Leading UK utility services provider Morrison Utility Services has been chosen by Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water to manage the support and delivery of repair and maintenance investment and associated activities across its clean and wastewater networks in North Wales.

Commencing on 1st October 2013, the contract has an estimated value of approximately £10M per annum and will have the potential to run for up to six years.

Under the terms of the agreement, Morrison Utility Services will deliver essential, planned and reactive water networks repair and maintenance, metering installation and renewal and wastewater networks repair and maintenance across North Wales.

Peter Perry, Operations Director, Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, commented:

“Morrison Utility Services has demonstrated a strong track record in relation to safety, customer service, efficiency and innovation and we look forward to working with the company to deliver the very best service for our customers over the coming years.”

Charles Morrison, Chief Executive of Morrison Utility Services said the award represented a significant contract win for Morrison Utility Services and that MUS recognised the significance of the role it could play as water sector clients looked to address the ever more challenging regulatory requirements that they face.