A new Challenge Co-ordination Group has been established by CCW, with Caroline Warner appointed as its independent chair.
A focus on customer engagement and satisfaction has led to a 38 per cent reduction in complaints for South East Water, according to the water company’s annual performance report published today.
Ofwat is already in the process of considering the options for market design of direct procurement for customers, according to the minutes of its latest Board meeting published this week.
Impartial chairs and greater transparency are vital to ensure Customer Challenge Groups (CCGs) have legitimacy in the eyes of customers, according to new research by the Consumer Council for Water (CCWater).
Water industry regulator Ofwat has written to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs setting out its views on work it thinks the water companies in England and Wales need to do in finalising their Draft Water Resources Management Plans.
South West Water has hosted the first municipal trial of the Fournier Rotary Press in the UK, assessing its potential to improve sludge dewatering performance and support future biosolids standards.
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England.
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK.
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.