Southern Water has been able to cut the average time spent on suitable repair jobs from three hours to 15 minutes; new tech is set to dramatically cut the time needed to repair water pipes.
Thames Water projects have been awarded almost half of the £40 million funding in Ofwat’s latest Water Breakthrough Challenge – Ofwat’s Innovation Fund has today announced 17 winners from the Challenge.
Thames Water has gone out to tender with an AMP7/8 contract for no dig leak repair technology worth an estimated £4.5 million.
Southern Water has become the first UK water company to use a special gel which fixes leaking sewer pipes without the need to dig holes.
Thames Water is seeking supply chain input on a no dig leak repair innovation project opportunity ahead of potentially issuing a formal contract notice in March next year.
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.”
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise.
Welsh Water’s new artificial intelligence-driven tool, ORAI, has been shortlisted for three categories at the prestigious British Data Awards 2026 – underscoring the company’s commitment to using cutting-edge technology to deliver better outcome for customers.
Barhale has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent.