Bristol Water will be teaming up with Ablaze and Bristol’s first Poet Laurette, Miles Chambers, to launch a school poetry competition to promote using water wisely. Primary schools across the region are being encouraged to enter the competition, which will take place in the new year. Ben Newby, Chief Customer Officer at Bristol…Read More
Pensioners across Bristol and Somerset are missing out on nearly £2million
Low income pensioners across Bristol and Somerset are missing out on nearly £2million in unclaimed money towards water bills. The sum, which is enough to purchase this 10 bed grade II listed mansion in Bridgwater, has been revealed today by Bristol Water as part of national Talk Money Week (18 – 22 November 2019). Ben…Read More
Bristol Water’s new pumping system saves enough energy to power Chew Magna
You might not know it but underneath the ground there is a lot of water moving around all the time. Under Bristol and the surrounding areas there is about 100 million tonnes of water moved around every year. That’s about the same weight as 8 million double decker buses. In fact, the weight of the…Read More
Spend a fiver, save nine thousand: here’s how to get winter ready
With forecasts of cold weather on the way and Christmas markets in full swing, Bristol Water is appealing to homeowners to take some cheap and simple steps to winter proof pipes. According to the Association of British Insurers, the average household burst will set you back £8,800. Ben Newby, Bristol Water’s Chief Customer Officer, said:…Read More
Peter the Meter’s guest appearance at Clifton fountain launch
Today, we officially unveiled our latest free to use water fountain in Bristol with a very special guest appearance from… Peter the Meter! To celebrate the launch of our ‘Life’s sweeter with a meter’ campaign, Peter the Meter was invited to unveil the fountain to the public on Queens Road, Clifton. The soon-to-be local celebrity…Read More
Bristol Water gets new partners to deliver for people
Bristol Water awards £75million in contracts to Lewis Civil Engineering and Gallagher through an innovative new delivery model. Today, 1 October, we can announce the award of new Network Maintenance Partnership Contracts worth £75million as the latest milestone in implementing our new delivery model. Lewis Civil Engineering and TK Gallagher will work with us…Read More
On the loo and off the record: Campaign reveals water wasting secrets
From running the tap to hide “toilet noises”, to filling the bath to cool drinks – are you guilty of flushing the precious resource down the drain? Don’t panic – but we know your dirty little secret! Or at least, we know that quite a few of you have the same ones, and they’re all…Read More
Lowest leakage in the country
A report released this week by the Consumer Council for Water has named us the industry’s best performer in leakage. Mel Karam, Chief Executive Officer at Bristol Water, said: “We’ve been recognised as the top performer in leakage, after setting ourselves ambitious targets and working hard to achieve them. “Our customers and stakeholders can trust…Read More
Royate Hill burst: Q&A
When will my water supply return? We are currently diverting the water away from the damaged section of the water main, which will hopefully restore water supplies within the next couple of hours (correct as of: 11:15am) Why is my water discoloured? Some people might notice their water is starting to come back but look…Read More
A collective vision for Citizens for the future.
Last Friday (12 July) Bristol Water and Bristol Green Capital Partnership co-hosted a workshop with city stakeholders to develop a vision for ‘Citizens for the Future’. The objective was to develop a vision for citizens and employees for the future aligned to Bristol’s One City Plan. We debated what people would need to be like…Read More