WRc’s 4th Innovation Event on 28th April saw a record number of attendees drawn from all sectors of the water industry, including water companies and the wider supply chain.

The WRc Innovation Day is now one of the leading innovation events in the UK and continues to grow year on year. Over 500 delegates attended the 2015 Innovation Day, which is now a firm fixture in the water sector calendar.

The day was preceded by an evening invitation only “Best of the Best” Awards Ceremony held at the STEAM Museum in Swindon, where WRc guests saw 11 previous Innovation award winners from the water, waste and gas sectors each give 5 minute pitches against the clock.

The WRc “Best of the Best” Innovation Award 2015 winners were Synthotech for their winning innovation Tier One Replacement System (TORS) for Aged Iron Metallic Distribution Gas Mains closely followed by 2 highly commended winners - Wessex Water with their Wastewater Meter and Business Modelling Associates (BMA) who presented on data analytics to Improve the future of sludge management.

The event itself saw talks from Keynote Speakers – Mark Fletcher from Arups, Steve Lee from CIWM and David Morgan from Synthotech, together with over 80 live demonstrations of “Innovation in Action” hosted in a series of marquees around WRc’s site.

For further information about the event visit http://www.wrcplc.co.uk/innovation-day-2015