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PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS

British Damage Management Association

The BDMA is a not-for-profit organisation offering individual and corporate memberships with over 2600 members currently.

It is the certifying body for damage management professionals, setting standards and providing training and accreditation for practitioners and others across the wider insurance industry who are involved in the recovery and restoration of damaged properties.

British Damage Management Association Website

CIRIA

ur work addresses industry issues, challenges and opportunities to provide business and delivery improvement. We work collaboratively across the construction industry to identify good practice, develop new approaches and to identify and enable innovation.

Membership of CIRIA provides access to all our services and a cost effective research, information and training resource that keeps organisations up-to-date with emerging policies, requirements, developments and guidance.

CIRIA Website

CIWEM

CIWEM is the leading royal chartered professional body dedicated to sustainable management of the environment, globally. We represent and support a community of thousands of members and organisations in over 89 countries who are dedicated to improving water and environmental management for the benefit of the public. Our aim is to work towards a safer, more sustainable world. Our mission is to build a global community of water and environmental professionals dedicated to working for the public benefit. As an independent charity, we champion professional standards, impartiality and the use of scientific evidence in the management of the environment. We promote best practice through our members to protect the public from pollution, environmental destruction and natural hazards.

CIWEM Website

CPD Certification Services

The CPD Certification Service was established in 1996 as the leading independent CPD accreditation institution operating across industry sectors to complement the Continuing Professional Development policies of professional institutes and academic bodies. The CPD Certification Service provides support, advice and recognised independent CPD accreditation compatible with global CPD principles.

CPD Certification Services Website

DRAIN TRADER MAGAZINE

Drain Trader is THE magazine for the drainage, water and wastewater industries.

Since we launched the magazine in April 1998 (you may remember issue 1 appearing on BBC's Have I Got News For You), Drain Trader has established itself as a reliable source of information and is trusted by professionals with a variety of interests.

In print, online and in the App store, we are a multi-platform publication, and media partnerships with events and exhibitions worldwide, mean that Drain Trader's reach is truly global.

DRAIN TRADER MAGAZINE Website

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

The Environment Agency is a non-departmental public body, established in 1995 and sponsored by the United Kingdom government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with responsibilities relating to the protection and enhancement of the environment in England.

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY Website

Fund Britain's Waterways

The Fund Britain’s Waterways group has been set up in response to the threat posed to our canals and rivers by inadequate funding. The funding situation is already causing deterioration and will only worsen with the challenges of high inflation and the impact of climate change, which are both at a level unforeseen when current funding was agreed. FBW has come together to campaign to persuade national and local government to ensure that the benefits provided to the public do not continue to be eroded.

Responsibility for managing Britain’s 5,000 miles of navigable inland waterways is fragmented between different organisations. The Canal & River Trust is the largest with 2,000 miles. In July 2023, a year behind schedule, Defra announced future funding for the Canal & River Trust and the announcement confirmed our fears of further substantial cuts to the already inadequate level of funding.

Other organisations such as the Environment Agency and Scottish Canals face similar problems. Today the entire network is at risk due to significant underinvestment. The consequences of failing to maintain waterway infrastructure were clearly shown by the evacuation of 1,500 local residents in case the dam at Toddbrook Reservoir collapsed in 2019, but it is as if the lessons have not yet been learnt.

Fund Britain's Waterways Website

Future Water Association

Dedicated to helping your business develop; keeping you informed, encouraging your innovations and working with you to influence the water sector. Our purpose is to support your organisation.

Future Water Association Website

Inland Waterways Association

The International Water Association is the network of water professionals striving for a world in which water is wisely, sustainably and equitably managed.

Drawing exceptional professionals from more than 140 countries, the membership of the International Water Association (IWA) brings together scientists, researchers, technology companies, water and wastewater utilities, and wider stakeholders involved in water management.

As the largest membership association for the global water sector, the Association was launched in its current identity in 2000, building on a 75-year heritage of connecting water professionals around the world. IWA is an international reference for the water and sanitation industry.

Inland Waterways Association Website

Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC)

Founded in 1972, SLCC has gone from strength to strength, starting with just 50 members and now representing clerks to over 5,000 local councils in England and Wales.

As the professional body for local council clerks and senior council employees, we ensure that our members are equipped with the necessary knowledge, training and skills to thrive within their role and best support their council and community.

Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC) Website

susdrain

What is susdrain? susdrain is a community that provides a range of resources for those involved in delivering sustainable drainage systems (SuDS). SuDS help to manage flood risk and water quality and also improve biodiversity and amenity as well as a host of other benefits to create great places to live, work and play. With the need for SuDS greater than ever before, www.susdrain.org provides up-to-date guidance, information, case studies, videos, and photos that help to underpin the planning, design, approval, construction and maintenance of SuDS.

susdrain Website

UK RAINWATER MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

The UKRMA is a trade organisation established by the manufacturers of surface-water and grey-water management systems, to promote water re-use as the best and most cost-effective way of helping to reduce future flood and water-shortage risks.
The Association is the only trade organisation in the UK which advocates addressing both risks at the same time, rather than separately, the aim being to ensure that measures taken to alleviate flood-risks, for example, do not heighten water shortages.

UK RAINWATER MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION Website

Water Magazine

Water Magazine is a freely distributed monthly print and digital publication reporting on the UK’s municipal and industrial water, wastewater & stormwater sector.

Accompanying the magazine is a website, updated daily with news & case studies. There's also a supplier directory to help source companies and products and an events area listing industry exhibitions and conferences.
The website is home to the Water Magazine archive, where all previous editions of the monthly magazine can be viewed for free.

Water Magazine Website

Water UK

Water UK is a membership organisation which represents and works with the major water and wastewater service providers in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

We are active participants in EurEau, the European Federation of National Associations of Water and Wastewater Services. This provides a powerful platform for the industry within the European institutions.

Water UK Website

WATERBRIEFING

WaterBriefing is an information service, delivering daily news, company data and product information straight to the desks of purchasers, users and specifiers of equipment and services in the UK water and wastewater industry.
WaterBriefing is more than a website, more than an online magazine and much more than a product directory. WaterBriefing provides news, comment, advice, information and opinion to the water and wastewater community.
WaterBriefing’s expanded content, new features and specialist sections provide its readers with all the information they need to understand emerging industry challenges.

WATERBRIEFING Website