A game-changing UK partnership that is bringing significant improvements to leak detection rates globally has been recognised by the water industry.
Portsmouth Water has driven down the amount of water lost through leaks to the lowest on record for a UK water company.
In an industry first, Anglian Water is deploying an adapted form of naval technology across its network to locate and fix leaks faster than ever before.
Anglian Water has gone out to tender with a contract for leakage detection and network sensor equipment worth an estimated £10 million.
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.