Hard water is a frustrating fact of life for most of the UK. It damages expensive equipment, makes bathrooms and kitchens look grotty and unappealing and can even dry out skin and hair. But sadly there is another much more serious aspect of limescale which is not well known.

Today, November 19th, is World Toilet Day. Find out why this somewhat unpleasant topic is so important and what you can do to help!

COP26 is now underway and the wealth and weight of topics being covered can be very overwhelming. One area of particular interest to us here at Halcyan is of course water. One of the most pressing and important areas of focus at COP26 and in the wider effort to tackle runaway climate change. In this article we’ll take a quick and straightforward look at what has and will be going on at the COP26 water pavilion and where Halcyan fits into the colossal water picture.

COP26 is starting this weekend, unless you’ve been living under a rock you will have definitely heard about it, at least in passing. But you might not be familiar with what it is and why it is so important. In this article we’ll take you through the basics COP, why you should be following it and what it may mean for us going forward.

There has never been a more urgent time to try to reduce your carbon footprint. So we thought we gather together the top 5 energy saving improvements for your home, which will last you. Some of these are on the pricier side. But they’re worth every penny both to your long-term savings but also to the planet. These improvements aren’t in order of efficiency or saving gains.

If you’ve been looking at treating your hard water the first systems that you will see are water softeners. But as you read more into these devices you may have noticed that they aren’t the most environmentally friendly systems. Water softeners create a sodium backwash or brine solution which is released into the water ways during their regeneration process. This of course begs the question, are there more environmental friendly solutions to the issue and are there eco-friendly water softeners as an alternative?

Hot water and the energy used to produce it often plays second fiddle in conversations surrounding sustainability. But should it be higher on the agenda?

Water softeners are the traditional means of dealing with limescale in the UK. But what is the environmental impact of salt softeners.

With todays focus on becoming greener and more sustainable , we take a look at how water conditioners fit into the conversation and how they can help.

Salt softeners have been banned in some parts of the world for environmental reasons. Let’s take a look at the issues and why the reasoning behind the bans.