A successful tenderer has been identified to lead the Water Efficiency Campaign (WEC) for England and Wales, a significant milestone in the sector's long-term strategy to transform public water use.
The major £75 million (inc VAT) AMP8 contract has been awarded to 23RED Ltd following a competitive procurement process led by Ofwat, working with the water companies, the Environment Agency (EA) and Defra.
Subject to completion of the standstill period and final contract award, the contract will cover the design and delivery of a nationwide behaviour-change campaign to help households and businesses across England and Wales use water more efficiently.
Further details regarding the successful tenderer and programme timelines for the WEC will be released in due course.
Earliest date the contract will be signed is17 December 2025 and current estimated start and end contract dates are 17 December 2025 to 31 March 2030.
ABB has launched AquaMaster+™, a digital platform for smart water network management, designed to help water utilities monitor, analyze and manage their water networks, preventing pipeline water losses and optimizing operations.
Craig Nienaber, Business Development Manager for Safe Access Solutions (SAS) at HUBER Technology, explores why the company is seeing a growing level of interest in its safe access solutions for critical infrastructure providers, including their application in wastewater treatment assets.
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.
Southern Water has released film and images showing what it’s like to walk inside Hampshire’s expanded Yew Hill underground reservoir for the very last time, before it gets filled with water.
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply.
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest.