The amazing breadth of water…

We love water, we are scared of water, we need water, we hate water – heck – we are made of water…

Few people however, realise how wide a support industry we have built around water and the workings of it. Some of it takes water away, some protects against water presence in the first place, some in attracting and channelling it, much in cleaning it, other in changing its physical state for use.

Much in water industry is boringly mundane, but a huge range of enterprise endeavour is unexpectedly interesting and surprising :

Stonehouse in Worcestershire specialises in diving underground to where the water is…then fighting to keep it away with waterproofing of pre-built structural cavities for home basements.

Aquaforce Concrete Services changes water properties and then use it to destructional effect. Ultra-high pressure water jetting cuts through old concrete for break-up and then works efficiently as the main debris transporter…neat and environmentally clean.

Anglian Water is investing in fibre-optic technology to find and fix water leaks, Build Energy provides a “water efficiency calculator” for the construction sector, Envireau Water is the go-to for flood risk management…and on and on…with Vreeslik the ultimate, real-time “water” industry snippet collator UK wide…