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    MWH Treatment

    United Kingdom

    With over a 200-year legacy to build on, MWH Treatment has worked to define the past and is continually working to shape a better future. We pride ourselves on being the most partnered company in the water treatment sector. To be able to claim that, you truly need collaboration at the heart of your organisation. We operate across the UK water industry with over 800 process intelligent, multi-disciplined, engineering, procurement, delivery and commissioning professionals. Our teams are co-located across six major Frameworks, including integrated Joint Ventures and Alliances, supported by our Manchester based support services centre. Our truly integrated design delivery culture provides a complete range of end-to-end services for all water and wastewater solutions from major programmes and projects through to minor capital delivery maintenance, process optimisation and operations. In addition, our’s 100 strong multi-trade, direct workforce provides us with an increasing self-delivery capability. This combines efficiently with our established and critical supply chain, providing a productivity focus crucial to delivering value across smaller capital maintenance projects. We constantly push innovation and collaboration boundaries, including our internationally awarded Digital Delivery strategy, supporting our clients in outperforming their regulatory challenges.

    Reservoirs - Raw Water
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    National Trench Safety UK

    United Kingdom

    SHORING & TEMPORARY WORKS SPECIALISTS. At National Trench Safety (NTS UK), we specialise in the hire and sale of all your trench support and excavation requirements. We pride ourselves on having unique solutions from simple to complex projects. We are dedicated to bringing both standard and bespoke solutions to the civil engineering, infrastructure and construction sectors. NTS UK are proud of their reputation for providing the highest quality products, the most complete hire fleet mix and unparalleled levels of service. With hundreds of years of combined industry experience, we have assembled one of the most experienced groups of hire professionals in the country. Our mission statement is simple, “our customers get what they want when they want it.” All of us at NTS UK believe our job is to ensure our customers’ complete satisfaction and we promise to diligently work to build and keep your trust and confidence. As well as a comprehensive stock of trench boxes, trench sheets and hydraulic bracing products, we are also able to offer the UK our unique (SBH) Slide Rail shoring system. DEDICATED TEMPORARY WORKS SUPPORT: INDUSTRY SPECIALISTS WITH UNRIVALLED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE NTS UK is happy to provide you with specialist design support for all your shoring requirements to ensure your project is performed safely and to programme. Our experienced temporary works engineers provide a comprehensive design service to complement our suite of hire and sale products. Using the latest software, your engineered solution is compliant with the current industry standards and recommended guidance. Our engineering team are happy to provide on site support for all your project needs and will endeavour to exceed your expectations when it comes to both the solution and service provided.

    Contractors
    Cofferdams
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    PBA Applied Ecology Ltd

    United Kingdom

    PBA Applied Ecology Ltd has unparalleled experience in the environmental planning and practical management of water engineering schemes and in-channel river works. We have earned an outstanding reputation for delivering projects on time, on budget and to the satisfaction of all stakeholders. Our strength is Applied Ecology – the practical and innovative application of life sciences to real life situations. We assist with the planning and delivery of a range of water engineering schemes including reservoir engineering, catchment restoration and wetland creation, and are acknowledged for the successful completion of large scale projects on highly sensitive sites (SSSI, SAC). PBA offer a full range of services including baseline ecological survey, planning/consents, method statements, fish rescue, surface water management, water quality monitoring & control, invasive non-native species identification and control, biological monitoring, restoration design and delivery. Where appropriate, we apply protocols that are fully compliant with UK-wide delivery of Water Framework Directive. A frequent cause of stress amongst project teams is ensuring the maintenance of ecologically acceptable flow and water quality, and that impact on fish and other biota are minimised. PBA assist you in managing these aspects of water engineering projects. At the outset of each project, we can assist in agreeing achievable and ecologically acceptable water quality standards with regulators. Our staff then monitor, advise on containment works, and liaise with regulators throughout. PBA’s working methods are designed towards most efficient project delivery with minimum environmental impact. Engaging our specialist knowledge at an early stage of project design can help to ensure that the project is completed on time, on budget, and with enhanced conservation benefits. PBA deploy structured teams of professionals, to robustly deal with every challenge, from project conception, to aftercare management. And most importantly, we do this with safety as our No.1 priority. All of our staff are fully trained and equipped, and also attend PBA’s own water safety training/first aid course every year.

    Mapping & Modelling
    Wildlife Rescue & Relocation
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    PBJ Engineering Services Ltd

