.
That's why we've made it super simple for specifiers and FMs. Find your perfect water solution below:
• Best boiling water tap for small- to medium-sized offices
• Best boiling water tap for larger offices (50+ people)
• Best all-in-one (boiling, chilled, sparkling) water tap
• Best touch-free (hygiene) tap for workplaces
• Best boiling and chilled tap for accessibility
• Best sparkling water filter taps for offices
• Best tap for additional safeguarding against viruses and bacteria
Still not sure? Give one of our experts a call on +44 03456 005 005 – we’d be happy to help.
There's a lot to think about when specifying an office drinking water solution. Capacity, convenience, functionality, aesthetics, performance, energy efficiency, compliance, maintenance, and more. So let's break down the key factors you should be considering:
Switching to a filtered water tap or hot water tap can help reduce reliance on bottled water, supporting internal sustainability KPIs and employee wellbeing by limiting their impact on the environment.
For instance, did you know that 61% of UK Gen Zers place as much weight on employer values, like green credentials and social responsibility, as they do on salary? More than half also said that seeing environmentally friendly initiatives at work would boost their motivation.
Helping offices go plastic-free
At Zip Water, we’re at the forefront of sustainable innovation. Our technology, including HydroTap, the only office tap that's 100% water efficient, has helped workplaces all over the world experience water at its best – with minimal impact on the environment.
Learn more about how our water dispensers are built with sustainability in mind.
A modern workplace dispenser should offer more than just temperature options for making cold and hot drinks. It should pour cleaner, purer-tasting water every time – and that comes down to filtration.
Our research shows that often people choose bottled water over tap water as they don't enjoy the taste of normal tap water. By providing filtered water on tap, you can eliminate the need for bottled water and keep your team hydrated at the same time. It's a win-win.
Filter cartridges and filter kits vary significantly from one tap to another. While other boiling water taps promise to filter out contaminants, our range of boiling, chilled, and all-in-one workplace taps take it to the next level with market-leading, MicroPurity™ filtration.
What makes MicroPurity™ filtration the best?
Research suggests that free access to filtered water would make 42% of employees happier, while 20% say it would make them more likely to stay at their job.
As a facilities manager or specifier, it’s your responsibility to provide employees with water that's free from contaminants. But you can exceed expectations and improve employee morale and retention with HydroTap.
HydroTap combines carbon and sediment blocks into one cartridge, reducing contaminants down to 0.2 microns in size – including chlorine, microplastics, sediment, lead, asbestos, PFAS and bacteria – by up to 99%, leaving you with pure-tasting filtered water – every time.
Learn more about HydroTap's filtration technology here.
Smarter systems can reduce ongoing costs and your environmental footprint, so choosing an advanced workplace water tap can pay dividends over time. Look for smart sleep modes, sensor-based activation, and usage tracking, as well as auto-alerts for filter and cartridge changes.
Small savings add up in the long run – and when scaled across multiple units or locations, the financial and environmental benefits can be substantial.
All that and more – with HydroTap
For an extra efficiency punch, PowerPulse™ technology means water is always delivered at a safe and consistent 98°C using small, instant bursts of energy exactly when needed. So you can avoid constant cycles of overheating and cooling, which cause other all-in-one taps to drain costly energy.
So everyone can benefit from HydroTap's technology, our accessibility range includes touch-free models, extended levers with braille covers, and a separate Disability Friendly Controller.
Learn more about our technology and powerful under-counter command centre.
A regular winner at the Good Design Awards, HydroTap has been recognised time and time again for its continued evolution and innovation.
4. Safety and hygiene
Making sure that offices are safe and hygienic spaces is central to good facilities management. When choosing a workplace water tap, it's no different.
With Gen Zers three times more likely to say wellbeing and safety is important, and 89% saying they would consider leaving if it wasn't, there has never been greater scrutiny on the steps workplaces are taking to protect safety and promote better wellbeing.
So it's important to get it right first time. Specify taps with antimicrobial additives to reduce bacteria and viruses, and consider touch-free models to prevent the spread of germs via contact points.
High standards for health and safety
HydroTap has been engineered with health, safety, and hygiene in mind. From SMEs to large-scale corporates, hospitals to aged care facilities, HydroTap is trusted in settings where safety and hygiene matter most.
With an antimicrobial additive applied to touchpads as standard, and a 100% touch-free model available, HydroTap is the go-to choice for workplaces where hygiene is a high priority. Our UltraCare range offers enhanced HydroTap filtration and hygiene for sensitive environments.
Learn more about how UltraCare could support your healthcare facility here.
Specifying the right workplace tap is one thing. Keeping it performing as it should every day is another.
The best boiling water taps and water dispensers are backed by a strong support programme, including regular servicing and replacement filters or replacement cartridges when needed, to ensure consistent, great-tasting water is always accessible, even in hard water areas.
With the right support, facilities managers, specifiers, and employers can continue doing what they do best – with complete confidence that their investment is protected.
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That's why HydroTap is backed by HydroCare – the industry’s largest support network, with over 100 directly employed Zip Water service technicians.
Fast, reliable, and delivered by the people who know Zip Water systems best. Our comprehensive, all-in-one service plans make maintenance easy and ensure your system always performs as it should.
Every business has different needs. From installation and ongoing maintenance to troubleshooting and upgrades, your system provider should be with you every step of the way. That starts with how you pay.
Specify workplace water dispensers that aren't just built for the office, but are built around your needs, too. Whether you’re managing a single site or multiple locations, look for providers that have options to suit your budget and operational demands – without compromising on service or quality.
Payment options that fit around your business
At Zip, we know this more than most. We're proud to offer a range of flexible payment options for all commercial requirements:
Buy. Own your system outright and enjoy a two-year warranty.
Lease. Fixed monthly or quarterly payments, with an option to buy at the end.
Rent. Spread the cost over 3 or 5 years, with HydroCare servicing included.
In a market full of options, HydroTap stands out for all the right reasons. With advanced technology, sustainable design, and reliable, nationwide support, it’s no surprise HydroTap is the UK’s number one workplace tap.
Because when it comes to keeping workplaces happy, healthy, and hydrated, nothing delivers like HydroTap.
Still looking for the best workplace tap? Get in touch for your free consultation today or find the right HydroTap for your business here.
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