Water Matters 2025 – Registered Interest

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.

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.

Water is no longer just an operational cost – it’s a strategic business risk. Whether it’s business continuity, product quality, or long-term sustainability.

Are you lost in the FOG? For businesses in the hospitality and leisure sector, unchecked Fats, Oils, and Greases (FOGs) … Read more

For hospitality businesses, water use extends beyond operational needs; it’s integral to the guest experience.

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

The hospitality sector faces increasing pressure to address water-related risks and adopt sustainable practices.

With businesses facing increasing pressure to meet their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals, there is a growing need for solutions that balance sustainability with cost efficiency.

Reducing environmental impact while maintaining service quality is a constant challenge for the hospitality sector, requiring careful planning.  

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.

Sustainability credentials are playing a growing role in the choices made by consumers. Few companies have integrated water management into … Read more

How long could your pub or restaurant operate without water? The chances are, you’ve got about 10 minutes before your customers stop getting served.

What would happen if your business lost access to water? The chances are, within 30 minutes your facilities would grind to a halt, customers would begin to vanish, and your reputation would be tarnished.

Waterscan and long-term customer Whitbread were delighted to be jointly awarded the Footprint Drinks Awards Sustainable Use of Water Award 2021.

On 14th April 2021, Waterscan and Whitbread co-hosted a virtual Tea at 3 event. This was for a privately invited group of senior sustainability, procurement and utilities managers from across the UK’s hospitality, leisure, retail, manufacturing and transport sectors.

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.

Working in partnership with Waterscan to self-supply water David Lloyd Leisure (DLL) is the first company within the UK’s health and leisure sector to be granted a self-supply licence from…

Marston’s Brewery and Greene King have been judged as the two companies in the drinks sector that are making the biggest impact in the sustainable use of water, both with the support of Waterscan.

Three more forward-thinking companies have been granted Self-Supply licences for water and sewerage services, bringing the number of organisations taking this revolutionary route to eight since the market opened just eighteen months ago.

Stonegate Pub Company and Heineken UK Ltd have applied for Self-Supply licences for water and sewerage services.

At Waterscan, we are very happy and excited to have been announced as the winners of the ‘Waste2Zero’ Best Product, Technology and Innovation Award 2018 in collaboration with Greene King, supporting water sustainability through the water Self-Supply innovation.

A year on, Greene King are experiencing the benefits of going Self-Supply.

Whitbread, the UK’s largest hotel, restaurant and coffee shop operator whose brands include Premier Inn, Costa, Beefeater and Brewers Fayre – has partnered with Waterscan…

Whitbread becomes second to gain water Self-Supply licence in new water market.