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27 May 2021
Register your
entry guide intention to enter and
receive an extension
to 15 January 2021
CONTENTS
WHY ENTER 3
A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR 4
Ten steps to enter 5
MEET THE JUDGES 6
2020 Award Winners 7
ALLIANCING AND PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR 9
ASSET OPTIMISATION INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR 10
CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR 11
CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR 12
CUSTOMER INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR 13
DATA ANALYTICS, CLOUD AND AI PROJECT OF THE YEAR 14
DRINKING WATER INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR 15
HEALTH & SAFETY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR 16
MOST INNOVATIVE NEW TECHNOLOGY OF THE YEAR 17
MOST INNOVATIVE USE OF AN EXISTING TECHNOLOGY 18
NET ZERO CARBON INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR 19
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT 20
RISING STAR OF THE YEAR 21
!
SKILLS & WORKFORCE INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR 22
Register your intention to enter SUSTAINABILE DRAINAGE & FLOOD MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR 23
and receive an extension to WASTEWATER INNOVATION PROJECT OF THE YEAR 24
15 January 2021 WATER COMPANY OF THE YEAR 25
WATER EFFICIENCY PROJECT OF THE YEAR 26
WATER RETAILER OF THE YEAR 27
WOMEN IN WATER INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR 28
WOMAN OF THE YEAR 29
contact information 30
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WHY ENTER
Showcase your organisation’s
brilliance in all things water: prove
that you’ve reached the very highest
standards, as judged by a panel of • Gain positive PR coverage
• Highlight your success stories and innovative projects
leading independent experts.
• Be seen as award winning and sector leading
• Demonstrate that your work has produced effective results
• Give your organisation the recognition it deserves
• Highlight that your work is the best in the sector
• Portray your brand in a positive light
! Register your intention to enter
and receive an extension to
15 January 2021
KEY DATES:
Entry deadline:
Friday 11 December 2020
Shortlist announced:
Week commencing 8 March 2021
Event date:
Thursday 27 May 2021
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Join the winner’s
podium in 2021 ! Register your intention to enter
and receive an extension to
15 January 2021
2021 will mark the 15th year of the acclaimed Water Industry Organised by the people behind the leading UK business media brand
Awards where we will once again recognise the excellent work Water & Wastewater Treatment, and linked event Utility Week Live, the
of UK water companies. awards have become a must-attend event in the water sector’s calendar
and are highly prized within the industry.
Make sure your team, company or colleague is one of those we will be All companies can enter − large or small − as the awards recognise
saluting at the 2021 awards. outstanding innovation and best practice across the industry, no matter
With 24 categories to choose from there is something to reflect all the size of the company or the scale of the project. All entries will be
aspects of water industry endeavour. To reflect the changing focus of the assessed by an esteemed panel of industry experts and you can read
sector and highlight the huge scope of water industry achievements we more about them in the following pages.
have added four new categories this year: We hope this guide provides you with all the information you will need to
• Woman of the Year enter the awards. All that remains is to wish you good luck!
• Water Retailer of the Year
• Water Efficiency Initiative of the Year
• Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Improvement
These join last year’s new award categories: Angela Himus
• Women in Water WWT Publisher
• Net Zero Carbon and Rising Star
The awards will take place on 27 May 2021, when the whole industry will
meet to celebrate the outstanding work of UK water companies and their
supply chains. As with other large-scale events it is still to be determined
whether the Water Industry Awards May 2021 will be able to take place
as an in-person event. Should it not be possible for us to stage the
physical ceremony, the Awards will continue to reunite the sector at an
online celebration where our 2021 shortlist and winners will receive the
full recognition they deserve.
SPONSORED BY
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Ten steps to enter ! Register your intention to enter
and receive an extension to
15 January 2021
1 Decide on which category or categories you 6 If your entry is a joint nomination with
wish to enter. There’s no limit, you can enter another organisation, please make sure this
as many (or as few) as you like, and the same is clear within the entrant name field and
project or success story can be entered into make sure it is clear between your company
multiple categories. name and the name of the project/initiative
or technology.
2 Entry is 100% online, so review the questions
and criteria (in this booklet and on the 7 Upload a high resolution/ eps file of your
website) and we recommend preparing your company logo to accompany your entry.
entry on a word document or similar first.
