A new Challenge Co-ordination Group has been established by CCW, with Caroline Warner appointed as its independent chair.
A focus on customer engagement and satisfaction has led to a 38 per cent reduction in complaints for South East Water, according to the water company’s annual performance report published today.
Ofwat is already in the process of considering the options for market design of direct procurement for customers, according to the minutes of its latest Board meeting published this week.
Impartial chairs and greater transparency are vital to ensure Customer Challenge Groups (CCGs) have legitimacy in the eyes of customers, according to new research by the Consumer Council for Water (CCWater).
Water industry regulator Ofwat has written to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs setting out its views on work it thinks the water companies in England and Wales need to do in finalising their Draft Water Resources Management Plans.
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.”
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise.
Welsh Water’s new artificial intelligence-driven tool, ORAI, has been shortlisted for three categories at the prestigious British Data Awards 2026 – underscoring the company’s commitment to using cutting-edge technology to deliver better outcome for customers.
Barhale has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent.