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Try the Replacement Tool at replacement.grundfos.com INTRODUCING THE NEW GRUNDFOS ONLINE REPLACEMENT TOOL See more at uk.grundfos.com/no-compromise.html Grundfos Pumps Ltd Grovebury Road Leighton Buzzard Beds, LU7 4TL Tel: +44 (0) 1942 263899 ukwater@grundfos.com Grundfos Merrywell Business Park Ballymount Road Lower Dublin 12, Ireland Tel: 01-4089088 info-ie@grundfos.com 100348_GFS_REPLACEMENT_AD_GB_WetNEWS_ART02_AG.indd 1 14/05/2014 14:21 4 WET NEWS JUNE 2014 Technology must be defined to drive innovation • Environmental merchant bank claims R&D investment by utilities is on the decline, with wastewater reuse 'ripe for new thinking' T urquoise International, the energy and environment merchant bank, is calling on utilities to define their tech- nology needs to provide develop- ers with a clear roadmap to take them from idea to mass adoption. The company's managing director, Ian Thomas, said research and development investment by utilities is in decline, before emphasising that there is a pressing need for inno- vation to address a range of chal- lenges in the sector. He said: "Areas such as waste- water reuse, urban water man- agement and flood security are all ripe for new thinking. The water companies can do much more to define their future requirements and set a frame- work for innovation that will drive confidence in the investor community." According to Thomas, utilities need to recognise that innovation exists in an eco-system where they are at the top of the chain and technology companies are at the bottom. He warned that "a significant minority of investors" will not fund water technology compa- nies whose business models depend on selling to utilities because they are concerned about long adoption times, o€en measured in years; lack of clarity about adoption processes; and a lack of definition of what techni- cal and commercial parameters the product needs to achieve in order for the utility company to adopt it. The UK Water and Research Innovation Partnership 's recent report, HTech0: Tapping the Potential: A Fresh Vision for UK Water Technology, highlighted the UK's share of the global water technology market as being worth £8.8B by 2030, compared to £1.5B today, but urgent action is needed if it is to meet its potential. The report says that the UK can boost its share to 10% by 2030 if it takes steps, including focusing more on commercial opportunities and customer needs and increasing independ- ent national testing. Thomas said: "A convincing business plan is essential to attract investors that will help to commercialise an idea. This means having the vision to map a product's journey from start to finish, involving developing con- cepts that can be acquired by the tier one and two suppliers, and integrated with other technolo- gies to produce broader solu- tions, before being supplied to the utilities in a commercial, de- risked form. "The utilities have a key role to play in helping or the whole ecosystem to function effectively. By setting out their needs they can specify the end game and product development and its backers will fall into line." "The utilities have a key role to play in helping or the whole ecosystem to function effec- tively. By setting out their needs they can specify the end game and product develop- ment and its backers will fall into line." Ian Thomas, Turquoise International CONTRACT WINS • Kier has attained preferred bidder status on two new long-term AMP6 contracts with Anglian Water. The group, together with Clancy Docwra, will deliver Anglian's Integrat- ed Metering and Devel- oper Services contract, valued at up to £12M a year. Kier is also one of three contractors to deliver Anglian Integrated Operational Solutions (IOS). • Barhale is one of six capital delivery partners appointed by Anglian Water to the first of four collaborative alliances that will deliver frame- works worth more than £6B. The £3B Integrated Main Works Capital contract will run for 15 years from 2015 covering the AMP6/7/8 periods. • Thames Water Utilities has contracted Motion Computing to supply it with Motion F5te tablet PCs for its above ground asset management, maintenance and field service operations. The F5te was chosen on the basis of it being the clear favourite throughout extensive user testing with 86% of users. • Council requires more information regarding Bristol Water's proposed new £125M Cheddar reservoir Bristol Water to consult again over reservoir www.teekaycouplings.com tel: +44 (0)1494 679500 B ristol Water will have to carry out more consulta- tion for its proposed £125M second reservoir at Ched- dar a€er Sedgemoor District Council (SDC) asked for more information regarding the Ched- dar Reservoir "in order to enable a full assessment of the likely significant environmental effects of the proposal to be undertaken and to enable mitigation meas- ures to be identified where nec- essary". Bristol Water will have to carry out more consultation for its proposed £125M second reser- voir at Cheddar. SDC asked for more informa- tion regarding the Cheddar Res- ervoir Two planning application. Arup has prepared on behalf of Bristol Water an Environmental Statement Addendum, which provides supplementary envi- ronmental information to the planning application. A public notice explained the process and details the need for a further period of consultation. The planning application, made in December 2013, has been subject to consultation with statutory and non-statutory consultees. As a result, areas were identified where the plan- ning authority thought further information was required. Sedgemoor considered this extra information was required "in order to enable a full assess- ment of the likely significant environmental effects of the pro- posal to be undertaken and to enable mitigation measures to be identified where necessary". NEED TO KNOW Almost 60% of respondents to Bristol Water's public consultation last summer regarding the proposed new reservoir rated the proposals as 'very good', while 7% rated them as 'not very good at all' As a result of the consulta- tion, Bristol Water made changes to the new reservoir's design, recreational amenity and environment / ecology The new reservoir, if approved, will have a capacity of 9,400Ml, and could be fully operational by 2025 Surplus winter water flows in Cheddar Gorge will fill the reservoir News+ NEED TO KNOW The global water technology market is forecast to be worth £8.8B by 2030 The UK can become an innovation powerhouse in the global water technology sector, driving sustainable growth and creating more small and medium-sized enterprises and jobs in the water technology sector, according to UKWRIP The number of jobs in the UK water technology sector could grow from 15,000 to 71,000 by 2030 The UK funds a considerable amount of water research and innovation through it research councils Managing existing water infrastructure is a key UK strength There is a pressing need for innovation to address a range of challenges in the sector, including flood security, wastewater reuse, urban water management GOOD MONTH BAD MONTH The six contractors and joint ventures appointed to Anglian Water's £1.3B capital delivery programme for AMP6. The companies will form Anglian's new Integrated Main Works Capital Alliance. The Costain team working on the Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water framework on more than 240 projects has achieved three million man hours without a lost-time injury. Northumbrian Water was 'disappointed' to lose a Court of Appeal hearing for damages against building and civil engineering company Sir Robert McAlpine. The water company sought damages of £300K-plus after concrete escaped into a sewer though a private drain during construction work in Newcastle in 2008.

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