Best Coffee Machine for Large Offices

by Matt Bradbury | Aug 20, 2020 | Article, Coffee, Coffee Machines, Vending

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Best Coffee Machine for Large Offices?

The best office coffee machine depends entirely on your needs, requirements, number of staff and other factors. We stock commercial coffee machines from all the market leaders on the market, including Coffetek, Jura, Cimbali and Lavazza. All have reputation for quality, reliability, value for money and being able to deliver consistent quality coffee in every cup.

Browse the entire range of office coffee machines or chat to a member of our sales team for advise on the best coffee machine for your workplace. 01905 337187

Why Bean to Cup Machines Are Great For Large Offices

Bean to Cup Coffee Machines are probably the most satisfying type of machine, as they produce coffee shop quality coffee at the touch of a button. They are impressive and durable and almost everybody will be able to find a drink to satisfy them. Bean to Cup Machines create such a buzz, and quite rightly so because it is like having a full time barista in your office!

With these systems, there is no need to pack or grind the coffee beans yourself and maintenance is simple; although some light maintenance is required to ensure you get the best out of it. The routine would include topping up the ingredient canisters and emptying the coffee grouts bin and the drip tray.

These systems serve the classic crowd pleasers – cappuccinos and lattes. If you do opt for a bean to cup option, we recommend you look out for hot drinks machines that provide both fresh espresso coffee and real leaf tea.

For smaller offices, the Arezzo is also a wonderful machine with 6 drinks on its menu: Americano, cappuccino, espresso, hot chocolate, latte, mocha, as well as hot water. If a mains water feed isn’t possible, it can be plumbed in which is a handy option for a lot of workplaces.

However, our favourites, best suited to larger offices are as follows:

The Aviano Dual is a proven bestseller thanks to its attractive design and multiple options. We really love the fact it includes real leaf tea. Its angular touch screen makes it very easy to use so it’s well suited to visitors and first-time users as well as employees. This particular model is suitable for around 70 employees and will make around 250 cups a day.
The Aviano Maxi range is an ideal machine for offices with up to 100 members of staff. This machine combines fresh coffee, hot chocolate and milk options. It is an overall winner for larger offices. Its appeal comes from its canisters that are the same size as floor standing vending machines and it also boasts an attractive size, which means you won’t have to top it up too often. Drinks are made and served quickly and it has an external waste kit option that allows the liquid waste to be attached to the mains waste.
A reliable favourite of ours is the Cimbali S20 Simple to use, durable and attractive, this machine makes barista-style coffee. It makes around 250 cups and is great for companies with around 80 employees. We love the fact that this utilises fresh milk, providing the ultimate fresh coffee experience in the office.
The Cimbali S30 is probably one of the most impressive machines. It brings coffee in the workplace to a whole new level. It can make around 400 cups a day and is easily suited to a business of 150 employees. Professional features such as the fresh milk options (hot and cold, froth etc.) and steam control revitalises the standard coffee machines you find in most offices. This machine is attractive and boasts an 8.4” digital touch display and a stylish stainless steel brewing unit. If you are looking for an exciting piece of kit and premium drinks, then this machine will not disappoint.

Coffee Machine Considerations

Our range of commercial coffee machines provide a sleek, stylish addition for any workplace environment, with the latest technology to deliver high quality hot beverages to your employees at the touch of a button.

There are a number of important points to consider when specifying, but it’s worth starting with the following questions:

1. What type of coffee dispense and drink drink options do you require?

Depending on what type of coffee you are looking to purchase will determine what type of coffee machine is right for you. We offer Bean To Cup, Instant, Filter Brew and Filter Pack coffee machines. Bean To Cup are become the most popular as they are able to create a more barista style coffee taste and quality.

2. How many different variaties of drinks would you like your coffee machine to produce?

You may wish to provide offering your staff and guests a greater range of coffee shop style speciality beverages. We have machine that can produce classic barista coffees such as; Lattes, Cappucinos and Flat Whites. We also offer machines with the addition of chocolate to create a Mocha or a creamy hot chocolate drink. Let’s not forgot the tea lovers! We also have coffee machien with a built in tea brewer, which delivers a fresh tea leaf cuppa.