8 Once your entry is ready to submit click ‘save
3 Your entry should be approximately 1000 and go to awards summary’, here you will
words in total (250 words per question) need to check the box on the right hand side
and submit and pay. You can pay via credit Eligibility
card.
The Water Industry Awards are open to
4 Create/log in to your account via the Water companies of any size and type – the only
Industry Awards website and click on ‘Enter
9 All entries must be submitted by restricted categories are ‘Water Company
this category’ to begin your entry.
11 December 2021. Alternatively, register of the Year’, which is open to water utility
your intention to enter to gain an extension companies only, and ‘Contractor of the
until 15 January 2021. year’ which is open to contractors only.
5 You are welcome to submit supporting Projects and Initiatives entered into the
evidence. Please note that it may not
awards must either be ongoing or have
be looked at by the judges and all
10 You will receive a confirmation of your entry been completed in 2020 in order to be
relevant information regarding your
once successfully submitted. Finalists will eligible.
entry should be made within your entry
form. One file can be uploaded only so be notified at the beginning of March and
please condense multiple files into one winners announced at the awards ceremony
zipped folder (Max. file size 7MB). on 27 May 2021.
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Judging Process
As the number of entries to the Water Industry Awards continues to grow, we have decided to continue
MEET THE JUDGES
with the two stage judging process. All entries will be reviewed by our judges online and scored against the
criteria set out in this booklet and on the website. The top entries will be put forward for further discussion
and debate, chaired in each instance by the lead judge. The panel will select a shortlist and a final winner.
Susanne Baker
Trevor Bishop Tony Conway
Associate Director, Phil Beach
Director Director
Climate, Environment Chief executive
Water Resources Conway Water
and Sustainability Energy & Utility Skills
South East (WRSE) Consulting
Tech UK
Paul Hickey Rob Light
Martyn Hopkinson Steve Kaye
Managing director Chair
Managing director Chief executive
(RAPID) Consumer Council
MH2O Consultancy UKWIR
Ofwat for Water
Marcus Rink Susan Robinson
Hayley Monks
Sarah McMath Chief Inspector Fellow
Founder
CEO Drinking Water Institution of
Women’s Utility
MOSL Inspectorate Mechanical Engineers
Network (WUN)
(IMechE)
Dr. Ana Soares Tom Stephenson
Nicci Russell Mark Smith Pro vice chancellor,
Senior lecturer in
Managing director Managing director research and
biological engineering
Waterwise WRc innovation
Cranfield University
Cranfield University
Lila Thompson
Ceris Van de Vyver
Steve Youell
We are looking forward
Chief executive
Head of Water
Chair to judging the 2021
Consulting, UK
British Water
Isle Utilities
Institute of Water Water Industry Awards.
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2020 award WINNERS
Alliancing and Partnership Initiative Most Innovative New Technology Water Company of the Year
of the Year of the Year Winner Northumbrian Water Group
Winner Farming for Water: Severn Trent Winner Smart Water Network: South East Water
Water Industry Consultant of the Year
Asset Optimisation Initiative of the Most Innovative Use of Existing Winner Stantec
Year - NEW FOR 2020! Technology
Winner Kilkenny Sludge Management: Irish Water Winner IRONMAN: Environmental Monitoring Water Industry Contractor of the
Solutions Ltd Year
Customer Initiative of the Year Winner nmcn
highly commended Asset Health & Condition
Winner Surveillance programme of Lead Monitoring Trial: Severn Trent Plc and 8power Ltd highly commended Network Plus
Concentrations in Independent Schools and Private
Nurseries: Scottish Water Net Zero Carbon Initiative of the Year Water Innovation Project of the Year
Winner Ingoldisthorpe Wetland: Anglian Water and Winner Smart Water Network: South East Water
Data Project of the Year
Norfolk Rivers Trust
Winner Smart Water Network: South East Water Water Resources Initiative of the Year
Rising Star of the Year Winner Water Resources East: Anglian Water, Mott
DfMA Project of the Year
Winner Ben Hawkins - Amey Utility Service Ltd MacDonald, Atkins, and University of Manchester
Winner Rothera Research Station Wastewater
highly commended Without a drought!: Yorkshire
Treatment Plant, Antarctica: EPS Water Skills & Workforce Initiative
Water
of the Year
Drainage & Flood Management
Initiative of the Year
Winner Attracting, retaining and supporting Women in Water
Ex-Forces personnel for a Resilient Workforce: Winner “The Golden Thread” of Our Women
Winner Halfway and Northumberland SPS – Morrison Utility Services delivering the ASP Batch for Severn Trent, Costain,
Drainage & Flood Management Initiative of the Year:
MMB and NMCN: ASP Batch - Severn Trent Water,
Welsh Water Capital Delivery Alliance, Arup and Wastewater Innovation Project of the
CiM6 (Costain & Stantec), MMB
Morgan Sindall Year
and NMCN
Winner Biowin modelling - from waste disposal to
Health & Safety Initiative of the Year biofactory: ASP Batch, Severn Trent Water, Evoqua,
Winner Mental Health Risk Assessment Plus CIM6 (Costain and Stantec)
(MHRA+): nmcn
! Register your intention to enter
and receive an extension to
15 January 2021
page 7
Discover the 2021
award categories
Are you the best of the best?
