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“ The projects are coming, but we need to be positioned to help deliver them,” he says.“ We are facing challenges in terms of carbon and rising costs because we supply steel, as well as being affected by the situation in oil and energy. There’ s further uncertainty with Ofwat being abolished, and a new regulator to be put in place to cover Ofwat’ s previous workload along with the Environment Agency, Natural England and the Drinking Water Inspectorate, however, there is a programme of spending that needs to happen. We are therefore still sitting tight and waiting for that spending to come through.
“ The positive side of this is that we are continuing to invest and prepare for what is coming,” Ian continues.“ We are a small organisation, so we must remain lean. Because of that, we’ re continuing to invest in our people. Our QA control app, too, is now operational, and has been used as part of
We have put stock on the ground and committed capital so that we are ready to go
our delivery programme for Anglian Water’ s Interconnector Phase Two( IC2) project. It’ s proving to be a useful tool, allowing us to record each asset and give the client greater visibility.
“ We are also investing in technology and making greater use of AI. For example, when we are creating documentation, policies, and other materials, AI can assist us with the work we need to do. We have our ISO recertification coming up in two weeks [ at time of writing ], so having that support helps us make sure we remain compliant,
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