Courtesy visit to Wajima City and donation of water tank [Australia New Zealand Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Horitomi Shoko Co., Ltd.]
*Horitomi Shoko Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 5, 2024
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Courtesy visit to Wajima City and donation of water tank [Australia New Zealand Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Horitomi Shoko Co., Ltd.]
*From September 19th to 20th, 2020, Horitomi Shoko Co., Ltd., together with the Australia and New Zealand Chamber of Commerce and Industry, will pay a courtesy visit to Wajima City and plan to donate one of its own prefabricated water tanks, “HoLift Water.” is. *
January 6, 2024 Hakui City Health Center. Horitomi Shoko provides three water tanks free of charge to Hakui City, Ishikawa Prefecture, where water supply was cut off due to the Noto Peninsula Earthquake. overview
From September 19th to 20th, 2024, Horitomi Shoko Co., Ltd. (Head office: Osaka, Representative: Toshikazu Horihata) will accompany the Australia New Zealand Chamber of Commerce and Industry on a courtesy visit to Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture.
Taking advantage of the water outage experienced at our factory in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture following the Great East Japan Earthquake, we developed the “Horift Water” prefabricated water tank. onwards,*
For many years, we have been conducting water supply support activities*, installing free water tanks in areas across the country that have experienced water outages, including those affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake.
On the day of the visit, we will conduct an assembly demonstration of “HoLift Water” and donate one to Wajima City as a countermeasure against water outages.
date and time
September 19-20, 2024
place
Wajima City, Ishikawa Prefecture
Horitomi Shoko Co., Ltd.’s water supply support activities
On January 6, 2024, Horitomi Shoko Co., Ltd. provided four “Horift Water” units free of charge to Hakui City, Ishikawa Prefecture, in response to the water outage caused by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake. In response to the city’s request, three tanks were filled with a total of 3,000 liters of purified water, transported by truck from Osaka, and installed at the Hakui City Health Center.
On January 29th, two new Horift Water units were installed at Nakajima Junior High School and the Nakajima District Community Center, which was officially designated as a water supply base by Nanao City and used by nearby residents.
Assembled at the Osaka Prefecture Head Office on January 5, 2024 Filling with purified water in cooperation with the Sakai City Water and Sewerage Bureau
3 units installed in Hakui City on January 6, 2024
Past activities: September 2015 Kanto/Tohoku heavy rains, 2016 Kumamoto earthquake, July 2018 heavy rains, East Japan typhoon in 2019, Atami City Izuyama landslide disaster, September 2020 Shimizu in Shizuoka Prefecture District water outage, 2020 Noto Peninsula earthquake
September 2015 Kanto-Tohoku heavy rains
2016 Kumamoto Earthquake
East Japan Typhoon 2019
Reiwa 4 Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka Prefecture
https://prtimes.jp/a/?f=d148818-1-a2a572960d29cb678382301ec8e7e35d.pdf Holift Water Product Overview
Product name: Holift water
Capacity: 1000 liters (approx. 1 ton)
Weight: approx. 58kg
After assembly: W1,137× D1,137× H1,099mm
Before assembly: W1,137× D1,137× H230mm
“Horift Water” is an assembled water tank developed to quickly secure drinking water and domestic water in the event of a disaster. It can be stored compactly in about 1/5 of the space of a stationary tank, and can be folded and stored in a disaster storage warehouse. In the event of a disaster, it can be easily assembled by hand.
The water tanker can fill 1,000 liters of water to Horift Water in about 3 minutes and quickly move to the next water station. This makes it possible to make maximum use of the limited number of water tankers and increase mobility in areas with water outage. Additionally, after use, you can simply replace the inner bag, eliminating the need for cleaning.
These tanks have been introduced by water and sewage bureaus, municipalities, schools, etc. across the country, and in 2023, they were adopted by the Japanese government as support supplies for Ukraine, with a total of 20 units being provided to Kherson and Kharkiv.
Horift water used locally in Ukraine.
It is listed as ПИТНА ВОДА=drinking water.
Water tank installed in Kherson
Features of Holift Water
– Water storage capacity of 1000 liters, ultra-light weight of less than 60 kg
– No tools required. Easy to assemble in 5 minutes by 2 adults – Compact storage in about 1/5 space of a stationary tank
– Durable enough to be loaded onto a vehicle even when it is full of water – Can be used as an alternative to water tankers by combining a truck and water tank
Horitomi product page: https://horitomi.co.jp/sales-article/horift_water.html Utilizing a truck carrying a water tank instead of a water tanker Example of vertical storage. It is also possible to stack up to 8 levels flat. Related video: Development background of Horift Water (problems with water outages/issues at water supply sites)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNCDD8H6bn8
↑We are talking about the problems caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake, issues at water supply sites, and past water supply support activities.
Related video: How to assemble Holiftwater
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu-d4BrTe9Q
Since it can be easily assembled by hand by women, it can be used even at sites with water outages where there is a lack of manpower. Horitomi Shoko Co., Ltd.
Horitomi Shoko was founded in 1885, and has expanded its business from textile products to rust-proof paper and packaging materials with core technologies of “weaving, painting, and pasting.”
We respond to the changing times and incorporate the latest technology while contributing to solving our customers’ problems.
We also value our contribution to local communities and conduct water supply support activities during disasters.
Our factory in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture was damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake, and after experiencing a water outage, we developed a prefabricated water tank called “HoLift Water.”
For many years, we have been volunteering to provide water supply support to areas with water outages free of charge.