As Anglian Water prepare for the changes and challenges the next five years will bring for the water industry – including its largest ever capital programme of more than £11 billion - Richard Lee, Anglian Water’s Head of Engineering at its @one Alliance reflects on some of its previous projects that have made a huge difference to the communities they serve.
Southern Water’s Bluewave and Learning and Development teams have been working on a new way of using virtual reality (VR) to improve how it responds to pollution incidents.
Yorkshire Water is hosting a drop-in event at Tophill Low Nature Reserve this week, which will give people the opportunity to see what its reservoirs could look like in the next 50 years.
Anglian Water has awarded a contract for a Virtual Reality (VR) technology learning experience platform worth an estimated £815k.
Anglian Water is trialling new Virtual Reality (VR) in order to create bespoke tailored training programmes for its staff.
A virtual system could see Northumbrian Water bringing the future to life, to help protect people and the environment during an incident.
Newcastle technology consultancy hedgehog lab has been chosen by Northumbrian Water Group as their preferred innovation partner for the coming year.
Engineers at Yorkshire Water are turning to virtual reality technology developed by The University of Sheffield to help design and visualise new treatment works which could help save the company £1million in design costs by 2020.
United Utilities (UU) has started the procurement process inviting innovative companies to apply for a place on its ten week Innovation Lab programme.
Northumbrian Water is turning to the world of gaming to promote excellence in customer service throughout its workforce. The utility has appointed Gateshead-based virtual reality developer Vector76 to develop a new mobile game as a way of sharing best practice among colleagues.
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.