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Supply chain survey will assess Covid-19 impact
British Water is calling on the water and wastewater supply chain to take part in a survey assessing the impact of Covid-19 to find out how businesses have been affected.
As lead representative body for the UK water industry supply chain, the association has provided constant support to its members throughout the pandemic, while also monitoring the impact on the industry as a whole. Now, six months into the crisis, it is reaching out to members and non-members with a survey to establish how specific areas of individual businesses have been affected and what their future expectations are.
The survey will examine the full impact of Covid-19 on the water and wastewater supplier community to date. Responses received will help inform British Water’s ongoing support package, to ensure
companies across all levels of the supply chain continue to receive appropriate help and guidance. The survey’s findings will be shared with the supplier community.
British Water chief executive Lila Thompson said: “Covid-19 has impacted all of our lives and businesses in different ways and will continue to do so for many months to come. We have been in close contact with the water supplier community throughout the crisis and have a good understanding of its experiences so far, but would now like to explore specific areas, such as cashflow, turnover and staff wellbeing, as well as hear concerns, insights and suggestions.
“From day one, the response to the crisis from the water supply chain has been fantastic and the industry has rightly received praise from regulators and government. As the UK
approaches winter and the next stage of the pandemic, we want to do all we can to help the sector continue to provide its essential services to customers.
“It is important for us to get a full picture of how the whole water supplier community has been affected and would be grateful for input from non-members, as well as members.”
MWH treatment to play key role in Thames Capital delivery programme
MWHTreatment (MWHT) has successfully secured a place on Thames Water's non- infrastructure framework for the asset management period 2020-25 (AMP7).
MWHT, a sector leading solution provider operating across the UK water industry, will be continuing to work closely with Thames Water to ensure delivery of resilient, reliable clean and wastewater services to its 15 million customers across London and the Thames Valley.
The five-year plus contract seesMWHT employees supporting the capital delivery functions of Thames Water, providing process design and build solutions for water and wastewater treatment works in the London area, covering the majority of significant works operated by Thames.
“This award is a fantastic achievement and reflects the commitment and dedication of our talented people in the Thames region and across our
business.MWHTreatment is in a strong position to support Thames in their Capital Delivery Programme, extending the
relationship up to 15 years and beyond.” said Paul Bresnan, managing director at MWHT.
Throughout AMP7 the water sector faces increasing challenges from climate change, population growth, and increasing customer expectations, while improving affordability of an essential service. These issues have been further impacted by Covid-19, and it is a credit to the resilience and ingenuity of the industry that works have, on the whole, continued unrestricted.
“It's great that whilst Thames are evolving into their Intelligent Client model,MWHTare continually seen as being a partner of choice. With our proven capacity, capability and existing relationship with Thames we are ready to take on the challenge of what is essentially a five-year programme in four - with pace, productivity and programme intensity,” added Bresnan.
The company has an existing team of over 100 staff based in the Thames Water region, who will be transferring from the SMB alliance - a joint venture between Skanska, Balfour Beatty
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andMWHTreatment, which delivered £1Bn of capital projects in AMP6 - as well as those now working on other schemes in the area such as Bicester sewage treatment works and South East Water’s Woodgarston water treatment works.
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