Innovating for the future

Welcome to United Utilities and our world of innovation

A changing world poses new challenges for our company. As communities grow, so too does the demand for reliable supplies of water and energy. We all have a huge responsibility to future generations to protect and enhance the environment that provides the natural resources we need. Climate change is affecting us all, right here and now - carbon reduction needs to be hardwired into everything we do.

This information focuses on one aspect of innovation - how technology plays a key role in delivering sustainable, efficient and cost effective solutions to these challenges.

We believe innovation needs to be at the very centre of our business strategy.United Utilities aims to be at the forefront of the water sector's push to innovate. In order to achieve this goal it is crucial that water companies are properly incentivised and encouraged to innovate by our regulators and through the overall regulatory framework in which we operate.

We can't deliver innovation on our own. That's why we're working with some of the smartest young minds from around the world as part of our knowledge transfer partnership scheme. We are also working with other organisations and companies committed to achieving excellence in innovation.

It is only by working in partnership that we will be able to deliver innovative solutions to the environmental challenges we face today and in the future.

The seven innovations featured here are all at different stages of development. Some are already in use, others are experiments that we will build on in the future. The one thing they all have in common is that they illustrate our firm commitment to finding new ways of doing things that will benefit us and our customers.