Prove it.
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AWARD CATEGORY
Alliancing and Partnership
Initiative of the Year
At all stages of the supply chain, the industry is pioneering
effective partnerships between water companies, contractors
and sub-contractors. Working closely through partnerships can
produce major improvements in efficiency, customer service and
overall performance. Best practice will be recognised for
partnerships that produce efficiency gains, safer work sites,
clearer tendering and products supply, and more effective buying
solutions.
The judges will be looking for...
• Original ideas and approaches to water challenges
• Evidence of innovation in project delivery
• Work which displays excellence in collaboration and
partnership working
• Projects that have yielded real and measurable benefits
did you know?
Eligibility:
The Water Industry Awards
are open to companies of
ALL sizes.
The initiative, project and/
REMEMBER: register your intention or campaign should either
to enter to gain an extension. Enter this category be ongoing or have been
Deadline extension: 15 January 2021 completed during 2020.
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AWARD CATEGORY
Asset Optimisation
Initiative of the Year
Making the most of existing assets has long been a core focus
of the industry but opportunities for implementing more effective
strategies are growing. This award will recognise entries
that show an ability to deliver clear improvements in asset
management, whether by reducing costs, cutting the number
of incidents or otherwise improving efficiency.
The judges will be looking for...
• Explanation of the previous problems, the obstacles which were
overcome and evidence of demonstrable and measurable
improvements in service quality and cost efficiency
• Details of asset management or operational practice which have did you know?
contributed to service improvement
How to enter:
• Evidence of measurable cost efficiencies and enhanced Entering could not be
customer satisfaction through the initiative simpler – just complete a
• Supply of any additional, non-financial benefits realised for the form available from our
organisation website. The sections you
will need to fill in comprise:
A) Concept
B) Delivery
REMEMBER: register your intention
C) Innovation
to enter to gain an extension. Enter this category
Deadline extension: 15 January 2021 D) Benefits
E) Potential
page 10AWARD CATEGORY
Consultancy
of the Year
The water industry relies on consultants to provide fresh thinking
that helps meet challenges large and small, and to lend expertise
that promotes optimal decision-making, innovative design and the
best use of resources. This award will recognise the consultancy
company that can best demonstrate a combination of industry-
leading expertise, agenda-setting innovation and workforce best
practice through its work in 2020.
The judges will be looking for...
• Evidence of commercial success and influence in the industry
• Evidence of innovation and fresh thinking
• Evidence of expertise and investment in skills and knowledge
• Real and measurable benefits delivered for clients
did you know?
Eligibility:
The Water Industry Awards
are open to companies of
ALL sizes.
The initiative, project and/
REMEMBER: register your intention or campaign should either
to enter to gain an extension. Enter this category be ongoing or have been
Deadline extension: 15 January 2021 completed during 2020.
page 11AWARD CATEGORY
Contractor
of the Year
The water industry relies on its contractors and supply chain
partners to drive forward best practice in construction, innovative
techniques and sustainability, while maintaining high health and
safety and employment standards.
This award will recognise the contractor that can best
demonstrate a combination of commercial success, agenda-
setting innovation, environmental stewardship and workforce best
practice through its work in 2020.
