What’s next in the UK water sector

Celebrate excellence in the UK water sector by nominating outstanding individuals and organisations for the 2026 Future Water Awards, recognising emerging talent, people, and above-and-beyond contributions.

Murray McIntosh shares what conversations across the supply chain are telling them — including which companies navigated Year 1 well and which struggled, what it means for hiring, and what the sector needs to do differently before it is too late. They're calling Year 1 what it really was: Year 0.

For much of the past decade, the water sector has been discussed in stark, national terms — collapsing trust, environmental failure and a licence to operate under sustained pressure. Cavenish’s latest polling shows just how entrenched those views have become. It also reveals something more important: the future narrative of water has not yet been written.

Cross 8 presented a benefits case on Open and Shared Data to the Strategic Panel that oversees the business retail market. The Panel has approved moving to a proof of value phase.

Public attention on coastal water quality has never been higher. Recent media coverage, including Channel 4’s Dirty Business, highlights just how much scrutiny the sector is under and how important transparency and trust are.

Ipsum Group’s Water division in England & Wales has been awarded the RoSPA Gold Medal Award for the seventh consecutive year. The award recognises commitment and performance in health, safety and environmental management.