    United Kingdom

    Do you need Thermal Hydrolysis Plant operational support, training and maintenance? Does your critical water process equipment require contract support and safety assurance? Visualise your assets and maintain operational efficiency through our 360 degree image capture. Invest in your operations through our professional training and technical support services. PBJ Engineering delivers a range of services to support your wastewater treatment and process facilities – we specialise in THP systems and Steam Boiler services, including CEA and BOAS accreditation.  Our team is available nationally to support you, on a contract, project or emergency basis. Supporting your facility and team with a programme custom designed to your needs, typically includes elements of: Whole System Contracts Consultation and Best Practice Commissioning and Maintenance Optimisation and Monitoring Refurbishment and Rebuild Component Fabrication and Supply Training for BOAS and CEA accreditation Some of our typical on-site activities include full capabilities in; Thermal Hydrolysis Plants Steam Boilers Sludge Dewatering Processes Water Treatment Coil and Heat Exchangers Pumps Our ancillary support services includes; 360O Image Capture – Virtual Plant Training and Maintenance Boiler Log Books – Custom design & print Boiler House design – Advice and guidance Equipment – Hire services and component spares Our priority is the safety of all personnel and the operational efficiency of your facilities.  We work with you and your team, to maintain and support your infrastructure – protecting your people, investment and optimising your asset performance. Our team is qualified with CITB / SMSTS, Achilles, and CEA / BOAS. Project involvement includes: Thames Water: Basingstoke THP (commissioning, operation, training, optimisation, maintenance) Beckton THP (energy surveys) Chertsey THP (operation, training, optimisation) Crawley THP (commissioning, operation, training, maintenance, part supply) Crossness THP (operation, optimisation, energy reduction, training, energy surveys) Longreach THP (operation, training, optimisation) Oxford THP (operation, optimisation, fault finding) Riverside THP (water treatment installation, design, energy surveys) Severn Trent: Finham THP (operational support) Strongford THP (operation, training) Southern Water: Goddards Green THP (operational support & performance monitoring) Others: Nestles – Trowbridge – steam boiler operational contract (24 hour call out) Heathrow airport – hot water boiler – scale cleaning

    Renewables & Energy Management
    Asset Maintenance & Rehabilitation
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    PCI Membranes, a Filtration Group brand

    United Kingdom

    PCI Membranes is the specialist filtration and separation company, which in turn is a business unit of Filtration Group. It specialises in custom-built crossflow membrane filtration systems for liquid separation in the process industries. With experience developed over forty years, we are able to offer process solutions for a wide variety of filtration applications using microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and reverse osmosis technologies in tubular geometry. We have developed expertise using all of the leading polymeric crossflow membranes and membrane configurations available on the world market and is therefore ideally placed to match a membrane to a specific application. More than 50 Years Serving Our Customers We offer a commitment to excellence that is supported by: International experience in solving problems since 1967. An application engineering team that designs the specific system for your needs. An experienced design engineering team dedicated to product performance and reliability. A state-of-the-art facility with highly trained production personnel. A service team trained to handle any problem, anywhere in the world. We design, manage the manufacture of, and supply equipment for liquid separation to the quality standard: BS EN ISO 9001:2015.

    Designers
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    Piping Engineering Solutions Ltd

    United Kingdom

    Piping Engineering Solutions Ltd is a piping engineering and design consultancy based in the North West of England. Our business is to provide piping engineering and design services to engineering contractors and clients for a variety of refinery, offshore, petrochemical, water and industrial projects. Our piping design and engineering solutions provide all aspects of piping survey, laser scanning, 3D detailed design, pipe stress analysis, Code calculations, FEA, structural design and analysis of pipe supporting structures and design management services within a single contract. All our work is completed in accordance with relevant national standards, PED and CDM and we are particularly experienced in the completion and documentation of piping design to the requirements of ASME B31.3, ASME B31.1 and the BS EN 13480 series of standards. From our Chester office we implement the latest CAD and engineering technologies to meet the project objectives and we are experienced users of AutoCAD, Plant 3D, Caesar II, Autopipe, Nozzlepro, Finglow, Staad and Navisworks. Our services are often provided to: Supply specialist skills, often at short notice, to deliver solutions for both small and large projects alike. Provide integrated solutions for all aspects of piping engineering and design project work on an as-needed basis, within a single contract. Deliver cost reductions to projects that cannot be met by traditional resourcing methods. Let us put our experience to work for you….

    Designers
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    Polypipe

    United Kingdom

    Since 2004, Polypipe has been successfully manufacturing engineered Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) to support the construction industry at every stage of its growth. With continuous research and development, Polypipe have become the market leaders in water management solutions, designing drainage systems that effectively meet the challenges of today’s construction sites. We develop site specific engineered drainage solutions that fulfil large scale civil engineering and infrastructure, commercial and residential projects, working closely with contractors, consultants, engineers and planners. The increase in climate change and urbanisation has pushed them to continually develop through innovation. We engineer specific systems that not only make space for water but we also develop systems that provide multifunctional benefits that create and sustain Green Infrastructure. With the shift towards creating resilient cities in the UK and around the world; green walls, Blue-Green roofs, swales and rain gardens that intercept water run-off are working in conjunctions with engineered solutions, such as permeable pavements and mass attenuation systems. Source control is being adopted more often on site where rainwater is intercepted on rooftops and on tall buildings with dense urban environments, all helping to mitigate the impact of flooding whilst reinforcing a positive outcome for a growing population, providing enjoyable places to live. Today we offer the widest choice of water management, surface water drainage, sewer and cable protection systems. We are evolving to meet the challenges through clever design and making space for water to capture, store and re-use.

    Networks - Sewerage
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    Project Support Systems

    United Kingdom

    Industry leading Document Management Services for the Construction Industry Originally founded to provide operations and maintenance manuals to the water industry, PSS is now a leading provider of administrative services to the construction industry supporting projects from inception to closedown with a focus on quality and efficiency in achieving project aims. Our service is centred around a collaborative, client-centric approach, ensuring that our processes efficiently adapt to prioritise our clients’ requirements. Our steadfast dedication lies in providing a service portfolio deeply rooted in essential tools and processes, all aimed at empowering and bringing our clients processes to the forefront. We specialise in supporting project management and engineering teams within the construction industry on a number of levels, whether this is helping the dynamic sub-contractor fulfil specific client requirements, or writing operation & maintenance manuals, Health & Safety files, CDM site setup documentation and producing site graphics for new installations. We best describe our services as the collaborative glue that supports and enhances the existing business process. From conception to implementation, PSS provide end-to-end development and support for your business process and documentation needs with the overarching goal being to provide time and cost efficiencies alongside an increase in quality. Whether your product is physical or serviced based, high quality documentation will be one of your key deliverables. At PSS, we align the most accurate and detailed information to the most suitable and engaging design to provide you with high quality documentation.