The judges will be looking for...
• Evidence of commercial success and growth in the industry
did you know?
• Evidence of innovation
How to enter:
• Work which displays excellence in collaboration and partnership
working Entering could not be
simpler – just complete a
• Projects that have yielded real and measurable benefits
form available from our
• Best practice in sustainability and workforce management website. The sections you
will need to fill in comprise:
A) Concept
B) Delivery
REMEMBER: register your intention
C) Innovation
to enter to gain an extension. Enter this category
Deadline extension: 15 January 2021 D) Benefits
E) Potential
page 12AWARD CATEGORY
Customer Initiative
of the Year
This category is for breakthroughs in customer satisfaction.
In other words, what water companies, contractors or sub-
contractors are doing to delight their customers – above and
beyond their statutory requirements and capital investment
programmes. It is about the action taken and being prepared
to go the extra mile to ensure customers receive the best service
possible.
The judges will be looking for...
• Original ideas and approaches to water challenges
• Evidence of innovation in project delivery
• Projects that have yielded real and measurable benefits
did you know?
• Best practice in sustainability and workforce management
What to include in your
entry:
The judges will want to know
how your initiative, product,
(previously Customer Service Initiative of the Year) technology or management
approach made a difference,
so please outline the
challenge at the outset,
REMEMBER: register your intention before explaining how the
to enter to gain an extension. Enter this category project has improved the
Deadline extension: 15 January 2021 situation.
page 13AWARD CATEGORY
Data Analytics,
Cloud and AI Project
of the Year
Digitalisation – the fourth industrial revolution - is driving a step-
change in the water industry. Sophisticated data analytics, cloud
computing and artificial intelligence are transforming the water
industry, enabling unforeseen efficiency gains, customer benefit,
safer working, cost reductions and more sustainable outcomes.
The judges will be looking for...
• Original ideas and approaches to water challenges
• Evidence of innovation in project delivery
• Work which displays excellence in collaboration and partnership
working
• Projects that have yielded real and measurable benefits
• Best practice in sustainability and workforce management
did you know?
Eligibility:
The Water Industry Awards
(previously Data Project of the Year) are open to companies of
ALL sizes.
The initiative, project and/
REMEMBER: register your intention or campaign should either
to enter to gain an extension. Enter this category be ongoing or have been
Deadline extension: 15 January 2021 completed during 2020.
page 14AWARD CATEGORY
Drinking Water
Initiative of the Year
Safe, clean drinking water is vital to public health and the
wellbeing of society. This category rewards the leading technical,
process or management innovation designed to solve water
quality and treatment challenges that was carried out in 2020.
Judges will look for cost-effectiveness and sustainability issues
associated with treatment, as well as innovative technologies and
solutions.
The judges will be looking for...
• Original ideas and approaches to water challenges
• Evidence of innovation in project delivery
• Work which displays excellence in collaboration and partnership
working please Note
• Projects that have yielded real and measurable benefits How your initiative could
make a difference to the
• Best practice in sustainability and workforce management water industry:
Please outline the challenge
which it helps to overcome,
before explaining the details
of how the technology works
and the results it has
REMEMBER: register your intention achieved so far.
to enter to gain an extension. Enter this category
Deadline extension: 15 January 2021
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Health & Safety
Initiative of the Year
This award recognises exceptional commitment to health and
safety by a company or organisation within the industry.
Entrants must provide evidence of an initiative or approach
that goes beyond statutory requirements on health and safety.
The judges will be looking for...
• Original ideas and approaches to water challenges
• Work which displays excellence in collaboration and
partnership working
• Projects that have yielded real and measurable benefits
• Best practice in sustainability and workforce management
did you know?
Eligibility:
The Water Industry Awards
are open to companies of
ALL sizes.
The initiative, project and/
REMEMBER: register your intention or campaign should either
to enter to gain an extension. Enter this category be ongoing or have been
Deadline extension: 15 January 2021 completed during 2020.
page 16AWARD CATEGORY
Most Innovative New
Technology of the Year
Product and process innovation is vital if the water industry is to
achieve higher levels of customer service, better value for money
and meet more stringent environmental standards. This award is
for a product or technology that is truly ground-breaking, and has
made its mark in the industry for the first time in 2020.
