The question missing from the UK's AI debate: Where will the water come from?
In an Expert Focus article for Water Briefing, Inge Delobelle, Executive Vice President and CEO of Grundfos’ Industry Division, discusses a key question missing from the UK's AI debate: Where will the water come from?
Digital twin and the infrastructure gap - why AMP8 demands a shift from experiments to enterprise systems
In an Expert Focus article for WaterBriefing, Avi Kulshrestha, Global Head of Diversified Industries at Expleo, the global engineering, technology and consulting services provider, takes a look at the barriers which currently limit the large-scale uptake of digital twins in AMP8.
Majority of water companies face ‘challenging and unpredictable’ cost pressures ahead of AMP8
New research by SAP has found that more than one third (34%) of leaders from water companies across England and Wales are facing ‘challenging’ cost pressures, while almost one fifth (18%) describe budget constraints as ‘unpredictable’ as AMP8 looms.
UK sewer networks to be opened up for access to digital infrastructure network providers?
The Government has flagged up the possibility of opening up the UK sewerage network as a possible option for the installation of telecoms networks to deliver nationwide superfast broadband gigabit coverage.
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Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites. -
Making storm overflow data make Sense – Metasphere launches dedicated monitoring device
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.”
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