Thursday May 14th 2026
The Water Equipment Show exhibition opens at 08:30hrs and the Technical Sessions open at 09:30hrs with the “Welcome presentation”.
The Water Equipment Show is the leading event for those operating within the water and wastewater industries, showcasing the wide range of equipment and services that are available from many of the UK's leading manufacturers, suppliers and contractors. The technical conference and breakout sessions also reflect the show's considerable impact within the UK water industry.
The show closes at 16:00hrs.
Join Pump Centre Manager, Cliff Marriner, and Technical Director, John Howarth, as they kick off the Water Equipment Show 2026 and discuss this year's theme of "'Delivering a Sustainable Future Through Innovation, Partnership and Standardisation'."
Arlene Goode, Yorkshire Water’s Head of Strategic Asset Management and Innovation, will share some of her thoughts on what this means for the water industry.
Arlene Goode
Head of Strategic Asset Management and Innovation
Yorkshire Water
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This presentation provides an in-depth look at Nature-based Solutions (NbS) through the lens of ecological engineering, focusing on their application within the water industry. The presentation was developed in collaboration with the British Ecological Society.
Alexandra Combes
Principal Ecological Engineer
Scottish Water
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Explore how implementing standardised, modular wastewater solutions - like Sulzer's containerised treatment units - can boost performance across operations, regulatory, maintenance, and customer teams. Standardisation reduces complexity, supports scalable deployment, and enhances regulatory compliance.
Sulzer's “plug and play” modules deliver consistency, reduced time to treatment, and real-time monitoring, driving cost savings and operational resilience. Attendees from all functions will gain insight into aligning technology, processes, and stakeholder engagement for sustainable, cross departmental impact.
Loic Flageul
Head of Customer Success
Sulzer Pumps - Wastewater
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We will examine the changing asset management landscape and demonstrate how an advanced asset management framework that incorporates a focus on people, data, and advanced digital technology can help water and wastewater utilities to maximise their performance against an array of financial, environmental, and social targets and metrics. We will present the core tenets of an advanced asset management framework.
Gareth Makarek
Director - Asset Management
Arcadis
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This presentation will include an introduction to the AOP technology, looking at the typical process trains and relevant case studies to support the UK Water Resource Management strategy.
Beatrice Martin
Business Development EMEA
Trojan Technologies
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This presentation explores innovative, collaborative approaches to asset maintenance and refurbishment that extend infrastructure life, reduce environmental impact, support industry standardisation, and embed circular economy principles. Through real-world projects, we’ll show how partnerships, technical expertise, and standardisation deliver sustainable solutions for water networks - ensuring resilience, efficiency, and resource optimisation to meet future challenges in AMP8 and beyond.
Wilson McPhail
Head of UK Project Sales
Glenfield Invicta / AVK UK
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Review pump repairs, emphasising that repair efforts should extend beyond large assets to include smaller pumps, which often become disposable, thereby saving materials and reducing waste. Support new technicians gaining knowledge and experience, contributing to safeguarding critical materials and advancing towards net zero goals.
James Wright
Service Sales Development Manager
Grundfos
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AMP8 brings a significant opportunity to standardise the design of water and wastewater assets, driven by rising investment levels and the pressure of limited time and resources. In response, United Utilities began a programme to standardise assets, products, and solutions across the business.
Early engagement with the supply chain quickly showed that internal standardisation alone would not be enough to meet the demands of AMP8 and future cycles. To succeed, collaboration needed to extend across the wider industry. This realisation led to a cross‑sector effort that has already delivered a shared standard for a static screen chamber.
In this presentation, we will highlight what has been achieved through this collaborative approach, the challenges encountered along the way, and the opportunities that now exist to push standardisation even further. We will also outline our view on how the industry can collectively realise these possibilities.
A guide to cover the essential factors that underpin successful Wet Well sewage pumping station design to ensure the effectiveness of the system and the pump’s performance within it.
