Staying on the right side of the law is a fundamental part of any business. But there is one area in particular where companies regularly break the rules – often without even knowing it.
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The ultimate party playlist
By Mark Powles
23 April 2013
This month marks a full five years since the Scottish water market first opened to competition in 2008 and we think it’s something worth celebrating. And every good party needs a great soundtrack. Here’s ours.
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Why your business must expect the unexpected
By Ian Hewson
10 April 2013
As this BBC weather roundup shows, through the end of 2012 and beginning of 2013 we have had a pretty unpredictable winter right across the UK. Just when we thought it had warmed up it turned freezing cold, and just when we thought drier weather was on the way, we had floods!
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What do iPods and the water industry have in common?
By David Seymour
05 February 2013
For years people have been upgrading. Take the music industry, for instance. We’ve moved from wax cylinders to MP3s in under 150 years. The question is: can the water industry follow this example?
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Make the most of the holidays
By Craig Watson
18 December 2012
The holidays are a great time to catch up with family and friends while indulging in all the season has to offer. I can’t think of anything better to do than sit down after a good meal with loved ones to watch one of our favourite movies. Something you don’t want to have on your mind, however, is burst or frozen pipes at your business...
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Water year for UK sport
By Mark Powles
04 December 2012
As December begins and Christmas lights start to get switched on all across the country there is another annual ritual which is fast coming into view…Sports Personality of the Year.
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Pushing the Boundaries: what the water industry can learn from an Austrian skydiver travelling at 834mph?
By Mark Powles
22 October 2012
Watching Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner peer over the edge of a 24-mile high platform, about to leap, I had a thought: who was this guy and why wasn’t diving out of a 120mph plane at 13,000 feet enough?
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Transformers: taking out the waste
By Ian Hewson
17 September 2012
Just to be clear from the start: it’s not glamorous and we can’t offer Megan Fox as your sidekick. However, when it comes to trade effluent, we can kit you out with your very own Transformers to help you sort the good from the bad and ‘waste’ the rest...
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'Freedom' for the UK water industry…
By Mark Powles
21 August 2012
Scotland is world-renowned for its beautiful scenery but probably isn’t as well known for hosting a blockbuster movie. True, Pirates of the Caribbean might not have worked so well in Millport, but on closer inspection we actually haven’t done too badly in the movie stakes over the years.
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Paying homage to the ultimate swimming champion
By Ian Hewson
07 August 2012
From Rebecca Adlington and Hannah Miley to Robbie Renwick and Michael Jamieson, we all love to watch Great Britain’s top performing swimmers and cheer them on as they cut a path through the water in an adrenaline-fuelled race. However, in all our adulation for the competitors and excitement at the spectacle of each race, we overlook the single most important aspect of every swimming competition – the pool.
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