Chained but unshackled

Many thousands of people work within companies to deliver water and wastewater services in England and Wales every day. Thousands more work on behalf of the companies as contractors or supply the goods, services and innovations that make services possible – the supply chain.

Many thousands of people work within companies to deliver water and wastewater services in England and Wales every day. Thousands more work on behalf of the companies as contractors or supply the goods, services and innovations that make services possible – the supply chain.

The Future Water Association (FWA) is a membership body representing contractors and suppliers to the water sector. We caught up with Paul Horton, Chief Executive and Alastair Moseley, Director, from FWA to get their take on the challenges facing water and wastewater services and how we can build a better future.

Watch the full interview with Paul Horton and Alastair Moseley from the Future Water Association

Questions and answers with Paul and Alastair from the Future Water Association – clips

Hi Paul and Alastair. Can you tell us about the Future Water Association?

A great deal of innovations comes from the supply chain. What challenges do you face in innovating?

The vision for the sector has themes of excellence, value and stewardship. What do these mean to the supply chain?

What are the challenges of making the sector more attractive to work in?

What do the sector and supply chain need to understand about the next generation?

How can regulation help the sector and supply chain deliver a better world?

What do you think of Ofwat’s emerging strategy? Anything you like? Anything missing?

What role does collaboration have in helping deliver a better world?

Do you think a better use of data can help the sector deliver a better world?

What are the really exciting innovations in the supply chain?

What would be your one change for a better world?

Future challenges

Watch: Paul Horton from Future Water Association tells us about the challenges facing the water sector

You can watch the full interview with Paul and Alastair on YouTube. Find out more about Future Water Association– and follow them on twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Facebook.

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