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Nine of the UK’s water companies have, along with 20 NGOs, joined together to create a set of “shared principles” to improve the health of the environment.
7 years ago
Good news for anyone wishing to enter the 2018 Utility Week Awards, as the deadline has been extended to Thursday 13 September.
Water and energy utilities face a radical shake-up, as forces such as climate change and shifts in consumer behaviour drive them to find new and innovative ways of operating. Alongside this, new technologies are being brought into the mainstream. Companies can choose to either capitalise on the benefits of these or get left behind.
"The divide in energy is not between the big and the small, but between good companies and bad ones"
Inconsistent communication has been the bane of the water market’s existence since it opened more than a year ago. Now, at last, a solution is closer to being found.
Chris Scoggins is a problem-solver. That’s just as well, because his latest role involves transforming the water retail market operator from a dynamic but makeshift start-up into a slick “enduring organisation”.
"A smart grid will change electricity networks in the UK in the same way the Internet revolutionised communications"
"As well as a collective approach, there are lots we can do individually as retailers and indeed wholesalers, to help customers reduce their water use"
The water industry has revealed plans to spend more than £50 billion between 2020 and 2025 – a 13 per cent increase on the current five-year period.
Unify Communications delivered: a £2 million annualised operational saving a 50% reduction in training time