Xylem UK & Ireland has won two major honours at the Instrumentation & Electronics Awards 2025, taking home the Digital Transformation Award and seeing James Chapman, Business Development Manager- Environmental Solutions, named Instrumentation Industry Personality of the Year 2025.
These latest wins follow Xylem’s success at WWEM, where the company was recognised for Best Water Quality Monitoring Project of the Year. These awards recognise Xylem’s innovative approach to water monitoring and its commitment to protecting rivers across the UK.
Digital Transformation Award 2025
Xylem won the Digital Transformation Award 2025 for cutting-edge Section 82 digital offerings, including:
- HydroSphere smart conditional alarms
- AI event recognition & with EDM / Water Quality Upstream Vs Downstream dashboards
Vitural Parameters for ammonium including predictive, virtual & local- Streamline GIS desktop survey tool
- Satellite water quality imagery
- Combined with the AI advancements in our Digital Twin Xylem Vue
“Digital advancements at Xylem, such as YSI’s HydroSphere powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS), are transforming how we monitor rivers – delivering real-time insights, AI event recognition, smart alarms, virtual parameters, GIS mapping, and collaborative data visualization through a secure, cloud-based platform. Winning this award reflects our commitment to digital innovation and to empowering water companies with tools that make compliance smarter, faster, and more connected – all with the ultimate goal of improving river water quality.”
— James Chapman, Xylem UK & Ireland
Instrumentation Industry Personality of the Year 2025
To top off the awards night, Xylem’s James Chapman won the Instrumentation Industry Personality of the Year 2025.
“Being named Instrumentation Industry Personality of the Year 2025 is an incredible honour and a milestone in my career. This recognition reflects the collective effort of the outstanding teams I’ve worked with at Xylem and across the water industry. Section 82 continuous river water quality monitoring is more than a compliance challenge – it’s a transformative programme that protects our rivers and inspires innovation. This achievement is also deeply personal; my journey began over 20 years ago when my dad introduced me to the water industry during a ‘take your kid to work day.’ That moment sparked a passion that’s taken me from a field technician calibrating sondes on the Thames Tideway Tunnel project to commercially leading a multimillion-pound river monitoring roll out programme in Section 82 today. It’s a privilege to contribute to safeguarding our rivers and to inspire the next generation to join this vital mission.”
— James Chapman, Xylem UK & Ireland
