Underserved communities
Broadening access to quality drinking water where it is needed most.
1996 — 2026
Innovation, quality and growth, one sachet at a time.
In 1996, the first 40 sachets of Mobile Water took 14 days to sell. Thirty years on, Mobile Water is a household name across Ghana. Thank you for trusting us with the water your family drinks.
Our 30th anniversary
To mark thirty years, Mobile Water has a new logo. The water inside, and the standards behind it, have not changed. You will still find our original double-oval Mobile mark on every pack, so genuine Mobile Water is always easy to recognise.
Magvlyn Industries began with a simple but ambitious mission: to make safe, hygienic and affordable drinking water accessible to all. Inspired by sachet water he encountered in Nigeria in 1992, our founder, Mr Magnus Nunoo, registered Magvlyn Enterprise in January 1996.
At a time when drinking water was often served from shared cups and buckets, Mobile Water offered something new: safe water you could carry wherever you went. Production started the following month at the family home in Accra, with water filtered and packed in sealed pouches.
That July, Mr Nunoo left his job as a marketer at Mobil Oil to build the business full-time with his wife, Mrs Evelyn Nunoo.
1992 — 2026
From a family home in Accra to factories, franchises and four West African markets.
Sachet water seen in Nigeria inspires Magnus Nunoo to bring a safer, more hygienic way of drinking water to Ghana.
The business that would become Magvlyn Industries is born.
Production begins at the family home in Accra. The first 40 sachets take 14 days to sell.
Our first retail outlet is the Shell Shop at Obetsebi Lamptey Circle. The new sachets draw curiosity, then loyal customers, and fuel station shops become key early distribution points.
Mr Nunoo leaves Mobil Oil to build Mobile Water full-time with his wife, Mrs Evelyn Nunoo.
Rapid growth leads to incorporation as a limited liability company.
Our first fully automated sachet-packaging machine arrives from India. Around this time we move from Accra to Spintex Road, then to Ghana Sanyo in Tema, and add 20-litre jars for dispensers.
Quality awards in 2003 and 2005, followed by the Arch of Europe Gold Star Award for Quality in Switzerland in 2006.
We move into our larger Tema factory, with a reported capacity of about 40,000 bags of sachet water a day.
We acquire a bottling plant, followed by the launch of Vaettel bottled water.
Operations expand to Kumasi, and beyond Ghana to Togo, Benin and Liberia.
Partnerships and franchises grow the Mobile Water brand, while we build expertise in groundwater purification and residential, commercial and industrial water treatment.
Mobile Water turns 30 and unveils a new logo, while our industrial water supply work begins with our flagship project for Olam Agri.
Our mission
To provide high-quality drinking water that meets international standards, while promoting a culture of health, wellness, and sustainability.
Our vision
To be the leading provider of clean and safe drinking water in Africa, recognised for our commitment to excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction.
What the next thirty years look like for Mobile Water and Magvlyn.
Broadening access to quality drinking water where it is needed most.
Bringing household water dispensers to more Ghanaian homes.
Encouraging more sustainable consumption through 20-litre refillable containers.
Supplying treated groundwater for industry, as in our flagship project with Olam Agri.
To our customers, franchise partners, distributors, suppliers, regulators and staff: every sachet we sell is built on your trust. Here's to the next thirty years.