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We are delighted to support the British Water Members’ Handbook 2017.
Just as C2V+ represents a unique collaboration of leaders from the water industry, British Water
also brings together leading experts for the benefit of the UK sector. At a time of great change
across our political, environmental and economic landscapes, it is critical, now more than ever,
to support and strengthen the talent we have by investing in innovation and our people.
Membership of British Water has allowed us to thrive. Meeting and sharing ideas with
customers, water companies, consultants, contractors, manufacturers and SMEs has been
incredibly valuable for our business.
British Water’s Technical and International Forums encourage learning and collaboration across
the breadth of talent and expertise in the water sector. It’s imperative this continues, not only
for the wider benefit of the market place, but particularly as we tackle complex issues around
climate change, population growth and ageing infrastructure.
We have welcomed the opportunity to share best practice, challenge our ideas, learn,
contribute and improve through collaboration with others’ experiences. Through our parent
businesses, CH2M and VolkerStevin, we have been able to share learning, technical leadership
and expertise from a global perspective, strengthened by our local teams here in the UK.
With this in mind, we encourage you to continue to support the innovative work of British
Water by reaching out to others through networking, seminars and conferences, helping
to bolster the development of standards, processes and engagement activities that we, as
members, continue to benefit from.
Rob Coupe
Managing Director, VolkerStevin
Rachel White
Europe Regional Director, CH2M