Delay in award of Scottish public water sector contract
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.
Business Stream CEO says England has enough time to prepare for retail competition in 2017
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 must drive market reform, says Business Stream head
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.
New Ofwat paper on opening retail market up to competition
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.
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Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
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. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
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. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
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. -
Making storm overflow data make Sense – Metasphere launches dedicated monitoring device
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.”
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