How we can use instrumentation (as data sources) and how garnering the insight from this enables the industry to operate more efficiently. The presentation will look at some case studies from China and around the world, including examples of how Digital Twins etc. have been adopted.
Oliver Grievson
Associate Director and Technical Authority
AtkinsRéalis
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Pipelines are vital for connecting clean and wastewater infrastructure. Ensuring their resilience and long-term sustainability is critical as climate change and population growth strain resources. Victaulic’s grooved mechanical joining system offers a smarter, more sustainable alternative to welding and flanging - enabling dynamic movement, tight-space access, and faster, safer installation and dismantling for lasting performance.
Stuart Rothery
Vice President - Water & Infrastructure
Victaulic
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Engineered products play a supporting role in nature‑based solutions by enabling natural systems to perform reliably. They provide controlled flow regulation, conveyance, pre‑treatment, and resilience where landscape features alone are constrained by space, head, or risk. Used selectively within a SuDS treatment train, engineered components stabilise hydraulics, protect habitats, support maintenance and adoption, and ensure nature‑based features deliver flood risk, water quality, biodiversity, and amenity benefits over their full lifecycle.
Phil Collins
Development Director
Hydro International
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The automation of standards within 3D models is a key challenge. This session demonstrates how applying Hydraulic Institute standards enables the semi-automated design of pumping stations. Using design inputs and an Excel-based workflow, the process generates a parametric 3D model that can be placed into a real-world map, streamlining site-specific design, enhancing quality, and reducing programme and cost.
James Buckingham
Associate Technical Director
Arcadis
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This presentation explores how smart water technologies and advanced pressure management can reduce non-revenue water, optimise network performance, and drive sustainability and resilience in AMP8 and beyond. We will highlight innovative solutions and collaborative strategies and show how IoT integration, predictive maintenance, and data-driven control deliver sustainability, resilience, and efficiency - helping the water industry meet goals and future-proof operations. We’ll showcase collaborative projects where utilities, manufacturers, and contractors delivered measurable improvements in efficiency and resilience. Key topics include IoT-enabled monitoring, intelligent pressure control, and data-driven decision-making to optimise network performance and minimise leakage. By focusing on solutions rather than products, we’ll demonstrate how innovation and partnership can reduce environmental impact, extend asset life, and support AMP8 sustainability goals.
Anthony Whitam
Head of Smart Water & Pressure Management
Glenfield Invicta / AVK UK
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The panel discussion event aims to highlight some of the challenges the industry faces over the coming asset management period (AMP8) and what some of the potential approaches may be.
Emma Copson
Sales Manager
Torishima
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Darren Hollins
Head of Design
United Utilities
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Sean Smith
DSEAR Compliance Manager
Wessex Water
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Stuart Wallis
Business Unit Manager - Water & Industry
SPP Pumps
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Geraint Jones
Global Service Delivery Director
Arcadis
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A presentation of an innovative solution to lower capital and lifecycle costs for Primary and Storm Treatment applications when compared to traditional primary treatment methods. This presentation will discuss existing UK projects where costs have been saved and space demands been reduced, with this small footprint, modular solution, where thickening and dewatering can be combined in one treatment system
Shaun Stevens
UK General Manager
EPS Water
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The panel discussion event aims to highlight some of the challenges, technology and innovation the industry faces around Net Zero, Sustainability and Nature-based Solutions during AMP8.
Alexandra Combes
Principal Ecological Engineer
Scottish Water
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Victoria Wilson
Environmental Programme Manager
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water
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Helen Bickford
Senior Education Officer
British Ecological Society
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Keir Lewis
Senior Policy Manager
Veolia
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Phil Collins
Development Director
Hydro International
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The Production Hub and MIC are two interlinked digital platforms that MMB has used to standardise solutions. Curated by a central team of experts in collaboration with the supply chain, they provide comprehensive design and build documentation to support project teams. They have achieved significant carbon, cost and programme savings by embedding sustainability at the core of what we deliver.
