Visibility

The Hidden Financial Cliff Edges Facing Business Customers The 2026–27 tariff changes are not simply another annual increase. They mark … Read more

By Barry Millar, CTO When it comes to managing trade effluent, every business is ultimately dealing with two levers: volume … Read more

Trade effluent charges in the UK are set to climb steeply over the next three years, Mike Callis reviews the potential cost impacts for business customers.

Neil Pendle, CEO. talks about trade effluent compliance and why what was once was a quiet back-office consideration, it’s now a high-stakes issue with major financial, regulatory and reputational consequences.

Several important changes and trends have emerged in trade effluent licensing and regulation which are affecting sectors from food and beverage, pharmaceutical, automotive and aerospace manufacturing.

The UK’s largest health and wellness operator, is taking decisive steps towards environmental responsibility by committing to achieving carbon net zero by 2030, with water a pivotal part of it’s plans.

Heidelberg Materials is partnering with Waterscan to reduce freshwater use by 10% by 2030. Through expert water management and data insights, they’ve already cut water consumption and costs in the last year.

UK Water Crisis escalated following the 6th driest spring since 1836. What does this mean for your business and what can we do to manage it?

Smart meters, long considered a cornerstone of modern utility management, are finally being rolled out at scale. Barry Millar, Chief Operations Officer discusses.

As the UK’s largest pub company, Stonegate Group operates over 4,500 pubs bars and venues across England, Scotland, and Wales. Managing water across such a vast and varied estate is no small feat.

While many are enjoying the recent spell of dry, sunny weather, it’s important to recognise what this prolonged dry period signals for the UK’s water resilience.

For large organisations, water is a significant operational cost—but often one of the least visible. CFO Emily Grice talks managing down water consumption.

In today’s data-driven world, businesses face a critical challenge: achieving visibility into their water use.

With increasing environmental challenges, rising costs, and the growing need for sustainable practices, the way businesses manage their water supply has never been more critical.

If you’re a business looking for ways to take greater control of your water usage and costs, Self-Supply is the outstanding solution.

It’s time to turn the tide with smart metering in the English and Scottish water markets.

Ofwat’s latest 2023-24 report underscores a fundamental issue: while the water market is progressing, its pace remains too slow for businesses facing mounting water supply challenges.

In the recent Ofwat report, one message stands out: water prices are on the rise, your business will need to rethink how you manage water consumption if you are to remain both competitive and compliant.

The latest Ofwat report highlights some encouraging signs of progress in the water sector, but the pace of change remains frustratingly slow.

As highlighted by Will Silverwood, Head of Sustainability at long-term Waterscan customer Whitbread, this challenge is particularly pressing for industries heavily reliant on water, such as hospitality.

In anticipation of future customer needs, Waterscan is pleased to announce the launch of its next level water management platform, Waterline.

Although smart metering for gas and electricity is fast becoming the norm, the adoption of smart meters across UK water networks remains in its infancy.

Market regulator, Ofwat, has published an overview of developments during the business retail market’s sixth year of operation (2022-23).

Boots has been granted a Water and Sewerage Self-Supply licence (WSSL) by industry regulator, Ofwat. With 2,200 stores across the UK, Boots has partnered with Waterscan to facilitate the licence application and to manage the transition to Self-Supply.

The Strategic Panel is getting tough on getting smart.

As with widely reported household bill increases, most businesses will also be receiving higher than planned for water bills from April 2023.

Most British businesses, unless they Self-Supply or have a non-standard tariff agreement, were subjected to three cost hikes in April.

Operational resilience is the ability of an organisation and its infrastructure to avoid, cope and recover from disruption, and its ability to adapt to environmental pressures, demographic change, shifts in customer behaviour and the impacts of climate change.

Traditional market structures and approaches are failing to deliver necessary improvements for water customers and the environment, reveals water market regulator Ofwat in its fourth State of the Market Report.

BT has achieved one million pounds in savings on its water bills since switching to self-supply in 2019.

Whitbread is the UK’s largest operator of hotels and restaurants. Here, we speak with Yvonne Mason, Environment Manager and Ross Greenhalgh, Energy Manager, about how the company has moved from effective water management to industry-leading stewardship, and most recently to resilience-based forward planning.

The UK’s number one dairy company, Arla has been granted a licence to self-supply water by market regulator Ofwat.

Ofwat has granted water self-supply licences (WSSLs) to John Lewis PLC and Kellogg’s in a move that will see self-supply operable in two new commercial sectors: retail and food manufacturing.

In August 2019, John Lewis PLC became the first UK retailer to apply to Ofwat for a water and sewerage Self-Supply licence.

Waterscan is working with Kellogg’s to lead the food manufacturing sector in driving water efficiency. Kellogg’s has applied for a water and sewerage self-supply licence for its Manchester site, the…

Blackpool Council has been awarded a water Self-Supply licence by Ofwat.