The UK water industry is entering a period where demonstrating operational performance is becoming just as important as delivering the work itself. With billions of pounds being invested in wastewater infrastructure, increasing […]
The UK’s wastewater industry is under increasing pressure to demonstrate not just that work has been completed, but that every stage of the process can be properly accounted for. From industrial waste […]
A pump stops working, an inspection identifies a problem, an engineer recommends further work or a monitoring system generates an alert. None of these events necessarily represents a major incident on […]
The wastewater network is becoming increasingly intelligent. United Utilities is currently rolling out 330 intelligent wastewater pumping systems across north-west England as part of its programme to reduce storm-overflow spills.
The […]
A drainage asset fails. An alarm is raised. Someone needs to assess the problem, decide how serious it is, allocate the right engineers and potentially mobilise specialist contractors.
If the problem involves wastewater, every hour […]
AMP8 investment, storm overflow targets and compliance pressures are creating major opportunities and operational challenges for large drainage contractors.
The announcement of the UK government’s new Energy Resilience Strategy, published by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on 18 November 2025, signals a step-change for […]
As the water industry braces itself for the upcoming Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8), set to run from 2025 to 2030, utilities and their subcontractors are facing a multitude of challenges.
This period […]
Okappy is a cloud-based field service management platform designed to help businesses streamline their operations and improve their overall efficiency.
While many businesses use Okappy for its core features like job scheduling, tracking, […]
