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Water Industry Awards dazzle once again COMMENT CONTENTS Overview .............................. 4 Water Company of the Year ........................... 5 Customer Service Initiative of the Year ........................... 6 Data Project of the Year ...... 6 Drainage and Flood Prevention Initiative of the Year ..................................... 7 Energy & Carbon Initiative of the Year ............................... 7 Alliancing & Partnership Initiative of the Year ............ 8 Engineering Project of the Year ..................................... 8 Most Innovative Use of an Existing Technology .......... 11 Most Innovative New Technology of the Year ...... 11 People Initiative of the Year ......................... 12 Health & Safety Initiative of the Year ............................. 12 Sludge & Resource Recovery Initiative of the Year .......... 13 Water Resilience Initiative of the Year ............................. 13 Water Industry Contractor of the Year ............................. 14 Welcome to our round-up supplement celebrating the Water Industry Awards, organised by WET News and Water & Wastewater Treatment. It's a pleasure to be able to shine a light on the excellence, innovation and hard work that goes on in the water industry on a daily basis, and to offer some reward and recognition to those who so richly deserve it. The awards are now in their twelfth year, and are fi rmly established in the calendar as the only ones dedicated exclusively to this fantastic and important industry. Yet again, we received a huge number of entries this year. Thank you to everybody who entered for your involvement. A genuine thank you also goes to each of our sponsors for their continued support. A special thanks also to our judges, who really did have a diffi cult job of selecting the fi nalists and winners from a large number of outstanding entries. Read on to fi nd out who took home the spoils as we celebrate the achievements of the water industry's leading operators, innovators, engineers, environmentalists and problem solvers. Published by Faversham House Windsor Court, Wood Street East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 1UZ T: 01342 332000 WET News is registered at Stationers' Hall. Origination by Faversham House. Printed by Buxton Press, Palace Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6AE. Copyright 2018. Faversham House. No part of this publication may be reproduced without prior written permission from the publishers. Every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of material published in WET News. However, Faversham House will not be liable for any inaccuracies. The views expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the editor or publishers. The text and cover paper are manufactured from certifi ed sustainable sources and are produced with reduced environmental impacts via a recognised and independently audited management scheme. Technical articles of full page, or more appearing in this journal are indexed by British Technical Index. © 2018 Faversham House Ltd. ISSN 1364-4513 Editors James Brockett jamesbrockett@fav-house.com Robin Hackett robinhackett@fav-house.com Advertisement sales Simon Apps simonapps@fav-house.com Production controller Sharon Miller sharonmiller@fav-house.com Publisher Angela Himus angelahimus@fav-house.com WET News is a member of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (which regulates the UK's magazine and newspaper industry). We abide by the Editors' Code of Practice and are committed to upholding the highest standards of journalism. If you think that we have not met those standards and want to make a complaint, please contact the editor. If we are unable to resolve your complaint, or if you would like more information about IPSO or the Editors' Code, contact IPSO on 0300 123 2220 or visit www.ipso.co.uk James Brockett, Editor, WWT and WET News 3

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