For many years the ability to monitor rivers accurately by using transit time technology has been difficult due to the cost of installing cross river ducting either over or under the river. Nivus have developed a wireless solution using satellite technology to allow this technology to be deployed where either the cost has been prohibitive, or the deployment of cables cannot be accomplished. This innovation, completed in partnership with Environment Agency has now opened up the ability for rivers to be monitored and for flows to be verified on a real time basis.
Alistair MacKinnon
Managing Director
Nivus
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Air valves should be installed on all intermediate pipeline high points. However, to ensure a system will operate in a secure and robust manner the selection, sizing and installation configuration of each air valve is critical. The aim of the presentation is to highlight common issues, whilst providing guidance and examples of best practice.
Chris Carter
Principal Engineer
Hydraulic Analysis
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A complimentary lunch bag and drink are available from the main refreshment area. During this time feel free to visit as many exhibition stands as you can.
As the water industry enters AMP8, the pressure to deliver more sustainable, efficient and repeatable solutions has never been greater. Dutypoint supports this challenge by providing standardised wash water booster sets and packaged pumping station solutions designed to reduce carbon, simplify design, and streamline programme delivery. By working collaboratively with water companies, Tier 1 contractors and supply chain partners, Dutypoint helps to unlock innovation that is practical, scalable and ready for widespread deployment. This presentation explores how standardisation, early engagement and integrated system design can drive measurable sustainability outcomes while reducing whole-life cost and project risk across AMP8 programmes.
Tom Robertson
Water Industry Lead
Dutypoint
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Strategic collaboration between Xylem, M Group Water, and Jacobs is driving AMP8 success through innovation and proven technology. Their Section 82 CWQM programme delivers scalable, end-to-end solutions for water utilities, tackling river health and pollution. James Chapman (Xylem) and Murray Powell (M Group) will present the programme’s challenges, capabilities, and latest hardware and software innovations.
James Chapman
Business Development Manager
Xylem
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This session offers an introduction to the Water Industry Mechanical and Electrical Specifications (WIMES) and provides a comprehensive overview of WIMES datasheets. The aim is to enhance understanding of these specifications, their practical applications, and the advantages of using them in the water industry. Through insightful case studies, attendees will gain a deeper awareness of the key benefits of WIMES datasheets and how they can be effectively utilised to improve project outcomes and efficiency.
Roger Marlow
Project Manager for WIMES project
The Pump Centre
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At Pumpflow, we believe full-scale testing is the only reliable path to innovation. That’s why we’ve made a significant investment in a bespoke solids handling testing facility, purpose-built to simulate the demanding conditions of land drainage and stormwater applications. This facility enables us to rigorously study how pumps manage solids under realistic operating conditions helping us push the boundaries of reliability and performance. Presentation will take delegates onto the rig, explain how it works, look at the results and ultimately how those results have been used to improve designs and optimise pump performance.
Sean Smith from Wessex Water dives into DSEAR Compliance and the journey that Wessex Water has been in recent years in making sure they are compliant and following the highest of safety standards.
Sean Smith
DSEAR Compliance Manager
Wessex Water
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Explore how Electrical Signature Analysis (ESA) using Artesis e-MCM technology transforms pump reliability. This session demonstrates how ESA detects electrical and mechanical faults early, reducing downtime by analysing motor current and voltage. Learn how integrating this non-invasive, data-driven approach into your predictive maintenance strategy can reduce failures, extend asset life, and improve operational efficiency across industrial applications.
This session will explore real-world applications of Electrical Signature Analysis (ESA) using the Artesis e-MCM platform, with a focus on pump systems across industrial environments. Attendees will gain insights into how ESA complements traditional condition monitoring techniques, enabling earlier fault detection and deeper diagnostics without interrupting operations. We’ll also discuss integrating strategies, data interpretation, and the role of ESA in building a proactive, technology-led maintenance culture.
