Water & Utilities
With nearly 100 years of experience in the built environment and a history with water utility companies stretching back to the first days of their privatisation in 1989, our approach to the utility asset market in the UK, as well as life-changing international developments, is to provide proactive challenge and innovation rather than simply ‘turning the handle’ – this differentiates us from our competitors.
In AMP1, we started our water delivery in a joint venture with SWW. Over the ensuing asset management cycles, we have grown our specialism emphasising proactive challenges and innovation rather than merely “cranking the handle”, which sets us apart from our competitors. We deliver our multi-disciplinary design service primarily from our offices in Exeter, Croydon, Swindon, London, Manchester and Wakefield.
Since 1989, we have built a strong record of making water and wastewater facilities sustainable and resilient to cater for growth, sanitary and nutrient drivers, whilst protecting rivers and coastal waters.
Our Specialisms
We manage a growing portfolio of offshore water design commissions in the Middle East, including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Our delivery model is very much predicated around strategic partnering rather than merging or acquisition. We consistently drive dynamism and innovation in our partnering approach with niche expert companies.
We routinely deploy TOTEX Hierarchy and Design Challenge processes to optimise the operation of existing assets in preference to new assets. Small footprint, low carbon solutions such as stormwater UV disinfection facilities (to avoid storage infrastructure in sensitive landscapes) are excellent examples of these approaches.
Our collaboration with major UK companies in the water sector across the country including South West Water, Wessex Water, Thames Water, Southern Water, Severn Trent Water, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Affinity Water and Northumbrian Water has seen Pell Frischmann provide multi-disciplinary design expertise over many years on their evolving frameworks to optimise their asset improvements for maximum benefit.
The UK’s population has increased dramatically since the start of the twentieth century. With the Office for National Statistics estimating a population increase from 66M to 73M by 2041, the basic need for water and associated infrastructure remains as critical as ever. Today’s careful planning will secure the long-term infrastructure requirements.
Whilst others acquire or seek mergers, we introduce dynamism and innovation early in the development lifecycle by collaborating with niche expert companies to harness their entrepreneurial spirit. Coupled with our challenge and support, we remain flexible and responsive to exploit opportunities and provide a unique offering to our clients.
Our Water Sector is led by Lee Brock.
“As the UK’s population continues to rise, the basic need for water remains as critical as ever. Today’s careful planning will secure the long-term infrastructure requirements. Our highly-acclaimed multi-disciplinary engineering design team collaborates with major contracting partners including Kier, Barhale, Farrans, AE Yates, Tilbury Douglas, Trant, BAM and Costain. We are also working client side for the Canal and River Trust (ex British Waterways) as well as many of the UK water companies including South West Water, Thames Water, Severn Trent Water, Southern Water, Wessex Water and Yorkshire Water.”
Lee Brock, Pell Frischmann, Water & Utilities Sector Director
Our Water & Utilities Projects
Northcombe Water Treatment Works to Prewley Water Treatment Works
Buckland Wastewater Treatment Works
Washpool WTC – UV Upgrade
Thornford WRC – Upgrade
Arley STW – AMP7 Quality and Growth Improvements
Friars Gorse Reservoir Surveys
Mayflower Water Treatment Works
Newham STW Upgrade
Erbil and Sulaimani Water & Wastewater