    Networks - Sewerage
    Technical Documentation
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    Quantum Engineering Developments Ltd

    United Kingdom

    Quantum Engineering Developments Limited specialises in the design, construction installation and commissioning of surge control systems, compressed air systems and booster pump sets. Surge Control Systems Surge conditions, or ‘water hammer’ can occur due to starting or stopping a pump, or failures in the power supply, controls or valves. Quantum Engineering is the leading UK supplier of surge vessels and related control equipment for the alleviation of this effect. All systems can include a patented QUBE controller, developed especially for surge vessel and accumulator control in complex variable flow rate and multi-pump systems. Packaged Booster Pump Sets The company supplies booster sets suitable for applications in final effluent and potable water booster pumps for sewage and water treatment installations. Control Panels Quantum Engineering specialises in the construction of multi-compartment control panel suites to suit the requirements of most UK water authorities. Electrical control panels are available with relay, PLC and microprocessor controlled logic systems, including variable speed drives and soft start, as well as conventional DOL and STAR/DELTA starters. Accreditation All systems are factory tested in house, and are assembled and fitted to meet current statutory requirements, including UK pressure systems legislation and DWI Regulations 25 and 31. Recent Contracts QED supply and install surge vessels via both main contractors and direct with the end users, to nearly all of the UK water companies on both new and replacement/refurbishment projects. What can Quantum do for you today?

    Accreditations
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    Roperhurst Limited

    United Kingdom

    Roperhurst: a UK in-house designer, manufacturer and installer of fume and odour control treatment plant and equipment, chemical storage vessels, dosing and delivery systems. Since 1976 Roperhurst has worked with a range of customers, big and small, global and local, on specialist plastic and environmental engineering projects. Roperhurst is quality certified to ISO9001:2015, SSIP approved and a long-standing member of BESA. Fume/odour: Roperhurst delivers a comprehensive proven range of solutions including catalytic iron filters, carbon absorbers, bio-filters, bio-scrubbers, biogas and chemical scrubbers. Utilising either organic or synthetic media filled units, all designed and built at our UK manufacturing facility, and each offering a green, smart and simple-to-operate solution to your fume, odour and VOC problems. Chemical storage/dosing/delivery: Roperhurst offers bespoke tanks and vessels for the safe long-term storage of chemicals, each specifically matched to meet your individual needs. Additionally, we fabricate and install dosing cabinets and day tanks with dual containment delivery pipework, all designed to dispense chemicals safely to the point of consumption. Delivery ductwork: Plastic ductwork for dealing with fume/odours created by chemical, biological or radiological processes have a high level of inherent risk.  This means that you need assurance that the ductwork will be fabricated correctly and installed competently. The UK standard for fabrication and installation of plastic ductwork is DW154, published by BESA, the Building Engineering Services Association (formerly HVCA).  Roperhurst is a UK market leader in this field: Roperhurst’s founder, Graham Handley, chaired the HVCA committee that wrote the 1st edition of DW154 in 2000. Roperhurst continues to work closely with BESA to improve standards. Roperhurst, as a BESA plastic ductwork specialist, ensures that our manufacturing and site work is regularly audited by external specialists to ensure that our work meets all current standards. Roperhurst is one of the few plastic ductwork specialists with its own in-house fibreglass division and specialist installation and testing teams. At Roperhurst we don’t need to rely on sub-contractors to produce elements of the project, which can be a cause of quality and compliance issues. Our plastics fabricator welders are time served and certified to BS EN 13067, and our laminators have been assessed under BS 4994.

    Designers
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    Saint Gobain PAM UK

    United Kingdom

    Saint Gobain PAM UK is the premier supplier of ductile iron and cast iron products to the UK's key utilities, telecoms, highways, civil engineering, construction and housing companies. We’re a leading manufacturer of ductile iron access covers, gully gratings, and pressure pipeline systems, helping the UK’s utility, highways, telecoms and infrastructure network owners reduce their whole-life costs and carbon while improving their asset durability and health and safety standards. We proudly manufacture our solutions, which enables us to not only meet but exceed the most stringent safety, quality and environmental standards. This means all of our access covers, gully gratings, and surface boxes are 100% recyclable. By providing innovative and sustainable access covers, gully gratings and pipeline systems that are right the first time, our customers enjoy quality and durable solutions that solve their problems the first time they’re installed – backed by the experts who designed them. 👨‍🔬🔬🥼 Saint-Gobain PAM UK is part of the Saint-Gobain Group, which employs over 166,000 people in 75 countries. With the international support of parent company Saint-Gobain, we offer unrivalled technical support, a total solution approach and unparalleled quality and innovation. Our solutions include: Ductile iron access covers, gully gratings and kerbside drainage solutions Ductile iron water and sewer pipes, fittings, valves, couplings and adaptors

    Treatment Works Products/Services
    Networks - Sewerage
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    Salix River and Wetland Services

