18 WET NEWS FEBRUARY 2019 | wwtonline.co.uk
P R E S E N T S
ARE WE
NEARLY
THERE YET?
n recent years, discussion around the future
of u li es has been preoccupied with the
concept of disrup on and the industry's
evolu on. But as businesses embrace no ons
of change, how should they make transi on a
reality? What does the transi on mean in prac ce
for u lity fi rms across the country – and how far
along that transi on are we?
A survey carried out by Insight Advantage for
U lity Week Live (UWL) during November and
December of those in senior posi ons in water
and energy – ranging from director to heads of
departments and managers – helped shape these
answers.
Not surprisingly, what transi on means varied
hugely depending on the respondents' exper se.
U lity Week Live at the NEC on 21-22 May will be exploring transi on
in the sector in all its guises. In the fi rst of a series of monthly reports,
Nadine Buddoo begins by asking what transi on means, and how much
progress has been made
