The Scottish Government has granted Business Stream a further 3 month extension until 30 June 2015 of its £multi-million contract to provide water and waste water services to public sector bodies in Scotland which accounts for around 25% of the firm’s revenue.
In the fourth and final article in the series, Mark Powles, Chief Executive of Business Stream, discusses what needs to be in place on 1st April 2017 when the non-household sector opens for competition – and whether the water companies in England will be ready for it.
Customers should drive the creation of a new competitive water market in England, according to Mark Powles, chief executive of Business Stream, Scotland’s largest provider of non-domestic water and waste water services.
Water industry regulator Ofwat has published a new paper on the provision of retail services to non-household customers by water retailers in England and Wales which highlights the Scottish water market as the most useful comparison.
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development.
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.
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.
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.