    United Kingdom

    Salix River & Wetland Services are bioengineering technical specialists, involved in the supply, contract and design elements of river, wetland and coastal projects. Salix has extensive experience working within all river types across the UK, providing innovative vegetated, sustainable solutions for soil erosion and wetland creation. SUPPLY Our in-house product range specifically developed for erosion control and habitat creation includes Coir Rolls, Coir Pallets, Rock Rolls, Rock Mattresses, Rock Bags and the world’s highest performing range of Composite Turf Reinforcement Mats – VMax C350 & C500. We also provide hydraulically applied solutions such as TerrAffix. We have the largest native wildflower and wetland plant nursery in the UK. Salix are the only company to manufacture coir rolls and pallets within the UK, providing a massive reduction in carbon. Salix rock products allow natural sediment accretion and vegetation establishment, unlike harder solutions such as rock armour or gabions. CONTRACTING Salix’s contracting division undertake works for local authorities, public bodies, utility companies, main contractors & private clients, having been involved in a diverse range of projects across the UK. Salix has unrivalled specialist equipment for fluvial environment, including a Mackenzie ‘Muck’ Spider excavator. The Spider has four independent legs, with the ability to access logistically challenging of sites. Salix also has long reach excavators, floating pontoons, hydroseeders and truxor available for a diverse range of specialist fluvial and intertidal activities.

    River & Coastal Flood Protection
    Contractors
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    Sheet Piling (UK) Ltd

    United Kingdom

    Established for over 25 years, Sheet Piling (UK) Ltd is acknowledged as the United Kingdom's leading specialist driven sheet piling contractor. We pride ourselves in designing innovative value engineering solutions in-house, for both temporary and permanent works schemes, in partnership or close liaison with Clients and Principal Contractors. Our portfolio of projects range in value from £50,000 to £5 million and includes both permanent sheet piling and all forms of temporary sheet piling works. We own and operate a fleet of modern, specialist piling equipment including silent piling vibration-less hydraulic pile-pressing equipment, versatile excavator piling rigs and telescopic leader rigs equipped with the very latest variable moment vibratory hammers and augering equipment. Additionally, we are also the company behind the world’s first long-reach telescopic leader rig – an incredibly beneficial asset for principal contractors, in terms of cost-savings, project simplification and health and safety. With other associated benefits for the environment, this equipment is making its mark on projects across the UK. We maintain a stock of steel sheet piles for sale at a level that typically total over 15,000 tonnes of both new and used steel sheet piles. This allows us to react promptly to any emergency situations and to also operate to reduced lead-in periods for even the largest of sheet piling projects. Sheet Piling (UK) is highly experienced in delivering innovative sheet pile solutions across a wide range projects including: flood alleviation schemes; coastal erosion schemes; water treatment works; river walls; permanent cut-off walls; permanent retaining walls; temporary cofferdams and associated temporary and sacrificial piling works; quay walls, for ports and harbours; reservoir and dam repairs, remediation and upgrades.

    Networks - Sewerage
    Accreditations
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    SILOTANK

    United Kingdom

    From industrial water tanks to turnkey odour control systems, we are the only UK manufacturers to offer 3 axis helical filament winding, providing high quality plastic storage tanks to the water and waste, microelectronics, chemical, pharmaceutical, paper & pulp, food processing, drinks and brewery industries. We are a leading manufacturer in the UK and Ireland for chemical, liquid and drinking water storage tanks, bunded storage tanks, process vessels, pressure vessels and environmental systems. Flexible in our approach to business and providing strong technical support, we are dedicated to supplying our customers the high quality product and service that you would expect from a market leader in specialist tanks. We manufacture to design standards BS4994:1987 , BS EN ISO 12573 & DVS2205 using FDA, WRAS and DWI approved materials. Our extensive ‘in house’ capabilities include mechanical engineering design along with chemical process design these activities are supported by a CAD network operating with AutoCAD 2D & Solid Works 3D software, FEA & Laminate Theory Analysis offering clients a complete service. We are innovative and continue to advance using the latest technology and materials used within the industry and have installed a CNC router and laser machine to support business development. RANGE OF EQUIPMENT & SERVICES OFFERED Storage, mixing and process tanks/vessels. Ranging in capacities from 50 litres to 200,000 litres. Tanks are manufactured using a variety of thermoplastics and GRP materials to suit the particular application including HDPE, polypropylene, UPVC/GRP (Aqua Pure – WRAS approved), polypropylene/GRP. The majority of our products are ‘bespoke’ designed and manufactured to suit the clients specific application. Odour and chemical fume scrubbing towers. Our ‘bespoke’ design and manufacture odour or chemical fume abatement equipment to suit most environmental applications. Our site teams are fully trained and able to complete on site installation within Ireland & UK including offloading, positioning, bolting down, assembly of any ancillary access steelwork as well as thermoplastic pipework and ductwork installations.

