July 2026 was the driest July on record for England, with rainfall records going back to 1836, and the Environment Agency has now declared drought across seven areas of the country. For commercial and industrial site operators, this isn't only a story about water supply. It's also changing the risk around discharge compliance, and [...]
If your site relies on a borehole, private reservoir or other private water supply rather than mains water, this summer's drought is likely to affect you more directly than most. The Environment Agency has begun issuing formal abstraction restrictions, and its most recent drought report suggests more are likely before the summer is over. [...]
2026 has already been a record-breaking year for UK weather, and it's starting to show up underground too. According to the Met Office, temperatures of 35C or higher have now been recorded in May, June and July of the same year for the first time in the UK weather record, with a run of [...]
If you run a commercial site anywhere across the South East, you've likely already seen a hosepipe ban notice from your water supplier this summer. South East Water introduced a temporary use ban across Kent from 3 July, Southern Water followed with a ban covering Hampshire and the Isle of Wight from 10 July, [...]
Pump stations are an essential but frequently neglected part of many commercial drainage systems. Because they are buried underground and out of sight, they can go years without a proper inspection - until something fails. When a pump station fails, the consequences for a business can be immediate and serious: wastewater backing up into [...]
For facilities managers and commercial property owners, subsidence is one of the most serious structural issues a site can face. Cracks in walls, sticking doors, uneven floors - these are the warning signs that typically prompt a call to a structural engineer or an insurance claim. But what many businesses don’t realise is that [...]
We have invested in advanced CCTV drain inspection technology, including a new iPEK crawler system, to strengthen our inspection capability and support a major new commercial drainage contract. The investment reflects the scale and complexity of the work we are increasingly delivering across the South East. Many commercial sites have larger drainage networks, where [...]
Most drainage systems will experience occasional issues over time. However, when the same problem continues to return, it is often a sign that something more significant is affecting the system. Recurring drainage problems can appear in different ways. A drain may repeatedly block in the same location, gullies may regularly overflow or unpleasant odours [...]
Spring often feels like a period of recovery for drainage systems. After winter, sites begin to dry out, temperatures rise and day-to-day operations return to a more normal rhythm. However, this is also the time when a different set of drainage issues can start to develop. Spring drainage problems are often linked to growth. [...]
Across commercial sites, the first sign of a drainage issue is often not inside the pipework. It appears on the surface. Standing water in a car park, soft areas in a yard or movement in block paving are all common early indicators that a drainage system may not be performing as it should. These [...]