Jonathan McNamee
General Manager
Hayley 24/7 Reliability
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ELOVAC® is a technology for vacuum degassing of digested sludge with an option for integrated phosphate precipitation - compact and ready to connect. This technology is particularly beneficial for all anaerobic digestion plants looking to reduce their environmental footprint. With the optional phosphate precipitation, ELOVAC® improves dewatering, saves polymer costs, reduces phosphate backwater and helps avoid struvite deposits.
Kevin Sheeran
Biosolids Technologist
Eliquo Hydrok
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This presentation highlights a successful collaboration between South West Water and Motortronics to improve communication between soft starters and PLCs. Through targeted software enhancements, the teams resolved integration challenges, boosting efficiency and reliability. The project showcases how strategic partnership and technical innovation can overcome operational barriers in utility environments.
Maintenance tasks for industrial control systems and networks can be both time-consuming and costly due to the extensive travel required and the shortage of properly trained personnel, especially with the shift to Ethernet-based networks and internet connectivity. However, this also presents a significant opportunity for both vendors and utilities, thanks to new technologies that enable remote troubleshooting and diagnostics. In this session, we will explore how innovative technologies have helped many customers in the water sector, particularly through continuous network monitoring tools and secure, web-based dashboards. We will also focus on the case of Wasserwerke Westfalen in Germany, where these technologies have helped reduce unplanned downtime.
Xavier Cardeña
Marketing Manager
HMS Networks
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Introducing a defined competency framework for all operatives working in or associated with operations in defined Hazardous Areas. This presentation will look at the potential gap in organisations' approach to asset integrity and Major Accident Hazard prevention and the role a competent workforce will play in supporting this.
Looking at the legal, moral and financial requirements to ensure that persons working in hazardous areas in the UK Water Industry understand their duties as defined by DSEAR, IEC 60079-14 & 17, as well as the specific utilities document, WIMES specification 3.02D. Looking at the need for competent equipment design, installation and maintenance of assets which contain hazardous gas, vapours and dust.
John Harris
Technical Development Manager
CompEx
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As the UK water sector enters AMP8, utilities face mounting pressure to reduce storm overflows, meet net zero goals, and optimise ageing assets. This presentation explores how intelligent wastewater pumping solutions, like Xylem’s Flygt Concertor, are helping utilities turn those concerns into concrete savings. With proven results across Scottish, Yorkshire and Welsh Water, smart pumping is driving major improvements and ROIs over 140%, reshaping the evolution of wastewater management.
Andrew Welsh
Sales Director - Water Utilities
Xylem Water Solutions
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Explore how the TurbiTech UVT Sensor is transforming UV disinfection monitoring in UK wastewater treatment. Using light absorbance and dual-wavelength optics, it delivers accurate UVT and TSS data while reducing maintenance costs through its self-cleaning design. Built for durability and seamless integration, TurbiTech supports smarter, more efficient operations - helping water companies meet performance goals while driving down costs.
Anjie Stevens
Sales Engineer
In-Situ
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With a focus on precision dosing, operational efficiency, and reduced environmental footprint, Qdos pumps are setting new benchmarks in chemical dosing. Through performance data and key performance indicators (KPIs), Watson Marlow can demonstrate that Qdos technology supports standardisation across diverse applications - enhancing safety, reliability, and sustainability.
Gavin MacGregor
Regional Sales Engineer
Watson Marlow
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This session will demonstrate how collaboration and partnerships have helped refresh and enhance a standard design for sewer shaft tanks. Using in-built VSD intelligence and re-thinking the system as a whole, enhanced control and optimised design of this application have been achieved. Key innovations and improvements will be explored in this presentation along with scope for future development.
Martin Richardson
Water Framework Manager
ABB
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The presentation will introduce the key concepts of Management of Change (MoC), highlighting the commonly experienced process issues, sharing examples of the consequences of failure to manage change and share a set of self-assessment, audit and troubleshooting checklists for MoC.
Fiona Macleod
Chief Technical Officer
IChemE Safety Centre
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The Water Equipment Show closes at 16:00 hrs. We look forward to seeing you again at WES 2027!
