real results
real results
Hear why several large complex organisations get involved with our innovation programmes and work with our team to accelerate innovation.
Our work has generated new innovations, business cases for investment, collaborations and enabled practical acceleration of solutions development in diverse fields from asset management, to energy and customer facing services.
Engaging customers in major change
Considering ambition and different deployment models for smart meters. The team worked with Diehl Metering to engage 11 water companies in the UK in considering how and who would be involved in major service redevelopments and innovation.
Reducing pollution and flooding
Yorkshire Water have committed millions to realising a visible network in waste. The +ADD team have supported innovative co-design, business case development and now tendering and pre-market testing of realised concepts.
Diverse and fresh thinking applied to energy use on site
Working with a community of experts, academics, operators and contractors to review plant operations, the +ADD team delivered £90,000 in annual energy savings and a further £150,000 in developed capital invested proposals in less than one week. The savings represented over 10% of the annual site bill.
Creating contemporary solutions
Working with leading thinkers in subsea services, +ADD supports thinking on new inspection and maintenance futures.
The team provided comprehensive research, customers insight programme and a concept development sprit programme.
Application wins national competition
Project to support community hygiene projects in south America wins the national field app. development challenge.
Nebula Labs won a hack sponsored by Northumbrian Water Group, creating a proof-of-concept interactive heat map. The Map combines event and complaint data in visual timeline discovering patterns and associations.
A host of new IP developments
An +ADD programme in consumer product space establishes investment in 4 new RTD projects.
Turning dumb meters into a smart network
+ADD is managing a project to create Europe’s first smart water city for a local authority and one of the most innovative utilities in Europe.
Inspired through an open innovation programme, new software is being developed and pre-market sensors have been rolled out across an entire cities assets.
Accelerating change