The judges will be looking for...
• Original ideas and approaches to water challenges
• Evidence of innovation in project delivery
• Evidence of clear benefits and positive results
• Technology that has potential to make a difference in the did you know?
industry
How to enter:
Entering could not be
simpler – just complete a
form available from our
website. The sections you
will need to fill in comprise:
A) Concept
B) Delivery
REMEMBER: register your intention
C) Innovation
to enter to gain an extension. Enter this category
Deadline extension: 15 January 2021 D) Benefits
E) Potential
page 17AWARD CATEGORY
Most Innovative Use of
an Existing Technology
Innovation is crucial if water companies are to succeed, but new
ideas do not always mean a reliance on new technologies. This
category rewards the most innovative application of an existing
product/technology, which may involve reviving a technology that
was no longer commonly used or using an old technology in a new
way.
The judges will be looking for...
• Evidence of innovation – does this technology help the industry
do something genuinely new or different, that goes beyond
business as usual?
• Quantifiable evidence of the benefit the technology creates,
for the business, its customers and other stakeholders did you know?
• Evidence of applicability across the industry: could this What to include in your
technology help more than one business? entry:
The judges will want to know
how your initiative, product,
technology or management
approach made a difference,
so please outline the
challenge at the outset,
REMEMBER: register your intention before explaining how the
to enter to gain an extension. Enter this category project has improved the
Deadline extension: 15 January 2021 situation.
page 18AWARD CATEGORY
Net Zero Carbon
Initiative of the Year
The water sector target to achieve zero carbon by 2030 is driving
game-changing innovation across all parts of the business. This
award recognises a project or initiative that has demonstrated
measurable progress in achieving net zero carbon emissions.
The judges will be looking for...
• How is the carbon-reduction project/initiative being put forward
for this entry aligned with the organisation’s overarching
sustainability purpose and objectives?
• Evidence of continued improvement in the race to achieve net
zero carbon emissions
• How the organisation has gone beyond good practice to reduce
carbon in the past 12 months through this project/initiative
• How are technological innovations being utilised by the
organisation to deliver further carbon reductions?
did you know?
• Were expected results achieved? Did the project/initiative fall Eligibility:
short in any areas, or exceed expectations? The Water Industry Awards
are open to companies of
ALL sizes.
The initiative, project and/
REMEMBER: register your intention or campaign should either
to enter to gain an extension. Enter this category be ongoing or have been
Deadline extension: 15 January 2021 completed during 2020.
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Outstanding Contribution
to Environmental NEW
Development
FOR
2021
Environmental improvement is at the core of the water sector’s purpose
– leaving the environment in a better state than before. This award is for
going above and beyond normal practice, and continued and ongoing
commitment to sustainability and environmental improvement over a
period of time, not just in the natural environment an organisation holds
in trust but also in its own practices and operations. This award will
recognise continued, ongoing and exceptional commitment to and
impact on improving the environment, externally and internally to its
own operations and culture. Applications which demonstrate active
promotion of diversity and collaboration are particularly welcomed.
did you know?
The judges will be looking for... How to enter:
• How your initiative, product, technology or management approach Entering could not be
made a difference simpler – just complete a
• Outline the challenge at the outset, before explaining how the form available from our
project has improved the situation website. The sections you
will need to fill in comprise:
A) Concept
B) Delivery
REMEMBER: register your intention
C) Innovation
to enter to gain an extension. Enter this category
Deadline extension: 15 January 2021 D) Benefits
E) Potential
page 20AWARD CATEGORY
Rising Star
of the Year
New blood is essential in the water industry, not only to boost
staffing levels but to provide new energy and ideas. This award
will recognise a relative newcomer to the industry who has made
their mark through their ideas, approach and hard work.
The judges will be looking for...
• A newcomer who is in the process of or has recently completed
an accredited apprenticeship or equivalent qualification with a
water company or one of their partners
• Someone who has already made a quantifiable contribution
to the business and/or its customers and other stakeholders,
that goes beyond the requirements of their course did you know?