    Accreditations
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    Specialist Plant Associates

    United Kingdom

    The trusted partner in equipment hire and engineering services Specialist Plant Associates (SPA) has been setting the standard for equipment hire and engineering services in the tunnelling, construction, and civil engineering sectors for over 35 years. As part of the Joseph Gallagher Group, SPA is renowned for delivering reliable, high-quality equipment backed by unmatched expertise and dedicated customer support. Our extensive fleet, including one of the UK’s largest selections of ventilation fans and our in-house designed air-powered grouting systems, has been instrumental in supporting complex projects across the UK and internationally. Designed for durability and performance, our equipment is built to meet the challenges of even the most demanding environments. Why Industry Leaders Work with SPA Extensive inventory: A comprehensive range of reliable equipment, ready to meet the needs of diverse projects. Tailored solutions: Bespoke services, from site assessments to equipment customisation, ensuring the right fit for every project. Proven expertise: Decades of experience combined with deep technical knowledge and innovation. Reliable delivery: Rapid, next-day delivery across the UK, with same-day options available for key items. Delivering Quality, Innovation and Reliability for Every Project SPA combines innovation, experience, and customer focus to provide dependable equipment and services that help projects succeed. By offering robust solutions tailored to individual needs, SPA ensures clients can complete projects efficiently, safely and on schedule. Our commitment to quality and reliability has earned us the trust of leading contractors and engineering firms. From small-scale operations to large infrastructure projects, SPA delivers the expertise and equipment needed to achieve outstanding results.

    Construction Plant & Equipment
    Storage Shafts
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    SPP Pumps Ltd

    United Kingdom

    For more than 140 years SPP Pumps has been a leading designer and manufacturer of centrifugal pumps and associated systems, a global principal in design, supply and servicing of pumps, pump packages and equipment for a wide range of applications and industry sectors. This includes water and wastewater treatment, oil and gas production, airports, hotels, construction, mining and for large industrial plants. Low life cost and environmental considerations are fundamental design priorities. With its exceptional expertise and experience, the company’s robust, trusted engineering has provided critical performance across the water industry. As a UK manufacturer, SPP are a leading supplier of clean and wastewater pumps to the Water Industry and has long established Framework agreements with many of the major Utilities throughout the UK and Northern Ireland. SPP Pumps has extensive experience of designing and delivering highly efficient ‘Pump as Turbine’ (PaT) solutions capable of rapid return on investment. Small hydro-electric power production provides a convenient, cost-effective source of renewable energy.

    Asset Maintenance & Rehabilitation
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    STAM Construction Ltd

    United Kingdom

    Since our formation in 1999, STAM Construction have been involved in some of the largest civil engineering projects in the UK. Our continued commitment to safety, innovation and personal staff development has put in an envious position amongst our peers. Our total commitment and open approach to contracting has helped build our clients trust and long-term relationships. We are proud to say that we are still working with our very first client. Our Approach The simple principle of saving time and money for clients and our stakeholders has been the driving force behind STAM. We have found that early project involvement is the key to a successful project. We offer our clients value engineered solution at the earliest possible opportunity, we engage with our clients designers to ensure projects can be delivered safely and efficiently. What We Do Concrete Structures Precast/Hybrid Structures Civil Engineering and Infrastructure

    Networks - Sewerage
    Asset Maintenance & Rehabilitation
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    Stonbury

    United Kingdom

    Stonbury is an agile, direct delivery specialist contractor to both the water industry and wider water environment, with an emphasis on delivering innovative, low carbon and high-quality reliable solutions. Currently holding over 30 Frameworks, we work with most of the UK’s water companies and the EA – either directly or through their major supply chains – to deliver high value, low carbon solutions across their asset estates. This includes works on potable water, wastewater treatment centres and nature-based ‘green’ and ‘grey’ solutions that deliver smart, low carbon environmental engineering. In recognition of the intensified global focus on the effects of carbon emissions and their impact on the climate and biodiversity we have reassessed our Purpose, Vision and Strategic Goals, putting sustainability at the heart of our culture and everything we do.

    Networks - Sewerage
    Asset Maintenance & Rehabilitation
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    Swan Analytical UK Limited

    United Kingdom

    Since 1991, Swan has been developing and manufacturing high quality online analytical instruments that are entirely dedicated to continuous water monitoring. Innovation and quality, customer focus and the relentless pursuit of optimisation are more than just a slogan for Swan. The chemical, biological and engineering background of our founders remains the foundation of Swan to this day, and is what helps us supply all industries with reliable and customer-focused online analysers. Water is an essential resource in many industrial applications. High-purity water is used in specialized processes in the fields of micro electronics and pharmaceutical production. Water is also used to generate steam in power generation or industrial processes. Potable water supplied through distribution networks is a vital commodity all over the world. Continuous monitoring and controlling of the water quality in these processes as well as in the associated treatment and discharge processes is challenging. The risks and costs of insufficient monitoring are high, which calls for instrumentation specifically designed to meet the requirements of a particular application, for high reliability and low maintenance. Swan’s success is built on a worldwide sales and support network with regional representatives, high quality products made in Switzerland and extensive knowledge in wide-ranging applications. Swan’s customer-focused sales network consists of official representatives in 15 countries and contractual international partnerships in 62 more countries around the globe. Our local sales representatives take care of installation, maintenance, training, troubleshooting and any issues that may occur in an efficient way. With our sales and support network present around the globe, we are a dependable business partner, wherever you are located. Download Centre: https://swaninstruments.ch/downloads/

    Reservoirs - Treated Water
    Instrumentation & Monitors

    Water Engineering Services: Design, Procurement, and Delivery of Water Infrastructure

