Binnies, part of leading integrated, environmental, engineering and technical services RSK group, has formed a new partnership with digital technology specialists iVapps to support digitalisation of water networks.

Binnies is partnering with iVapps to provide an end-to-end solution which combines Binnies’ strategic asset management, leakage and digital expertise with iVapps’ industry-leading, self-powered digital portal - enabling water companies to de-risk the digitalisation of their networks.

Faced with increasingly tough performance commitments and significant cost challenges, the water companies are looking for data-driven decision-making to drive operational efficiency and support robust investment strategies.

However, while the utilities capture huge amounts of data from their networks, they can often struggle to process the data to create actionable insights Over time, advances in network monitoring technology has led to the development of multiple sensors that are able to measure various parameters while feeding different, isolated systems that, in most cases, are owned and maintained by different areas of the business.

In addition, advances in technology have meant that the sensor estates owned by water companies can quickly become less efficient and out of date, requiring continual upgrades and investment.

Intelligent portals provide future-proof monitoring capability combined with leading-edge integration and analytics to deliver dynamic insight into network behaviour and asset performance. The new partnership says this flexible and sustainable digital approach will enable the water sector to utilise the full potential of the data they already have.

iVapps’ industry-leading, low-carbon, self-powered digital portal delivers fully configurable multi-parameter monitoring in near real time.

Through a non-invasive sensor cartridge, sensors can be seamlessly updated as technology advances or business requirements change over time, while the portal can provide a no-excavation pipeline isolation within 15 minutes.

The Binnies ECO-X digital ecosystem uses cloud-based technologies to seamlessly integrate with internal and external applications and data sources to provide users holistic access to all necessary information, thereby providing a single source of data and insight to clients.

Colin Cox, Principal Leakage Consultant, Binnies UK Ltd commented:

“Binnies wants to support clients in creating sustainable digital networks to meet their strategic objectives and drive efficiency across their businesses.”

“We believe that combining the innovative technology from iVapps with our digital and water sector expertise delivers an end-to-end solution for clients that addresses the challenges of today and tomorrow.”

Simon Humphreys, Chief Executive Officerof iVapps, said:

“We are delighted and privileged to partner with Binnies and embrace the challenges facing the water sector. We are a growing business and believe this partnership will take our innovative, environmentally-friendly solution to the next level.”

Formerly part of Black & Veatch, Binnies is now an RSK Group company. The leading, integrated, environmental, engineering and technical services group, which is headquartered in the United Kingdom, RSK is comprised of over 100 businesses and has an established presence in more than 40 countries around the world.