• Evidence of passion for and commitment to a career in the How to enter:
water sector Entering could not be
simpler – just complete a
form available from our
website. The sections you
will need to fill in comprise:
A) Concept
B) Delivery
REMEMBER: register your intention
C) Innovation
to enter to gain an extension. Enter this category
Deadline extension: 15 January 2021 D) Benefits
E) Potential
page 21AWARD CATEGORY
Skills & Workforce
Initiative of the Year
SPONSORED BY
The skills gaps threatens to present a significant challenge for
the water industry. This award seeks out examples of successful
and innovative recruitment, training or staff retention initiatives
that all parts of the industry can learn from.
The judges will be looking for...
• Evidence that the workforce initiative is potentially replicable
and scalable.
• How the results of the initiative have been successfully shared
with other teams or organisations
did you know?
• How has the initiative delivered improvements in staff
experience, resources, skills or service delivery? What to include in your
entry:
• Has the initiative been value for money?
The judges will want to know
• Evidence that all relevant staff were engaged in the workforce
how your initiative, product,
initiative and where appropriate, were involved in the design and technology or management
implementation of the workforce initiative approach made a difference,
so please outline the
challenge at the outset,
REMEMBER: register your intention before explaining how the
to enter to gain an extension. Enter this category project has improved the
Deadline extension: 15 January 2021 situation.
page 22AWARD CATEGORY
SUSTAINABILE DRAINAGE
& FLOOD MANAGEMENT
INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
Severe flooding is becoming a common occurrence with the UK’s
conventional drainage system unable to cope with sudden and
torrential downpours. This category rewards cutting-edge
approaches to drainage and flood management. The judges will
look for evidence of solutions that are innovative, cost-effective
and sustainable, and that have achieved results for customers,
the environment and the community..
The judges will be looking for...
• Original ideas and approaches to water challenges
• Evidence of innovation in project delivery
did you know?
• Work which displays excellence in collaboration and partnership
working What to include in your
entry:
• Projects that have yielded real and measurable benefits
The judges will want to know
• Best practice in sustainability and workforce management how your initiative, product,
technology or management
approach made a difference,
so please outline the
challenge at the outset,
REMEMBER: register your intention before explaining how the
to enter to gain an extension. Enter this category project has improved the
Deadline extension: 15 January 2021 situation.
page 23AWARD CATEGORY
Wastewater Innovation
Project of the Year
Innovation has never been higher on the water industry’s
agenda than it is now, and if it is to meet the challenges of today
and tomorrow, the sector needs to become adept at finding new
approaches, technologies and ways of working. This category
rewards the best wastewater project involving technical,
process or management innovation that was carried out in 2020.
The judges will be looking for...
• Original ideas and approaches to water challenges
• Evidence of innovation in project delivery
• Work which displays excellence in collaboration and partnership
working
• Projects that have yielded real and measurable benefits
• Best practice in sustainability and workforce management did you know?
Eligibility:
The Water Industry Awards
are open to companies of
ALL sizes.
The initiative, project and/
REMEMBER: register your intention or campaign should either
to enter to gain an extension. Enter this category be ongoing or have been
Deadline extension: 15 January 2021 completed during 2020.
page 24AWARD CATEGORY
Water Company
of the Year
SPONSORED BY
Wholesale water companies not only have a responsibility to serve their customers well today
but are also asked to prepare for the challenges of tomorrow through innovative practices, and
through building resilience and sustainability. They hold the environment in trust for future
generations, and have a responsibility to improve it, to reduce their carbon footprint and that of
their customers, and to proactively engage in water efficiency and leakage management at
scale to manage the supply demand balance in the face of climate change and water poverty.
This award will recognise the water company that can best demonstrate a combination of
outstanding customer service, agenda-setting innovation, commitment to and impact on
improving the environment, operational resilience, water efficiency, leakage management and
carbon reduction and workforce best practice through its work in 2020.
did you know?
