A key measure of the efficiency of a water supply network is the calculation of the portion that represents ‘Non-Revenue Water’. This represents water that is produced but not used for any useful or authorised purpose. This calculation requires an understanding of how water is used in the network and this guides the development of a strategy to manage it.

Virtually all assets deteriorate as they age and eventually reach the end of their economic and/or service capability lives. On this journey they will be subject to ongoing attack from a variety of sources.

Getting the balance right between achieving as much asset life as possible and the cost of doing that is an ongoing challenge for the asset manager.

Our approach to criticality profiling is focused on ‘The Consequences of Failure’. This includes what damage or injury occurs and providing a logical way of separating the few assets with elevated criticality from the many assets with insignificant criticality.

Additionally, providing transparent and defensible solutions and strategies to minimise the true costs and consequence of failure.

Businesses involved in agriculture, from farmers to FMCG companies can benefit from our innovative agricultural monitoring techniques and resulting satellite-derived data analytics services.

Challenges include unpredictable weather patterns, variable water supplies due to droughts and floods, changing soil conditions, the impact of fertilisers and pesticides on the environment and meeting growing levels of global demand for core commodities.

A key component of asset management is understanding the condition of current assets. This provides valuable information on how they are deteriorating which informs renewal planning, risk management, depreciation and current value, managing ‘Level of Service’ compliance and managing maintenance. Without this information the asset owner will not be aware of the facts associated with their asset.

Our modelling team has significant experience across all the elements of the water network cycle, from holistic strategic planning through to end user activities.

Our teams offer services from designs to commissioning and predictive analytics. We are aware of the demands placed on our clients who operate in a regulated environment where there is ever growing scrutiny on identifying efficiencies and managing risks.

Training and education for asset owners and contractors is vital to ensure that they understand, deliver and utilise the latest thinking and technologies. Our focus is aimed at helping businesses increase efficiencies and knowledge.

We offer a range of disciplines designed to meet the challenging needs of the industry including industry training, generic asset management seminars and client specific training.

The water industry is evolving at an ever increasing rate with the innovative use of information, technologies, materials, asset management principles and system optimisation. Keeping up is a challenge for asset owners and the consultants, contractors and suppliers that support them.

Within this rapidly changing environment disputes can arise or the need for ‘a second opinion’.

We offer extensive experience in the repair and rehabilitation of pressure and gravity pipe networks and while familiar with traditional ‘open-cut’ approaches our expertise is more focussed on the use of ‘trenchless technologies’.

These technologies can offer significant benefits in relation to the outcomes that can be achieved including cost savings, minimisation of surface disruption, safety benefits and more.