3. How many people will be using a coffee machine in your office?

Our range of coffee machines are available in different capacities to cope with the demand of any office big or small. Our helpful icons on our website help identity each products capacities by the number of staff you have in your offices.

Useful coffee machine guides

Our website has you the customer in mind to help the decision and ordering process very simple and clear. It has very useful icons and symbols to help identify the capabilities of each machine but also how many office staff each system is suitable for.

For our design and fit out and facilities management customers, we have also provided a clear breakdown of each coffee machine’s energy performance capabilities, dimensions and the requirements for installation, power and water supply. And of course a breakdown of purchase and lease pricing, for which we offer flexible payments plans. If there is still anything you happen to be unsure about you can still speak to our experts in a our service team to help you figure out the best coffee machine for your workplace.

Coffee & Beverage Options

Here at Wellbeing Group we have a commercial coffee machine that offer a wide range of barista style beverage options, so you can deliver a variety of coffee shop drinks to your staff and visitors. We also have machines that are suitable for small, medium and large offices, to cope with the usage demands in any workplace.

– Americano, black and white espresso coffee

– Latte, Cappucino, Flat White, Cortado

– Hot Chocolate, Mocha

– Fresh leaf tea, herbal teas

Check out the coffee machine that’s rigth for you here

You can browse our range of Coffee Machines to select your favourite. Get in touch with our friendly knowledgeable sales team who can advise on the best options based on your specifications. 01905 337187

Office Coffee Culture

Billi Tap Prices – A Complete Guide

by Matt Bradbury | Aug 3, 2020 | Article, Water

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Billi Tap Prices – A Complete Guide

Wellbeing Group are a Platinum Partner for Billi Tap systems. This means we’re a fully trained and approved contractor for the supply, installation and service of all Billi Tap products and the best Billi Tap prices.

This also means we can service and repair any Billi tap system whether you are an existing Wellbeing Group customer or not. You could have bought your Billi Tap from anyone but we will still happily resolve your issue for you, our service standards are industry leading and we promise a rapid response to your issues.

There are two options – You can pay for a call-out each time for us service your Billi Tap and any additional labour or parts required to repair the system. Alternatively you can sign up to our annual service plans which are designed to save you time and money and provide peace of mind for ongoing bi-annual servicing of your Billi Tap including filter changes. You can see what’s included in each of our plans below.

How Much Does a Billi Tap Cost?

There are two other aspects to consider when you are looking at buying a boiling hot tap for your office other than the Billi Tap Prices which are:

ongoing maintenance charges
the daily running cost.

Let’s start with the initial outlay. Billi tap prices range largely between £1899 and £5000. Various factors can influence the price such as the capacity of the Billi tap, the dispense options or a custom colour finish.

Many clients find it useful to lease the Billi tap to help spread the cost over a period of time, this can especially be a help when larger investments have already been made into an office refurbishment. Installation costs for a Billi tap are usually just a one off providing the engineer can successfully install the equipment in one day, we can give you a price for your Billi tap installation once we are aware of the worktop material and cupboard layouts.

Take a closer look at our price ranges for Billi Taps.

There isn’t a way to skip the ongoing maintenance costs of a Billi tap, if a tap isn’t maintained and Billi filters replaced, it will only be a matter of time before it breaks down resulting in expensive Billi repair costs. It is much better to have a planned maintenance agreement in place as it gives you peace of mind that the equipment is being looked after, it’s serviced on time and much easier for you to budget for. At Wellbeing Group we offer 3 levels of cost effective service plans for Billi taps; silver, gold and platinum. Each plan has a different level of cover and priced accordingly. Our Billi service engineers are equipped for quick call out response times to fix your Billi tap.

The biggest cost saver of a Billi tap compared to a kettle is the daily running cost. Kettles use a tremendous amount of electricity by heating up cold water throughout the day, the cost of boiling a kettle of approx. 1.5litres is around 2.5p! The Billi tap uses heat exchange technology where any head generated from the water chiller is harvested and used to help heat the hot water which saves a lot of energy. The running cost of a Billi is around 9p per day (depending on the size of your workforce).

Any other combined hot & cold drinking water tap uses a fan to take the heat away from the chiller, this creates warm cupboards and is using extra electricity all the time the chiller is in use. Thanks to the innovation of the Billi tap that this once wasted heat is now useable for a good cause.

Six Benefits of a Billi Tap Maintenance Plan:

Proactive preventative maintenance helps to avoid break downs
Dedicated scale management plan based on your local conditions to maximise energy & unit efficiency
Filters are changed on time which ensures a consistent taste and reduces the risk of lime scale build up
Easier to budget for, as all costs can be worked out at the start of the year
Priority service as your unit can be logged onto our service system ahead of time
Save money on standard Pay as You Go service rates and ad hoc visits.
One phone number and a dedicated service email which you can log any service requests

Silver – includes routine servicing and replacement filters (both scale and taste filters)

Gold – includes routine servicing, replacement Billi filters and covers all labour charges on any break downs

Platinum – full package which includes servicing, filters, labour charges and replacement parts

Basic

SILVER

High-quality, rapid personal service
with a smile …and Free Biscuits!

Six Monthly Preventative Maintenance
Visits (to include full Service and
Sanitisation to Industry Standards)

Comprehensive Scale Management
Plan (Includes Six Monthly Scale
Removal filter replacement)

Priority Emergency Breakdown Cover –
Including all site visits and labour as
required (96% of breakdowns are
resolved by end of the next working day)

Replacement Parts Cover (Including
associated labour costs)

Advanced

GOLD

High-quality, rapid personal service
with a smile …and Free Biscuits!

Six Monthly Preventative Maintenance
Visits (to include full Service and
Sanitisation to Industry Standards)

Comprehensive Scale Management
Plan (Includes Six Monthly Scale
Removal filter replacement)

Priority Emergency Breakdown Cover –
Including all site visits and labour as
required (96% of breakdowns are
resolved by end of the next working day)

Replacement Parts Cover (Including
associated labour costs)

Premium

PLATINUM

High-quality, rapid personal service
with a smile …and Free Biscuits!

Six Monthly Preventative Maintenance
Visits (to include full Service and
Sanitisation to Industry Standards)

Comprehensive Scale Management
Plan (Includes Six Monthly Scale
Removal filter replacement)

Priority Emergency Breakdown Cover –
Including all site visits and labour as
required (96% of breakdowns are
resolved by end of the next working day)

Replacement Parts Cover (Including
associated labour costs)

Book a maintenance visit:

Our Billi service technicians are qualified water system experts, trained to professionally service and maintain all Billi products and other brands throughout the UK.

Booking a Billi service call is easy – simply email sales@thewellbeinggroup.co.uk with the details below, and we will do the rest for you:

Product Type:
Model (if known):
Serial Number:
Details of the fault:
Company Name:
Location of the equipment:
Contact Name:
Contact Number:

If you would prefer to discuss your Billi tap service request over the phone, please call our friendly team on 01905 337187 where will be more than happy to give you our best advice and quotation.

Billi Tap Prices – If you would like to chat in depth about your requirements and budget, speak to our team of experts. 01905 337187

Are Billi Taps Eco-Friendly?

Billi Tap Specify Guide

by Matt Bradbury | Jul 21, 2020 | Article, Water

Boiling Water Taps

Water Dispensers

Coffee Machines

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Billi Tap Specify Guide

With so many options available within the range of Billi taps, we have compiled a Billi Tap Specify Guide for your office.

Firstly, consider what you want to achieve from the tap. Is it only boiling water or boiling and chilled or even sparkling?

