Business View Caribbean | March 2020

42 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN MARCH 2020 original facility. In 2010, it acquired 40 acres of land by the water source and, in 2011, it completed construction on a new, 9,000-square- foot facility there. Sales continued to increase and in 2016, the warehouse was expanded to 15,000 square feet and upgraded to a fully automated system which now involved blowing its own bottles. While Lifespan doesn’t have to pay for its water, it does need an extraction license from Jamaica’s Water Resource Authority, allowing it to bottle whatever amount is stipulated on the license. And that amount is based on its determination of the spring’s rate of flow. Currently, the company is extracting only a fraction of what its license allows, which means that Lifespan has a huge potential for further growth. And it’s that potential that Lifespan wishes to exploit by touting its water’s healthful qualities, as well as its higher alkalinity character in relation to the world’s other bottled waters. According to the Scientific Research Council SME-ERP Analytics Hosting E-Commerce Cybersecurity SAP Business One is the business management solution of choice for small to medium businesses. SAP Analytics Cloud Digital Boardroom, Machine Learning, AI & IoT all contribute to intelligent business decision making. The peace of mind that comes when your data is always at hand. Protect your information with our cyber security offerings. Give your customers the service & accessibility they demand. Integrate your online storefront with SAP Business One to further streamline & optimize your process Your partner for success. iStrat Solutions offers innovative and strategic business management solutions. Specializing in ERP, Analytics, E-Commerce, Hosting, Cyber Security and more. Give us a call today, or book a demo for a FREE CONSULTATION, to see if our services are the right fit for your organization. www.istratsolutions.com | info@istratsolutions.com | 1-800-782-1790 (SRC) of Jamaica, Lifespan water has a higher pH value (a measure of acidity or alkalinity in which the pH of pure water is 7, with lower numbers indicating acidity and higher numbers indicating alkalinity) than all other brands in the western hemisphere. In fact, the company favorably contrasts its water’s pH of 7.9 to 8, against world leading, Fiji water’s pH of 7.5, and France’s Evian water’s pH of 7.2. Regarding Lifespan’s health benefits, Williams is clear: “Our product is a lifestyle product. It’s healthy and it’s naturally alkalized, so it neutralizes the acidity in the body. A lot of consumers are becoming increasingly aware of going the healthy route. They want to make sure that they are taking care of their bodies now, so that they don’t have those medical issues later on in life. We’re trying to educate the public and the market that we’re in.” In addition, according to many, alkaline water not only invigorates the body, but because it is negatively charged, it acts as an antioxidant, reducing cellular and DNA