New ideas to save water and energy, generate renewable energy and develop sustainable concrete have all been selected for further development in United Utilities’ latest Innovation Lab.

United Utilities’ industry-leading Innovation Lab has attracted a record number of entries -more than 130 businesses from across five continents have submitted their ideas for consideration.

United Utilities Innovation Lab is returning for the fifth year - the highly regarded ideas incubation programme has already successfully propelled many previous participants to international success and recognition.

United Utilities has announced the six winners of its highly respected global tech-hunt for bright new ideas with all but one of the companies from across the UK and the other from Israel.

United Utilities has reported underlying operating profit of £333 million – a 4% increase from £318.5 milllion for the same period last year – with the publication this morning of its half year results for the six months ended 30 September 2021.

The water sector could soon be the first in the UK able to print made-to-measure objects out of sustainable concrete on site.

United Utilities has started the countdown to Innovation Lab 3 - 20 suppliers from around the world have been pitching their ideas for a place in the water company’s tech incubator programme.

United Utilities is looking to appoint an innovation partner for the next five years to provide services co-ordinating each innovation corporate acceleration programme under its award winning ‘Innovation Lab’ initiative.

Leak detection, sewer inspection and flood defence are some of the areas taking a technological leap forward thanks to some inspired new thinking and cooperation at United Utilities.

The eight suppliers who won a place to take part in United Utilities 2019 Innovation Lab have just completed the first week of a 10 week accelerator programme run in association with corporate innovation specialist L Marks.