Month: November 2020

Framework for Water Company Research

CCW has produced a research framework to help water companies improve their approach to customer engagement at PR24. By bringing together three key elements: business planning research, ongoing research and community engagement, the framework aims to help create a more

Water Sector Membership Organisations to Work Closer Together

Eight water sector membership organisations have agreed to work more closely together and collaborate around specific water-related challenges facing the UK. The agreement followed a survey sent to membership organisations active in the UK water sector which asked each organisation

CCW publishes Water for All report and Vulnerability Manifesto

CCW has published its Water for All 2019-20 report which examines the efforts made by water companies in England and Wales to support customers who need financial help or other forms assistance if they’re in vulnerable circumstances. This year’s

Beyond COVID-19: laying the foundations for a net zero recovery

The National Engineering Policy Centre (NEPC) has published the latest report from its net zero project: Beyond COVID-19: laying the foundations for a net-zero recovery. The paper sets out five foundations for government, industry and the engineering community to deliver

Energy & Utility Skills Announce National Water Hygiene ‘The Blue Card’

About the Scheme Our National Water Hygiene (‘Blue Card’) scheme plays a vital part in ensuring the protection of public health and promoting safe drinking water practices. Originally developed in 2006, this scheme replaced the many different water company specific hygiene training programmes and courses, removing the

Water testers’ new state of the art helping hand

An Edinburgh science hub has a new helping hand – a-state-of-the art automated robot which is being used to test water quality. The benchtop robot has been installed at Scottish Water’s Juniper House laboratory in Currie. It is used by

COVID CAREER DREAM CHANGERS SEARCH FOR ANSWERS

A generation of young people are rapidly reassessing their career dreams according to research released to mark the start of Tomorrow’s Engineers Week 2020 (#TEWeek20). Over one in five 11 to 19 year olds agreed that what they want to