A cheat sheet below helps to quickly see the difference between the Billi model names and what they stand for:

Billi Quadra – boiling & chilled filtered water with different capacities available.
Billi Quadra Sparkling – boiling, chilled & sparkling water for up to 60 users, all from one tap
Billi Quadra Plus – boiling & chilled filtered water plus hot & cold to run a separate mixer tap (where mains hot water isn’t readily available).
Billi Quadra Plus Sparkling – boiling, chilled & sparkling water from one tap plus hot & cold to run a separate mixer tap
Billi Sahara – boiling & filtered water with two capacities available
Billi Alpine – chilled water only, sparkling option is available.

Secondly, consider how many users will be using the Billi tap. There are models to cater for up to 100 staff, but there are other factors to consider.

If there is a coffee machine at the same tea point, this will take pressure of the hot tap but if the tap is the sole appliance for hot drinks you will need to make sure you follow the user guide to ensure you always have enough hot water on demand.

In larger offices with around 100 staff or more, it is better to have multiple smaller capacity taps rather than than one tap. The reasons behind this is that it means you have another source for hot water if one tap breaks down (this sounds negative but in reality it will happen with any brand of hot tap), it increases the speed of dispensing hot water and also helps with social distancing in the workplace to have more than one tap as staff can avoid it each more when making hot drinks.

Then look at the layout of your kitchen/tea point and look at whether you would install the tap over a sink or with it mounted on its own drip tray. The Billi term for drip tray is referred to as a drainage font. We recommend that you have the drainage font option as it means that the sink is kept free for those washing up and also much more hygienic. You can put your cup onto the font whilst you dispense hot water which makes it safer than having to hold it at the same time. The font comes with a 120 extension or riser which increases the overall height of the Billi tap to 250mm so you can fit refillable bottles under the nozzle.

There are a few tap styles too, the standard and most popular is the XL lever tap which has two levers which can dispense up to 3 types of water (you can dispense the 3rd option by pressing down both levers at the same time). The Quadra and Sahara work well with the XL tap or the XT touch version with has a touch panel instead of the lever or the XR Remote which has a separate pad which can be located in a desired location, for example in areas to make it more accessible for wheel chair users.

The Alpine tap is a round slimline tap, like a gooseneck but XL lever tap is also compatible with the 125 version.

Once the above factors have been decided, you can then move on to the finer details such as the colour finish of the tap. It makes a big difference to have a tap that complements the rest of the environment and can really create a WOW factor.

The Billi tap is in polished chrome as standard but there are other finishes available including:

Brushed Chrome Billi Tap
Chrome Billi Tap
Matt Black Billi Tap

Some of these finishes are stock items but others have a longer lead time so please contact us for up to date pricing and lead times.

There is a model of tap available to suite pretty much every office requirement. Other products are available such as Billi booster pumps where the water pressure in the building is low and pipe extenders where the tap can’t be situated directly above the cupboard where the unit is housed.

Wellbeing Group are a Platinum Partner for Billi Tap systems. This means we’re a fully trained and approved contractor for the supply, installation and service of all Billi Tap products.

This also means we can service and repair any Billi tap system whether you are an existing Wellbeing Group customer or not. You could have bought your Billi Tap from anyone but we will still happily resolve your issue for you, our service standards are industry leading and we promise a rapid response to your issues.

There are two options – You can pay for a call-out each time for us service your Billi Tap and any additional labour or parts required to repair the system. Alternatively you can sign up to our annual service plans which are designed to save you time and money and provide peace of mind for ongoing bi-annual servicing of your Billi Tap including filter changes. You can see what’s included in each of our plans below.

Six Benefits of a Billi Tap Maintenance Plan:

Proactive preventative maintenance helps to avoid break downs
Dedicated scale management plan based on your local conditions to maximise energy & unit efficiency
Filters are changed on time which ensures a consistent taste and reduces the risk of lime scale build up
Easier to budget for, as all costs can be worked out at the start of the year
Priority service as your unit can be logged onto our service system ahead of time
Save money on standard Pay as You Go service rates and ad hoc visits.
One phone number and a dedicated service email which you can log any service requests