Office and home water delivery round

Small offices, workshops, gyms, clinics, schools and households who want regular deliveries without carrying heavy bottles.

You earn the difference between your wholesale price and what you charge per bottle or case. Regular contracts give steady income, and you can add cooler hire or rental charges.

• Reliable driving and route planning
• Comfortable with heavy lifting
• Customer service and invoicing

• Food business registration with your local council, as bottled water counts as food, so check what applies to you
• Public liability insurance and goods in transit cover for your van
• Heavy lifting risks, so check manual handling advice and consider a sack truck or tail-lift
• Storage space for stock, and any permission needed if storing at home
• Competition from large national suppliers, so check your prices against theirs

Startup costs are typically around £3,000 to £15,000, depending on the van you use, your first bulk stock and any equipment such as a sack truck or tail-lift. These are estimates, so check your own supplier and vehicle prices.

Monthly revenue is typically around £1,500 to £7,000, depending on how many customers you serve, your route density and your prices. This is revenue, not profit, and large national suppliers may compete on price.

Check with your local council about food business registration, as bottled water counts as food. Also check public liability and goods in transit insurance, manual handling advice, and whether you need permission to store stock at home.