Xylem Brand Sensus Wins Anglian Water Award for Going “Above and Beyond”

Honoured for “performing in exceptional times” following rapid roll out of smart water meters for one of Britain’s largest water providers, Anglian Water

Nottingham, England (23 November 2020) – Sensus, a part of Xylem - a world leading water technology company, has been recognized in the prestigious Anglian Water Supplier Awards.

Sensus, a Xylem Brand, in partnership with Arqiva, the U.K.’s leading communications infrastructure and media services provider, was presented with the “performing in exceptional times” award for the delivery in 2020 of a smart water metering network for one of the UK’s largest water providers.

In the height of the Covid challenges in June 2020, Sensus’ two-way FlexNet® communication solution and smart metrology was delivered to Anglian Water by Arqiva across its dedicated private network. This Smart Water Meter Programme will help tackle projected water shortages in the East of England, enabling Anglian to meet Ofwat’s increased water leakage targets for the next Asset Management Plan (AMP) seven-year period, as well as meeting the company’s consumption reduction targets.

Through upgraded water meters they can help customers understand and make smarter decisions around their water usage, as well as assisting the utility to pinpoint property-side leaks, which can lose hundreds of litres of water a day.

The value delivered by both parties, and recognised through the Award, was the upfront commitment to meet Anglian’s timescales as an imperative. In the early stages of the procurement process, Sensus and Arqiva invested significant resources at their own risk to be able to present a credible plan and to also commence work immediately. With the build of eight ‘quick start’ network sites, designed to provide coverage to 100,000 meters in the target areas, and the launch of the IT infrastructure build, communications Head-End system and Service Model developments, they could ensure that the meter data flowed successfully to Anglian IT systems from Day 1.

Sensus also committed to the manufacture of 20,000 meters and end-points, configured specifically for Anglian. The units were ready in the warehouse well in advance of the contract award in anticipation of receiving purchase orders when released. They also ensured that the appropriate installer tools were available in the required volumes ready to go. This ensured the delivery of a functioning network with meters and communications end-points in sufficient volumes to meet the challenging deployment objectives.

Vince Kerr, General Manager at Sensus, a Xylem Brand comments, “Xylem is known for its premium products and solutions but recognition for commitment ‘above and beyond’ is a real accolade in these exceptional times. We took a risk, in a time of risk, with confidence and commitment to deliver, to meet Anglian’s ambitious programme timescales and deployment objectives. The Xylem smart utility network will allow Anglian to secure its water supply, achieve sustainability goals and secure resiliency for the future.’

John Lillistone, Director of Utilities at Arqiva, comments, “Our heritage in managed networks and combining our expertise with Sensus in delivering smart meter networks has proven a successful outcome for all parties and we are delighted with this acknowledgment. We have swiftly installed and commissioned all eight of our planned quick start radio sites. The current network coverage means Arqiva’s network instantly communicates with 100% of the installed Sensus meters, transmitting hourly data back to Anglian.”

Doug Spencer, IMDS Head of Smart Metering at Anglian Water, said: “Sensus and Arqiva went above and beyond, absorbing risk to deliver a solution that met our demand of guaranteed coverage, network security and frequency of data from day one, ensuring sufficient volumes to meet deployment objectives. Such a performance in exceptional times warrants recognition.”

As a consequence of this pre-contract readiness commitment and less than three months on in the programme, over 35,000 meters have been installed in target areas under the network and the programme has ramped up to an impressive install rate of 700 meters per day.

For more information on Xylem’s range of smart water technology solutions, please visit www.xylem.com/uk.

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About Xylem
About Xylem
Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology company committed to solving critical water and infrastructure challenges with technological innovation. Our more than 16,000 diverse employees delivered revenue of $5.25 billion in 2019. With the recent addition of Sensus, a Xylem brand we enable our customers to reach farther through the application of technology and data-driven insights that deliver efficiency and responsiveness. We partner with them to anticipate and respond to evolving business needs with innovation in sensing and communications technologies, data analytics and services.

We are creating a more sustainable world by enabling our customers to optimise water and resource management, and helping communities in more than 150 countries become water-secure.
For more information, please visit www.xylem.com/uk and www.sensus.com

About Arqiva
Arqiva is at the heart of the broadcast and utilities sectors in the UK and beyond, providing critical communications infrastructure and media services.

We are the only supplier of national terrestrial television and radio broadcasting services in the UK, consistently delivering digital TV, analogue and digital radio to people in all four corners of the country. We distribute over 1,000 channels internationally using our fibre and satellite infrastructure. Our advanced, secure and dedicated networks are also supporting the management of critical data for a range of smart metering networks in the energy and water sectors.

Our teams are behind the scenes, delivering millions of vital connections every day for our customers - major UK and international broadcasters, independent radio groups as well as major utility companies and networks. They include leading brands such as the BBC, ITV, Sky, Global, Bauer, Thames Water and Anglian Water.

For more information, news and insights from Arqiva, please visit the website at: www.arqiva.com

About Anglian Water
Anglian Water supplies drinking water to 4.3 million customers across the East of England and collects and treats used water from over 6 million people. We operate within the largest geographical region of England and Wales.

Water is our business. It’s our job to handle it with care and balance the needs of our customers with those of the environment around us.

Our ethos is ‘Love Every Drop’, because it’s what we do. Every drop of water is precious, and we believe it’s everyone’s responsibility to look after it. We’re constantly discovering new ways to keep ahead of a changing world, by planning for the future, and exploring new ideas to meet our customers’ individual needs today and tomorrow.

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About Xylem
Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology company committed to solving critical water and infrastructure challenges with technological innovation. Our more than 16,000 diverse employees delivered revenue of $5.25 billion in 2019. With the recent addition of Sensus, a Xylem brand we enable our customers to reach farther through the application of technology and data-driven insights that deliver efficiency and responsiveness. We partner with them to anticipate and respond to evolving business needs with innovation in sensing and communications technologies, data analytics and services.

We are creating a more sustainable world by enabling our customers to optimise water and resource management, and helping communities in more than 150 countries become water-secure.
For more information, please visit www.xylem.com/uk and www.sensus.com

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