    Water engineering services encompass the full spectrum of professional and technical services required to plan, design, procure, construct, and commission water and wastewater infrastructure. Services cover feasibility, optioneering, detailed design (civil, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and control), CDM (Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015) principal designer duties, procurement support, construction supervision, and commissioning. Principal UK water engineering consultancies: Jacobs (formerly Halcrow and CH2M HILL), Mott MacDonald, Stantec (formerly MWH), WSP, Arcadis, Atkins (SNC-Lavalin), Binnies (Black and Veatch), AECOM, Arup, Hyder Consulting (now WSP), Grontmij (now Sweco), Brown and Caldwell, and Tetra Tech. Procurement frameworks: water company engineering services are typically procured through Alliance or collaborative delivery frameworks (Ofwat incentivises collaborative delivery under the CIRIA Alliancing best practice guide; Anglian Water's @one Alliance; United Utilities' Capital Delivery Alliance; Severn Trent Water's Capital Works Alliance); these multi-year frameworks (typically 5-year AMP periods) procure design, construction, and commissioning services through integrated teams. CDM: Principal Designer (PD) role under CDM 2015 must be appointed for all projects involving more than one contractor; PD coordinates health and safety during pre-construction design phase; Health and Safety File completed at project handover.

    Technical services in water engineering: Hydraulic modelling: InfoWorks WS Pro (water distribution network modelling), InfoWorks ICM (urban drainage and sewerage), EPANET (open-source network analysis), MIKE URBAN (DHI, combined sewer and urban drainage), MIKE SHE (integrated catchment and groundwater), MODFLOW (groundwater flow modelling, USGS); process modelling: GPS-X, BioWin, STOAT (STW process simulation); structural analysis: STAAD.Pro, SAP2000, ABAQUS (FEA for complex structures); geotechnical: Plaxis, Oasys Settle3D; cost estimation: CATO (Civil/commercial Application Tools and Optimization) for water industry elemental cost estimation; NEC4 Target Cost or Lump Sum contract forms dominate UK water industry projects. BIM (Building Information Modelling): Ofwat encourages BIM adoption for AMP7/AMP8 projects; BIM Level 2 (BS EN ISO 19650) is standard for major capital works; Common Data Environment (CDE) used for document control (Asite, Viewpoint, ProjectWise); 3D design models (Autodesk Civil 3D, Plant 3D, Revit; Bentley OpenPlant) reduce clashes and improve construction coordination; digital twin applications emerging for STW process monitoring and optimisation. Environmental services: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA, Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017); Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA, Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017); Water Framework Directive compliance assessment; Environmental Permit application support; land contamination assessment (Phase 1 desk study, Phase 2 intrusive investigation).

    Capital delivery and project management: major water infrastructure projects (treatment works, tunnels, reservoirs) are delivered under NEC4 (New Engineering Contract, 4th Edition) contract forms; NEC4 Target Cost (Option C) is dominant for complex projects where scope uncertainty exists; NEC4 Engineering and Construction Contract (Option A, Lump Sum) for well-defined civil engineering packages; Employer's Requirements (ER) or Performance Specification issued by water company; contractor designs to performance specification and employer's requirements rather than prescriptive design specification; early contractor involvement (ECI) is increasingly used (NEC4 Option W1 early contractor involvement or two-stage tender with ECI stage); RIBA Plan of Work for building elements (Stages 0 to 7); ICE (Institution of Civil Engineers) Design and Practice Guide for infrastructure projects. UK water industry investment: Ofwat Price Review (AMP periods); AMP7 (2020 to 2025): GBP 51 billion allowed investment across all water companies; AMP8 (2025 to 2030): final determinations issued December 2024; Ofwat's Innovation Fund (GBP 200 million); Water UK Capital Investment Survey published annually. Procurement OJEU thresholds (retained UK public procurement thresholds post-Brexit, Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended): works contracts greater than GBP 4,733,252; services contracts greater than GBP 378,660; water sector utilities procurers above threshold must advertise in Find a Tender Service (FTS, replacing OJEU for UK after Brexit).

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What contract forms are used for UK water infrastructure projects?

    The primary contract forms used for UK water infrastructure projects: (1) NEC4 (New Engineering Contract, 4th Edition, 2017): dominant form for water industry since Latham Report (1994) recommended NEC; main options: Option A (Priced Contract with Activity Schedule, lump sum per activity); Option B (Bill of Quantities); Option C (Target Cost with Activity Schedule - risk shared between contractor and employer via pain/gain mechanism; gain share up to agreed cap; most common for treatment works and complex projects); Option E (Cost Reimbursable, used for very high uncertainty projects); NEC4 includes: X clauses for specific requirements (X10 Information Modelling/BIM; X12 Partnering; X15 Limitation of Liability; X20 KPIs); early warning (EW) and compensation event (CE) mechanisms; project manager administers contract; W clauses for dispute resolution (W1 adjudication, W2 arbitration). (2) ICE Conditions (Institution of Civil Engineers): MF/1 (Model Form of General Conditions, used for mechanical and electrical plant contracts); FIDIC (Fédération Internationale Des Ingénieurs-Conseils): Red Book (EPC/turnkey projects, traditional); Yellow Book (plant and design-build); used for overseas projects and some UK private sector work. (3) JCT (Joint Contracts Tribunal): less common in water infrastructure; JCT DB (Design and Build) used for some building works (site offices, welfare facilities) within water projects. (4) Framework Agreements: water companies procure engineering services via multi-year framework agreements (typically 5-year aligned to AMP period); frameworks may be single-supplier or multi-lot; contractors compete through mini-competitions or call-offs within agreed rates.

