THE MAGAZINE FOR THE DRAINAGE, WATER & WASTEWATER INDUSTRIES
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addressing the issue of ethnically diverse candidates being screened out during recruitment, this still requires improvement. Disabled people remain significantly underrepresented across the energy and utilities sector, making up 4% of the workforce, compared to 23% across the UK. Women and ethnic minorities are underrepresented compared to the UK as a whole and both women and employees from ethnic minorities are leaving at increasing levels.
The report provides five recommendations for action and highlights the inclusion priorities for individual organisations and the sector overall. You can read the report here.
recommendations and an overview of areas requiring focused attention. This also allows organisations to assess their own progress towards creating a diverse workforce that reflects the diversity of the customers and communities it serves.
Sector Improvements
The data demonstrates positive improvements within the sector as a whole. Women now comprise 30% of the sector, a rise from 26% in 2022, with a corresponding 30% representation of women in leadership positions. The water industry has the highest levels of female
representation at 35%, an increase of 7% on 2022. Representation of employees from ethnic minority backgrounds in the sector workforce has increased to 12%, up from 7% in 2022. The development of employees from ethnic minority backgrounds has increased alongside a significant increase in promotion, at 10%, up from 3% in 2022. Additionally, this year’s data shows an increase in LGBTQ+ representation from 1% in 2022 to 3% in 2023, nearing parity with the UK workforce representation.
The Ongoing Challenge Although progress has been made in
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The Inclusion Measurement Framework serves as a vital tool by highlighting areas requiring concentrated efforts to effect tangible change in equality, diversity, and inclusion within individual organisations and the broader sector.
The Inclusion Measurement Framework is developed by working with our data partners, The Equal Group, with data supplied from organisations across the energy and utilities sector. Participation is free of charge and open to all companies in the sector and its supply chain.
Jet Through wins bid to service UK pub and brewery chain, Greene King
This landmark contract will see Jet Through – who are headquartered at Birmingham Business Park - providing reactive drainage works to 445 sites across north west England, north Wales and the Midlands, underscoring the company's continued growth and expanding client portfolio.
Luke Yates, Associate Director at Jet Through, expressed his enthusiasm for the partnership, stating: "This agreement with Greene King further underlines our ability to efficiently maintain drainage networks and plumbing infrastructure at a high volume of sites.
“Our reputation for delivering consistently high service levels, thanks to our in-house
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engineers, has positioned us as a trusted partner for large-scale projects."
With Greene King operating over 2,500 pubs, restaurants, and hotels across its managed and tenanted estate, the partnership presents significant opportunities for Jet Through to expand its presence in the future.
Luke added: "Deals such as this one have an instrumental role to play in our long- term growth – both in terms of turnover and recruitment. Our focus now is on bolstering our presence across the private and public sectors."
Jet Through, established in 2018, boasts a diverse client base featuring more than 30 well-known brands, including Boots and
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Gym Group. The company specialises in cleaning, unblocking, jetting, and repairing drainage systems on commercial and residential properties, along with providing specialist cleaning services for gutters, sewers, walls, and floors.
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