An Albury business wants the world to MeetPAT.
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And the small team are well on their way to achieving that with their state-of-the-art permanent and portable water fountains with 50 per cent of production now heading overseas.
Their design is also being featured on Channel 10's Australia by Design: Innovation show after a film crew came to the Border on Monday.
"It was terrific getting to be featured as an Australian designer as we are proudly based here in Albury and it was important to us to showcase MeetPAT from right here," co-director Nick Roseby told The Border Mail.
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"We have gone from two to 10 employees in the last year and despite having products in countries such as the UK, Ireland, Spain, Portugal and Lithuania, we are very proud to be supported by local businesses and schools on the Border.
The company aim to provide "solutions not products" with access to free, clean drinking water.
And they are tracking this with their new data collection program which tracks how fountains are used.
"We are looking at the behaviours around water which are non-personal but shows say the Albury Council how people are using the fountain down at Noreuil Park," Mr Roseby said.
"Part of our core is about grassroots and kids bringing water bottles to school.
"Most people don't know what we do here in Albury but will see our designs around town with five permanent fountains in place thanks to the council."
The live data, which is available on the website, shows the usage of each individual water fountain, where they are as well as what that consumption has helped prevent environmentally.
The permanent fountain at the River Deck Cafe at Noreuil Park has had 10,753 users in 12 months and saved 4230 bottles from landfill.
The episode of featuring MeetPAT is expected to air on September 8.
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