The judges will be looking for... How to enter:
• Evidence of excellence in customer service Entering could not be
• Evidence of innovation and fresh thinking simpler – just complete a
form available from our
• Work which displays excellence in collaboration and partnership working website. The sections you
• Best practice in sustainability and workforce management will need to fill in comprise:
A) Concept
B) Delivery
REMEMBER: register your intention
C) Innovation
to enter to gain an extension. Enter this category
Deadline extension: 15 January 2021 D) Benefits
E) Potential
page 25AWARD CATEGORY
WATER EFFICIENCY
PROJECT OF THE YEAR
NEW
FOR
2021
SPONSORED BY
As climate change bites and water use in the home increases, the sector
has an urgent and critical role to play in driving ambitious and effective
water efficiency. This award will recognise the company or partnership
that demonstrates measurable and significant impact on water efficiency;
a commitment to a water-saving culture in its own workforce and its
customers; understanding and supporting customers to use water wisely;
innovating and using water-efficient devices; and promoting water re-use
or water recycling. This award is sponsored by Waterwise, the UK water
efficiency campaigning organisation, who will triage the entries drawing on
their knowledge of best practice.
The judges will be looking for...
did you know?
• Original ideas and approaches to water challenges
What to include in your
• Evidence of innovation in project delivery
entry:
• Work which displays excellence in collaboration and partnership working
The judges will want to know
• Projects that have yielded real and measurable benefits how your initiative, product,
• Best practice in sustainability and workforce management technology or management
approach made a difference,
so please outline the
challenge at the outset,
REMEMBER: register your intention before explaining how the
to enter to gain an extension. Enter this category project has improved the
Deadline extension: 15 January 2021 situation.
page 26AWARD CATEGORY
Water Retailer
of the Year
NEW
FOR
2021
Water retail companies have a responsibility to provide their
customers with excellent service and the opportunity to reduce
their water and energy use and their bills and carbon footprint.
They also have a key role to play in the wellbeing of their own
workforce, and in recognising and impacting the impact their
operations have on environmental improvement, building
resilience and sustainability, working with others. This award
will recognise the water retailer that can best demonstrate
a combination of exceptional customer service, positive
environmental impact, agenda-setting innovation and
workforce best practice through its work in 2020.
The judges will be looking for...
• Your company to demonstrate a combination of exceptional
did you know?
customer service, positive environmental impact, agenda- What to include in your
setting innovation and workforce best practice through its entry:
work in 2020
The judges will want to know
how your initiative, product,
technology or management
approach made a difference,
so please outline the
challenge at the outset,
REMEMBER: register your intention before explaining how the
to enter to gain an extension. Enter this category project has improved the
Deadline extension: 15 January 2021 situation.
page 27AWARD CATEGORY
Women in Water
Initiative of the Year
Nineteen per cent of the water sector’s workforce are women,
compared to 47 per cent for all sectors nationally, according to
Energy & Utility Skills. There are six women water company chief
executives and only one female board chair. WWT, working in
partnership with British Water’s ‘Women on Water’ campaign,
wants to change this by recognising projects across the whole
sector that support women, focus on and harness their strengths
and encourage more women to work in the sector.
The judges will be looking for...
• An initiative that has helped support women in the industry with
their career and personal development
• Evidence of how the initiative has shifted company cultures to
reduce the gender gap in the workplace
• Evidence of how the initiative could help women become future did you know?
leaders
Eligibility:
The Water Industry Awards
are open to companies of
ALL sizes.
The initiative, project and/
REMEMBER: register your intention or campaign should either
to enter to gain an extension. Enter this category be ongoing or have been
Deadline extension: 15 January 2021 completed during 2020.
page 28AWARD CATEGORY
Woman of
the Year
NEW
FOR
2021
SPONSORED BY
Woman of the Year is a new category that will shine a light on one
extraordinary woman whose achievements and contribution to the
sector is a beacon to other women.
The judges will be looking for...
• The nominee’s achievements and how she has contributed
to the business she works for, its customers and other
stakeholders, or to the sector as a whole
did you know?
Eligibility:
The Water Industry Awards
are open to companies of
ALL sizes.
The initiative, project and/
REMEMBER: register your intention or campaign should either
to enter to gain an extension. Enter this category be ongoing or have been
Deadline extension: 15 January 2021 completed during 2020.
page 29GET IN TOUCH Got a question on the entry process or the submission requirements? Please contact the entry submissions coordinator: Carla Staden Water Awards 2021 01342 332016 carlastaden@fav-house.com To align your brand with excellence through event sponsorship please contact the Business Development and Sales Team: Charlie Scott Water Awards 2021 01342 332018 charliescott@fav-house.com REMEMBER: register your intention to enter to gain an extension. Deadline extension: 15 January 2021
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