    What is a hydraulic model and why is it used in water engineering?

    A hydraulic model is a computer simulation of a water distribution network or drainage system that predicts flows, pressures, velocities, and water quality through the pipe network under different operating and demand conditions. Types of hydraulic model: (1) Water distribution network (WDN) model (InfoWorks WS Pro, Bentley WaterGEMS, EPANET): simulates drinking water distribution from treatment works through trunk mains, service reservoirs, and distribution mains to customer connections; uses: leakage management (night flow analysis, pressure management zone design); fire flow analysis (minimum residual pressure 7 m at hydrant during fire demand, BS EN 1717); water quality modelling (chlorine decay, residence time, age); capital planning (main reinforcement, new reservoir sizing); burst prediction; pressure zone redesign. (2) Sewerage and drainage model (InfoWorks ICM, MIKE URBAN): simulates foul water flow through combined or separate sewer networks; uses: hydraulic capacity assessment (peak flow vs pipe capacity; surcharge depth); CSO performance modelling (spill volume, frequency); surface flooding prediction (2D surface overland flow model linked to 1D pipe model); SuDS impact assessment (upstream storage attenuation effect on downstream sewer); capital programme planning (sewer upsizing, storage tank sizing). (3) Groundwater model (MODFLOW, FEFLOW): groundwater flow and contaminant transport; used for groundwater abstraction licence assessment, dewatering design, contaminated land risk assessment. Model calibration: WDN models calibrated against flow meter and pressure logger measurements from field trials (step tests, fire hydrant tests); sewer models calibrated against continuous flow monitoring data from manholes.

    What qualifications do water engineers need in the UK?

    Water engineers in the UK typically hold degrees in civil engineering, environmental engineering, chemical engineering, or mechanical engineering, followed by professional chartership through the relevant institution. Academic routes: BEng or MEng in Civil Engineering (ICE accredited, e.g. University of Sheffield, Newcastle, Loughborough, Southampton); MEng or BEng in Environmental Engineering (CIWEM accredited, e.g. Imperial College, Cranfield); BSc in Environmental Science + MSc in Water and Wastewater Engineering (e.g. Cranfield MSc); alternatively BEng Chemical/Mechanical Engineering + water sector CPD. Professional chartership: ICE (Institution of Civil Engineers): CEng MICE for civil/structural infrastructure engineers in water sector; IEng for incorporated engineers; four competencies assessed: engineering knowledge, design and innovation, technical and managerial leadership, commitment to society; applies to hydraulic engineers, structural engineers, and infrastructure project managers. CIWEM (Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management): MCIWEM (CEnv) for water and environmental engineers; directly relevant to drinking water, wastewater, and environmental compliance roles; assessed against 7 CIWEM competency areas. IChemE (Institution of Chemical Engineers): CEng MIChemE for chemical engineers in water treatment (desalination, membrane technology, process engineering); Chartered Engineer via AMIChemE then MIChemE routes. IMechE (Institution of Mechanical Engineers): MIMechE for mechanical engineers in water (pump and HVAC engineering, mechanical design). Typical career path: graduate engineer (3 to 5 years); senior engineer (5 to 10 years, typically CEng); principal/associate (10 to 15 years); technical director (15+ years). Salary ranges (2024, UK): graduate GBP 28,000 to 35,000; CEng 5 years GBP 45,000 to 60,000; associate director GBP 70,000 to 95,000; technical director GBP 90,000 to 130,000+.

    What is CDM and how does it apply to water infrastructure projects?

    CDM (Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, SI 2015/51) is the primary UK health and safety regulation for construction projects. It applies to all construction work, including water infrastructure (treatment works, pumping stations, pipelines, reservoirs, service reservoirs). Key duty holders under CDM 2015: (1) Client: the organisation commissioning the construction work (water company, developer); must appoint a Principal Designer and Principal Contractor for projects with more than one contractor; notify HSE (F10 notification) for projects lasting more than 30 days with more than 20 simultaneous workers, or more than 500 person-days total; (2) Principal Designer (PD): appointed by client from design phase; must be a designer with control over pre-construction phase; coordinates H&S during design (identify and eliminate or reduce foreseeable construction phase risks through design decisions; ERIC principle: Eliminate, Reduce, Inform, Control); produces pre-construction information (PCI) and contributes to Health and Safety File at project completion; for water projects: CDM PD role held by lead design consultant (Jacobs, Mott MacDonald, WSP, Stantec, etc.); (3) Principal Contractor (PC): appointed by client for construction phase; produces Construction Phase Plan (CPP) before site works start; manages H&S during construction; (4) Designers: all organisations producing design (including specialist M&E designers, equipment suppliers producing installation drawings) must eliminate or reduce H&S risks through their design. Water-specific CDM risks: confined space entry (service reservoirs, pump stations, wet wells, tanks); working at height (chemical dosing platforms, process tanks, elevated pipework); hazardous chemicals (sodium hypochlorite, ferric sulphate, ammonia); asbestos in existing infrastructure; ground contamination on brownfield STW sites.

    Case Study·Water utilities capital delivery
    Challenge

    A water company in Yorkshire needed to deliver a GBP 32 million STW upgrade (new activated sludge lane, P removal, and biogas CHP) within AMP7 constraints. The project had already experienced a 7-month programme delay on an earlier design iteration due to late civil contractor engagement and a HAZOP finding that required a pressure vessel redesign.

