Promoting Self-Lay in Water Services: New Opportunities for Developers and Contractors

In January & February 2005, WRc plc hosted a series of four regional workshops for promote the self-laying of water mains and services to Developers and Contractors.

Representatives from each Water Company in the region covered by the workshop were invited to attend to answer questions.

Five of the presentations were common to all workshops:

• An introduction to the Code of Practice for self-laying of water mains and services (presented by Julia Trew, WRc plc)
  (Introduction_to_Code.pdf)
• Responsibilities of water companies, developers and contractors (presented on behalf of the water industry by: Martyn Speight, STW; Geoff Tute, SW; Les Outram, AW)
  (Water_Industry_perspective.pdf)
• Training requirements – the new Network Operations qualifications (presented by David Hellier, Energy and Utility Skills)
  (Qualifications.pdf)
• A Registration Scheme for self-lay operators (presented by Terry Mundy, Lloyd’s Register)
  (Water_Industry_Registration_Scheme.pdf)
• Market Challenges in your region – the House Builder’s perspective (presented by Ray Farrow, HBF)
  (House_Builders_perspective.pdf)

Two of the presentations were specific to the Region:

• Implementing self-lay in water companies (presented by Julia Trew, WRc plc)
• Bristol (Implementing_self-lay_(Bristol).pdf)
• Bracknell (Implementing_self-lay_(Bracknell).pdf)
• Milton Keynes (Implementing_self-lay_(Milton_Keynes).pdf)
• Burton on Trent (Implementing_self-lay_(Derby).pdf)
• Market Challenges in your region – the contractor’s perspective
• Bristol, Bracknell, Milton Keynes (presented by Robert Moura, Laing Energy) (Contractor's_perspective_(Laing).pdf)
• Burton on Trent (presented by David Clare, Mowlem Energy) (Contractor's_perspective_(Mowlem).pdf)

Contact details for each water company in England and Wales can be found on the Supplementary Documents page.