Firms invited to help solve waste water issue
Forward-thinking businesses in the North East are being urged to help solve the UK’s waste blockage crisis.
Northumbrian Water Group and the Sustainable Advanced Manufacturing (SAM) Project are urging businesses and experts from all sectors to work with them to help reduce UK sewer blockages.
Northumbrian Water alone experiences more than 10,000 sewer blockages a year.
Companies participating in the project – which is being held as part of the annual NWG Innovation festival – will receive fully-funded support from a team of technical experts and will be able to tap into grant funding to further their idea, should they be chosen to submit it for proof of concept trials.
The NWG Innovation Festival is returning for its fourth year - from September 14 to 18 – with the event being held digitally for the first time and attendees able to tune in to a series of presentations, masterclasses, key speakers and pitching competitions.
Adrian Lee, technical policy manager at NWG, said: “The Innovation Festival offers a unique and exciting opportunity where we can gather together some of the best and most innovative minds from business, science, technology, engineering, utilities and customer services to tackle real life problems.
“No matter how big or how small your idea might be, sign up and be part of an amazing team working to make a real difference to the planet.”
For more information, go to https://www.nwg.co.uk/ our-purpose/expect-theunexpected/innovationfestival/