Severn Questions With Robbie King From Aqualytix

Robbie King is a Compliance Technician at Aqualytix, who’s swapped his lab coat for his laptop to ensure Aqualytix and our customers reach and maintain water hygiene compliance. Recently, he’s been busy with an LCA audit. We ask him what it is and why it matters.

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Aqualytix Celebrates A Year Of Success Under It’s New Brand!

Twelve months ago, Severn Trent Services Water Hygiene rebranded as Aqualytix to better reflect the long-term direction of the business.

‘Aqua’ represents expertise in water treatment and Legionella control – plus roots in the water industry. ‘Lytix’ represents harnessing data to transform the customer experience.

One year on, the business has gone from strength to strength – generating record profits – and has since acquired water treatment consultancy MA Solutions. The Aqualytix business makes a critical contribution to the success of the Severn Trent Services family of businesses, part of Severn Trent Plc.

Neil Tod, managing director of Aqualytix, reflects on the success of the last 12 months and shares his ambitions for 2024.

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Legionella Risk Assessment: When And How Often Should My Risk Assessment Be Reviewed?

How Often Should My Legionella Risk Assessment Be Reviewed?

Continuing on our Legionella Risk Assessment series. Last time we took a ‘deep dive’ into the competence which should be expected of a risk assessor as well as proportionality in assessing large portfolios of similar building stock. In this article we will be taking a look at the guidance around completing Legionella risk assessment reviews. In our experience it’s not uncommon for ‘end users’ to ask the question- When should I review an existing Legionella risk assessment? Its not uncommon to hear very different opinions on this matter but fortunately there are a number of excellent information sources which can be consulted on when a risk assessment should be reviewed.

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Legionella Risk Assessment: Agreeing The Scope & Demonstrating Independence

Why an understanding of the BS8580:2019 Standard is vital to ensuring a compliant Legionella Risk

A compliant Legionella control scheme must be based on a compliant risk assessment, but what does that really mean? What do you need to do to comply with the British standard?

Many Legionella service providers claim that their risk assessments are conducted and produced in line with the British standard for Legionella risk assessments, BS8580-1: 2019, but what does that really mean? What do you need to do to comply with the British standard?

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Legionella: A Guide To A Clean and Disinfection – The Disinfection

Legionella Management: What is a Clean and Disinfection?

 

The cleaning and disinfection of hot and cold-water storage vessels and down services is a common remedial action in systems which show evidence of contamination or colonisation with Legionella bacteria. But, do you know what constitutes a ‘good’ clean and disinfection of a Hot and Cold-water system? Is it compliant with the appropriate standards? How and when should verification of the disinfection’s effectiveness be completed?

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Severn Trent Services is at Utility Week Live 2023

Members of the Severn Trent Services organisation are at Utility Week Live 2023 at the NEC in Birmingham. If you’re already there, you’ll find them at stand K14 near the net-zero stage.

This event has brought together customers, suppliers, and peers across the utility sector, with innovation and sustainability being key themes.

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GIS helps put Severn Trent Services on the map!

GIS mapping software is used by many organisations to view and manage location data.

For Severn Trent Services people – who look after thousands of water and wastewater assets across the UK – it’s one of many tools used to save time, save money, and add even more value to customers.

Chris Gilbert, Network Optimisation Manager at Severn Trent Services has been in the water industry for over 30 years.

He said:
“It’s amazing what a phenomenal job people have done with paper and spreadsheets. “But the world’s changed. And GIS mapping software is just one of several ways we use technology to do our jobs better.”

Chris Gilbert
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Introducing – Rob Glover, Operations Supervisor

Severn Trent Water Hygiene is growing, and we’re pleased to share with you the story of another new starter. We often speak passionately about our innovative software and outstanding Account Managers, however our Operations Team are the foundation of everything that we do.

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Severn Trent Services announces Robin Phillips as Head of Sustainability

Robin Phillips, who’s worked for Severn Trent Services for over 25 years, is the organisation’s first Head of Sustainability.

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