{"id":110504,"date":"2018-02-27T03:53:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T01:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/the-absence-of-rain-make-for-creative-reign\/"},"modified":"2018-02-27T03:53:18","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T01:53:18","slug":"the-absence-of-rain-make-for-creative-reign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/the-absence-of-rain-make-for-creative-reign\/","title":{"rendered":"The absence of Rain, Make for Creative Reign"},"content":{"rendered":"

The absence of Rain, Make for Creative Reign<\/a>: <\/p>\n

Johannesburg, Gauteng, 26 February 2018<\/strong> \u2013 As leaders in the world of facilities management, Servest rely on the use of water as a key resource to deliver their core services, these include, Cleaning, Landscaping, Catering, Office Plants and Hygiene. \u201cIt was therefore an imperative for Servest to consider the conservation of water as a vital resource that is leaning towards almost becoming a scarcity \u2013 this is certainly the case in Cape Town at the moment\u201d says, Abubakr Hattas, Group Business Improvement Specialist.<\/p>\n

One of Servest\u2019s main policies and strategy is to approach environmental sustainability through innovation. One example of this is their Office Plants Division, who has modified their interior plants operation. \u201cWe have changed the types of plants in the working environment, by replacing all plants that require a high water intake with harder, sustainable, water wise plants. These plants require less than one litre of water every 6-8 weeks, and if the environmental conditions are applicable, some plants only require water once every 3 months\u201d, says \u00a0Kumuran Pillay, National Sales and Marketing Director, Office Services.<\/p>\n

It could be argued that office plants are not \u00a0important, however the need for plants in offices is greater now than before. It positively affects the atmospheric conditions in the work environment of businesses. Plants remove harmful, volatile compounds (VOCs), such as formaldehyde and benzene from the air by as much as 70% in a 24 hour period and plants convert this into oxygen and water too, for the plants\u2019 own nutritional needs.<\/p>\n

Plants \u00a0eliminate carbon monoxide from indoor areas, the absence of which certainly impact human attention, concentration and the overall health of people. Indoor plants also stabilise humidity by 30-60%, creating a more comfortable and healthy work environment, benefitting office workers\u2019 general well-being in many ways, such as minimising throat dryness, preventing headaches, dry skin and fatigue, all of which can be attributed by dry air.<\/p>\n

Servest\u00a0 also uses water that has been harvested from cooling systems at its depot.\u00a0 The company recommends other innovative water saving tips and solutions, which are specific to operational Landscaping and Turf, these include;<\/p>\n