Ian Christie, who joined Pennon Group in May 2026 as its newly appointed Chief Asset Officer (CAO), takes a look at how Pennon is investing in its infrastructure and its people to place asset health and performance at the centre of strategic decision-making.

South East Water is rolling out smart meters to enable customers to track bills, usage and leaks across its water network, upgrading around 900,000 meters by 2035 in partnership with Connexin, a leading provider of smart technologies.

Northumbrian Water is getting ready to start work on replacing more than 12km of ageing water pipes in the Pallister Park area of Middlesbrough – reducing bursts and leaks and protecting the quality of customers’ supplies.

MOSL has published its Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2025/26, highlighting a year of strong operational performance and carefully managed improvement programmes.

Thames Water is investing more than £20 million to upgrade water infrastructure in Woodley, Berkshire, as part of its biggest upgrade in 150 years to improve services for customers and the environment.

Yorkshire Water is starting work this week on the first of 27 projects, totalling an investment of £73.5 million in the Rotherham area to reduce sewer discharges into watercourses across the region, with a new storm overflow project at Lord Street.

Wessex Water is starting work today on the next phase of river enhancement works for the River Anton along Western Avenue in Andover.

Glas Cymru (and its subsidiary company Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water) has announced the appointment of Mick Jeavons as a new Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer, alongside the appointment of David Staziker as a Non-Executive Director.