    Approach

    The project was re-procured as an NEC4 Option C Target Cost contract with early contractor involvement (ECI) at RIBA Stage 2. Jacobs were retained as lead design consultant and CDM Principal Designer. The HAZOP was completed at detailed design stage (not post-procurement) with all duty holders present. A BIM Level 2 Common Data Environment (Asite) was established at project outset. The main civils contractor (Morgan Sindall Infrastructure) was appointed at RIBA Stage 2 to review constructability.

    Outcome

    The project was delivered 3 months ahead of the revised programme and GBP 1.4 million below the NEC4 target cost; the client's pain/gain share returned GBP 700,000 to the water company. The CDM Health and Safety File was completed and issued to the asset management team at handover. The BIM model was adopted by the water company's GIS team for ongoing asset management. No reportable HSE incidents occurred during construction.

    Questions to Ask Shortlisted Providers

    1. 1

      Which NEC4 contract option are you recommending and what is the rationale for the risk allocation between target cost and lump sum?

      NEC4 Option C (target cost) is appropriate for complex works with significant scope uncertainty; Option A (lump sum) transfers scope risk to the contractor at a premium; understanding the risk allocation logic helps you assess whether the contract form matches your project risk profile.

    2. 2

      At what RIBA stage will the main contractor be appointed and what early contractor involvement (ECI) activities are proposed before contract execution?

      Contractors appointed at RIBA Stage 2 can identify buildability issues before design is fixed; late appointment (RIBA Stage 4 or 5) means design changes that emerge during construction are compensation events at day-rate cost.

    3. 3

      How will the CDM Principal Designer role be managed and at what point will the HAZOP and SIL assessment be completed?

      HAZOP findings after procurement can require expensive equipment redesign; completing the HAZOP at RIBA Stage 3 before equipment selection and vendor enquiry ensures that any safety-driven changes are incorporated into the tender specification.

    4. 4

      What BIM Level 2 deliverables are required and how will the as-built model be handed over for integration with our GIS and asset management system?

      A BIM model locked in a proprietary format that cannot be imported into the water company's Maximo or ArcGIS environment is of little value; the Common Data Environment protocol and model handover format must be agreed before detailed design.

    5. 5

      How are the Ofwat AMP8 TOTEX efficiency incentives and ODI performance commitments built into the engineering services contract KPIs?

      Engineering consultants who are not remunerated against totex outcomes have no financial incentive to value-engineer or optimise; aligning consultant fee incentives with the water company's Ofwat regulatory performance commitments is the defining feature of modern alliance frameworks.

    What Drives Cost in This Category

    Programme certainty and procurement route

    An NEC4 Option C target cost with ECI typically costs 5 to 10 percent more in consultant and contractor overhead than a traditional lump-sum tender, but reduces the risk of compensation events that routinely add 15 to 30 percent to the final account on complex water infrastructure.

    Ground investigation and geotechnical uncertainty

    Ground investigation for a new STW tank foundation on a brownfield site costs GBP 50,000 to 150,000; inadequate investigation that leads to unforeseen ground conditions (soft clay, made ground, contamination) is the single most common cause of cost overrun on water infrastructure projects.

    Planning consent and Environmental Impact Assessment

    A major STW expansion triggering EIA (Town and Country Planning (EIA) Regulations 2017) adds 9 to 18 months to the programme and GBP 80,000 to 250,000 in consultant fees; Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) for sites near SACs or SSSIs adds a further 3 to 6 months.

    M&E equipment lead times and supply chain risk

    Post-2020 supply chain disruption extended lead times for submersible pumps (16 to 26 weeks), control panels (20 to 36 weeks), and membrane diffusers (12 to 20 weeks); projects that do not place long-lead equipment orders at RIBA Stage 3 risk programme delays that trigger NEC4 compensation events and Ofwat ODI penalties.

    Key Regulations & Standards

    CDM 2015 (SI 2015/51) Principal Designer Duty

    All water infrastructure projects involving more than one contractor must have a CDM Principal Designer appointed from design inception; the PD must produce pre-construction information (PCI), coordinate H&S in the design, and contribute to the Health and Safety File at project completion; HSE F10 notification is required for notifiable projects (30 days+ with 20+ simultaneous workers).

    NEC4 Contract Forms and Ofwat Regulatory Framework

    Ofwat encourages collaborative NEC4 delivery for AMP8 capital works; NEC4 Option C Target Cost with pain/gain sharing aligns contractor incentives with the water company's totex efficiency targets; early warning (EW) and compensation event (CE) mechanisms must be operated correctly to preserve the collaborative contract intent.

    Town and Country Planning (EIA) Regulations 2017

    New or significantly extended water treatment works (Category 10 infrastructure development, Schedule 2 EIA Regulations) may require Environmental Impact Assessment; a screening request to the local planning authority is required before design commences to determine whether an EIA is needed; failure to screen before commencing design can invalidate planning applications.

    FIDIC / NEC4 for RAPID Strategic Water Resource Projects

    Multi-company strategic water resource projects assessed through the RAPID (Regulators Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development) process may use FIDIC Yellow Book or NEC4 EPC-type contract forms for the delivery phase; Ofwat, EA, and NRW review RAPID submissions jointly and set programme milestones that feed into AMP8 Final Determination commitments.