About EcoWater Kelowna
40 YEARS IN THE OKANAGAN
Your Local Trusted Water Solutions Partner
Since 1984 Ecowater Equipment Dealers have been providing high quality water treatment products to the homes and businesses in the Okanagan Valley. Ecowater has a range of products for most or all residential and commercial Water treatment applications.
For over 20 years, Ecowater Kelowna has been a family-owned and operated business dedicated to providing innovative water treatment solutions and premium bottled water to the Kelowna community. Our commitment to excellence is rooted in our extensive industry knowledge, dedicated team, and passion for delivering exceptional customer service.
Whether you’re looking to improve your home’s water quality, stock up on fresh bottled water, or find the right equipment for your specific needs, we’re here to assist you. Visit our store to experience firsthand our friendly atmosphere, knowledgeable staff, and wide range of products.
Why Choose Ecowater Kelowna?
- Quality Products and Services: We offer a comprehensive selection of water treatment solutions and bottled water tailored to meet your unique requirements.
- Personalized Service: Our dedicated team is always ready to assist you, providing expert advice and personalized recommendations.
- Convenience and Accessibility: Our conveniently located store offers a welcoming environment for in-person shopping and easy access to our products and services.
- Community Commitment: As a local business, we are deeply committed to serving our community and contributing to its well-being.
Experience the Ecowater Kelowna Difference
We invite you to visit our store and discover why Ecowater Kelowna is the trusted choice for water solutions in Kelowna. Let us demonstrate our commitment to excellence and show you how we can positively impact your life.
“There is one thing we do know: that man is here for the sake of other men… Albert Einstein”
Brent Hofferd
Owner / Manager
Brent is the owner and manager of Ecowater Kelowna, providing the finest products in water treatment and related plumbing and bottled water services. His 35 years plus in the water and plumbing services business gives him an extensive knowledge base to rely on. This helps his customers who know they can get the answers they are looking for when dealing with water-related issues.
Ecowater is one of if not the largest manufacturer of automatic residential and commercial water treatment equipment and operates in most if not all the free countries of the world and hold a very high standard for their dealership owners and only allow very qualified person of high integrity to own those dealerships, and Brent is such a person.
Chase Hofferd
Bottled Water Branch Manager
Chase Hofferd is the leader of Ecowater Kelowna’s Bottled Water Branch, where he manages bottled water operations and accounts to support a variety of clients.
Throughout his career, Chase has built many strong, positive working relationships with clients in tech, construction and retail sectors as well as many others.
A British Columbia native, Chase graduated from Chetwynd Secondary School with a proclivity towards language and sports.
Joshua Hofferd
Residential Service Technician & Installer
Joshua, a seasoned Residential Service Technician & Installer at EcoWater Kelowna, brings over 12 years of expertise to his role. His dedication to providing exceptional service is evident in his ability to troubleshoot complex water treatment issues and ensure optimal system performance.
Whether you’re seeking a new installation or require repairs to your existing equipment, Joshua is committed to delivering reliable and efficient solutions. Trust him to handle your water treatment needs with care and professionalism.
Brent Hoffer
Owner / Manager
Hello, my name is Brent Hofferd, and I am the proud owner of the company Ecowater Kelowna.
Like many people I have several skills that you pick up along the way in life, and when my lovely bride and I moved our young family to Kelowna in 1988, I was in the automotive industry, using skills I had been using since getting out of high school.
I left the automotive industry in 1989 and went searching for a new opportunity, I went looking for a job and found a career in the “Water Treatment Industry”
Many of the tools I already had helped me immensely and the ability to trouble shoot problems, not to mention that running pressure lines, and fixing leaks and assorted skills made the transition to plumbing services come quite naturally.
This ability allowed me to excel in the field and I was soon making solo service and plumbing installation calls, in a very large territory that could extend from Grand Forks to Lillooet, this allowed me to then move into a management position in both the sales and service sides of the business, running large trade show crews and training new team members.
In early 1992 our family went through a personal tragedy when my father passed suddenly and because that was our first experience with family tragedy it was very emotional and we made the decision to move back to the “Peace River Region” of B.C. to be closer to family, my old job was waiting for me when I arrived and things went pretty much back to the way they were before we left.
However more and more people were reaching out for me to help them with their water related and plumbing related issues and I had to decide on how to move ahead and in 1993 I stated my own water treatment company using the Ecowater manufactured product line that I had been working with in Kelowna and the dealership became quite successful and we continued to raise our family.
In 1998 after having a medical issue I accepted an offer to purchase my company and work for the closest associated dealer in Alberta, that relationship did not go as well as anticipated I guess taking orders just wasn’t for me.
After a short time in the automotive industry I was contacted by one of people I had worked with in Kelowna, the new owner was looking for a reliable service manager for full time work and wanted to know if I was interested, I met with the new owner and accepted the position, my mother had remarried and really didn’t need us as much anymore so back to Kelowna we went.
So in 2003 right in the middle of the Okanagan Mountain Park Fire I started back into the water treatment industry, only to find out quite quickly that the new owner was an ex-military officer who may have been a good soldier but was very limited in his knowledge of business and was simply running out of his own personal money keeping the business going and admitted to me that the only months he had made money was after I arrived and had cleaned things up.
So in 2004 I purchased his bankrupt business and completely redesigned the business model that was being used into the format that we still use today, when I started this business model our many competitors said we would not survive, but we are still going and they are not, I do take some credit for that success.
We made it though good times and bad and slow but sure kept expanding our business model and ended up having multiple revenue streams including the store sales, our trades and services, as well as an ever-expanding bottled water delivery, however in November of 2012 our store location burnt to the ground along with 3 other businesses.
Our customers contacted us as best they could, and we had a good working relationship with a rival bottled water delivery company we had helped in the past and they did our bottling until our new store opening in May of 2013 and we have been at that location ever since.
With hard-won experience and a very strong work ethic I have been able to overcome many obstacles in my life and my career and feel those situations have made me a better person and business owner.
I can offer a wealth of knowledge in the water treatment and plumbing fields; I am able to provide advice and recommendations for people looking for better water or related products. I also have the ability to read and understand hieroglyphics that can be an analytical water test.
Ecowater Kelowna offers the finest water treatment products, services and along with bottled water and associated products. We are here to offer our services to the people of lake Country to Peachland.