Non-domestic water retail

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Water sector underperforms but gains trust

Water companies met the lowest number of performance commitments in 2019/20 compared to the rest of AMP6, with 63 per cent reached. Despite that, public trust has risen and put the industry above the energy sector.

4 years ago

MOSL plots course for transition out of lockdown

The market operator for the non-domestic water retail sector (MOSL) is to set out how suppliers should gradually remove the protections for businesses impacted by coronavirus. Its Market Performance Operating Plan also aims to tackle legacy issues around the capture and use of data.

4 years ago

Yorkshire tenders to switch to solar power

4 years ago

CCC pushes for water metering and labelling

The Committee on Climate Change has called on Defra to increase water metering, set more ambitious leakage and consumption targets and introduce mandatory water efficiency labelling. Anglian Water's climate change and carbon manager Matt Pluke welcomed the recognition of the water sector’s role in achieving the net zero target but said more needs to be done to eliminate emissions from heating.

4 years ago

Wessex establishes community fund

To help people in the community worst affected by the coronavirus, Wessex Water has established a foundation to distribute annual grants between local charitable organisations

4 years ago

Portsmouth cuts leakage to lowest level

Portsmouth Water's head of water resources tells Utility Week how the company reached its lowest ever leakage rate with new technologies and a new approach to weather events.

4 years ago

UKWIR examines consumption in project to halve abstraction

The largest research project of its kind has been launched by the UK Water Industry Research with companies across the UK and Ireland to understand consumption as part of a larger investigation into reducing abstraction.

4 years ago

Public concern for environment growing but water left behind

Despite the driest spring on record the British public still overwhelmingly considers the UK to be a wet place and many have no concerns about future water supplies. That is according to a new report by Love Water which also suggests people are more aware and concerned about the natural world as a result of the coronavirus lockdown.

4 years ago

NI Water: ‘Act now to protect water supplies’

4 years ago

Ofwat extends retail code change

The water sector regulator has extended a scheme which allows business customers to mark their premises as vacant if they are unable to trade because of coronavirus. The measure, which was temporarily in place until the end of June has been extended until 31 July.

4 years ago

Wastewater team creates mobile testing units

A team from Northumbrian Water has created a mobile testing system to analyse wastewater during treatment to improve the quality of discharge.

4 years ago

Anglian rolls out meters following successful trial

After a successful trial in Newmarket that saw consumption drop by 8 per cent, Anglian has announced a water meter rollout programme targeting up to 750 installations per day

4 years ago

Ofwat sets out its three-pronged approach to £200m innovation fund

4 years ago

CCW announces new CEO

CCW, the consumer watchdog for the water sector, has appointed Emma Clancy to replace Tony Smith as its chief executive from next month.

4 years ago

WRSE unveils framework for resilience planning

4 years ago

South West overhauls leakage for AMP7

South West Water has seen its leakage repair productivity rates soar in recent months compared to historic averages. Utility Week talks to the teams involved about the challenges AMP7 presents and how the company will tackle them.

4 years ago

Yorkshire’s first step to decarbonising its fleet

Yorkshire has converted an LGV tanker to run on hydrogen as it embarks on a 10-year plan to decarbonise its fleet of vehicles

4 years ago

New campaign to create united voice on water efficiency

Tom Andrewartha, water efficiency manager at Northumbrian, talks to Utility Week about the newly formed group for a joined-up campaign to change household habits around water in lockdown and beyond.

4 years ago

Thames hits leakage target

After being rapped by Ofwat for missing leakage targets in AMP6, Thames has celebrated hitting its goals for 2019/20, largely thanks to the deployment of smart meters.

4 years ago

Pennon eyeing UK-wide acquisitions after Viridor sale

The sale of Viridor is expected to leave Pennon with a £2.5 billion war chest and the company has said it has been tracking acquisition potentials. Analysts have suggested the company could look towards a "transformative" deal to keep it in the FTSE 100.

4 years ago