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Barhale secures £22M Thames Water Tunnels and Aqueducts award

In one of the first key Thames Water AMP7 announcements, Barhale has been awarded a four-year, £22M programme of inspections and works on the Thames Water Ring Main (TWRM) and Raw Water tunnels. Under the Thames Water Tunnels and Aqueducts Programme, the civil and infrastructure specialist will carry out monitoring

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Yorkshire Water joins collaborative Project 13 framework

Yorkshire Water has joined Project 13, an industry initiative to improve the way high-performing infrastructure is delivered and managed, to achieve its AMP7 capital programme. The Project 13 framework, led by the Infrastructure Client Group (ICG), and partnered with the Institution of Civil Engineers, is based on collaboration and shared

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Issue 325 : Feb 2025

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Barhale secures £22M Thames Water Tunnels and Aqueducts award

In one of the first key Thames Water AMP7 announcements, Barhale has been awarded a four-year, £22M programme of inspections and works on the Thames Water Ring Main (TWRM) and Raw Water tunnels. Under the Thames Water Tunnels and Aqueducts Programme, the civil and infrastructure specialist will carry out monitoring and maintenance on a total of 35km of ring main tunnels and a further 9km of raw water tunnels. Associated works include the refurbishment of four HIVs (High Integrity Valves) and relining a 1.8km length of the 2.5m inlet and outlet tunnels for the QEII Reservoir at Walton-on-Thames. The TWRM is an 80km long, 2.5m diameter tunnel built between 1988 and 1994 to take water from five treatment works and transfer flows via pumping stations housed in shafts along the route.  It is a major part of London’s water supply infrastructure and carries an average daily flow of 0.3 x109 gigalitres – a little under one-sixth of the capital’s daily demand. Phil Cull, Barhale’s Southern Region Director believes that the business has benefitted from its unrivalled experience of working on the Ring Main over many years. “Under AMP6 we worked closely with the Thames Water team to refurbish 19 of the 22 shafts,” he said. “It’s meant that we have gained insights and knowledge of working across the Ring Main that is second-to-none. We are very pleased that experience has been recognised by Thames Water and to be given the go-ahead on this important programme of works. “The TWRM and the raw water tunnels are absolutely critical pieces of infrastructure for London and the scale of the task cannot be underestimated. To put it in perspective, one element of the programme of works will be the replacement of all of the grout hole caps along 27km of tunnel – a total of 217,000 at around 8 per metre.” Mark Grimshaw, Water Production Manager for Thames Water, said: “Providing a reliable and safe supply of water to our customers is a top priority for us so it’s vital we have the right people working with us to look after the infrastructure that makes it possible. We’re glad to once again have Barhale on board to maintain and improve such key pieces of our London network.”

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Yorkshire Water joins collaborative Project 13 framework

Yorkshire Water has joined Project 13, an industry initiative to improve the way high-performing infrastructure is delivered and managed, to achieve its AMP7 capital programme. The Project 13 framework, led by the Infrastructure Client Group (ICG), and partnered with the Institution of Civil Engineers, is based on collaboration and shared success underpinned by a best for role approach and digital transformation, led by a strong capable owner.  Yorkshire Water has joined the Project 13 Adopters group to enable the business to share ideas and learning with other organisations as it delivers key operational assets. Mark Baker, head of programme delivery at Yorkshire Water, said: “Joining the Project 13 Adopters Group alongside other UK and globally leading infrastructure organisations will support our continued journey towards becoming a high-performing enterprise. The framework focuses on a more collaborative approach. “We’ve seen great progress so far in how we’re adopting the principles to organise ourselves and begin to establish the programme into an enterprise approach. This will underpin Yorkshire Water’s ambitions. “It’s an exciting journey and we’re looking forward to seeing the benefits Project 13 will bring to Yorkshire Water, our partners and the efficient outcomes it will deliver for our customers.” Dale Evans, chair of the ICG, said: “Project 13 is a now a global industry change movement about building a sustainable future for the construction industry, creating a more highly skilled workforce and creating infrastructure that represents better value for all. “I’m delighted to see Yorkshire Water embed Project 13 principles into the AMP7 capital programme and help the delivery of infrastructure move from a transactional business model to a more collaborative and sustainable one. “The momentum demonstrated by more and more projects and programmes adopting Project 13 illustrates that the principles clearly resonate across infrastructure and I look forward to Yorkshire Water being an integral part of the P13 Adopter community.”

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