Alkaviva Water Philippines shares blessings, opportunities

Engr. Grace Cristobal couldn't ask for more when she turned a year older last August 18, 2018.

"Wala na siguro akong mahihiling pa. Ngayon naman ay gusto kong makatulong sa mga nangangailangan," says Grace when asked about her birthday wish during an interview in Quezon City. (I couldn't ask for more from the Lord. I just want to help the needy)

During the birthday celebration, Grace was surrounded by her supportive husband Engr. Louie Cristobal, their children, immediate relatives, close friends and business partners.

Engr. Louie was emotional when he gave an impromptu message to his wife during the birthday party.

The husband and wife team founded Alkaviva Water Philippines, the company that offers water treatment machine installations and opportunities for people to have their own water refilling stations.

Their humble beginning is one for teleseryes. But it's all behind them now as their company continuous to innovate to be on top in this industry, and help the Filipinos to have their own profitable business in a lowest capital but with a standard set of equipment.

Established in October 2011, Alkaviva Waters is a sole proprietorship company by Marie Grace Q. Cristobal who graduated Bachelors in Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering in Polytechnic University of the Philippines and finished her Masteral Degree in Business Administrations at the University of Sto Tomas in Manila. It is engage in sales, technical and management of water refilling stations.

"Alkaviva Waters has known for competent distributors of Alkaline Ionized, Ultraviolet Disinfection, Reverse Osmosis System, Ozone Generators, Water Oxygenator, Ion Exchange Equipment’s, Household and Commercial Establishment Filtrations such as Hotels, Restaurants, Resorts, Malls and Bottling Systems," Grace adds.

Alkaviva started as water refilling station located at Sikatuna Village in Quezon City. It now caters to 40 restaurants and produces 500 5-gallon containers for safe drinking water per day.

For this experienced Alkaviva Waters decided to share their blessings to other aspiring entrepreneurs.

"We have started to design a simple and not that much expensive water station setup. For three years, we are able to put up 580 water refilling stations all over the Philippines;

"We believed that continuously innovating and improving our technology when it comes to high quality and safe drinking water, that would be our edge for today's needs," she says.

Grace adds: "We explore and introduce other products, anticipate market demands, and became trendsetter in this industry. With demands in this water industry, we have reliable sources in water treatment systems, our engineers has focusing on commercial and industrial water treatment."

The water refilling company, she says, has added new product lines such as industrial ice-maker machine, waste water facilities, installation and maintenance of bottling system.

"Alkaviva Waters target is to provide good and quality drinking water here in the Philippines, competitive as foreign countries," Grace adds. - ROBERT REQUINTINA