NWG (Northumbrian Water Group)

#InnovationFestival24 is officially over...and what an incredible journey it's been! Over the past few days, we've witnessed some groundbreaking ideas, inspiring collaborations, and innovative solutions that will shape the future of our industry. From celebrity speakers, to comedy, bingo, race-cars and everything in-between the festival has been a melting pot of creativity and ingenuity. Of course, we'd like to say a huge THANK YOU to all the sponsors, speakers, festival crew and partners, and of course you, our innovators, who made this event a resounding success! Your passion and dedication are what drive innovation forward, so have a look at the best-bits in this highlights of the week vid! Let's continue to push boundaries, explore new possibilities...#InnovationFestival25, we're coming for you! .....oh and don't forget, you can sign up to some year-round innovation-y goodness with our Innovation Connect newsletter, here https://lnkd.in/efX6YBjS

Work starts this month on a £3m project that will help to improve water quality in the River Deerness, in County Durham. The investment in upgrades at Esh Winning Sewage Treatment Works (STW), will provide benefits for the river and also ensure the STW continues to serve the community effectively. Work, which will be carried out by our partner, Esh-Stantec, is expected to take up to 12 months to complete. You can follow progress here: https://lnkd.in/ebSkhhYz. Esh Group Stantec

Wow. What a week. We can't even begin to tell you how incredible it was to see all of our innovators together at #InnovationFestival24! We'll be bringing you an update on what went down very soon, but until then, here are some of favourite images of the week! 👇

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A brilliant event! An excellent example, where doing something differently gives people the opportunity to be creative and use their cognitive diversity to create something new . Loved the energy and innovations in the sector. NWG (Northumbrian Water Group) #Innovationfestival24 Thanks Angela MacOscar for inviting me to join in the fun! Great work Tilly Lockey ! Thanks to Scamp Speakers - Motivational & Business Speakers and Matthew Fisher for the opportunity. #embracedifference #cognitivediversity

Final day ✅ That's it folks, the #InnovationFestival24 is finished for another year! It's been an absolute blast, and most importantly there have been dozens of incredible ideas that could revolutionise the way we operate! Here's what happened on the final day of the event, and stay tuned as we will be sharing more amazing memories over the next few days! Over and out 🎤

Absolutely fantastic stuff from The QT!

Of course, the #InnovationFestival24 is a bucket load of fun - but at the core, we are tackling some very real and serious challenges that have a huge impact on our business and our customers every day... As an environmentally responsible company, we are always looking for ways we can do better in that space... So, here is the low-down on what our environmentally-focused sprints are looking at this year 👇

It’s the final day of the #InnovationFestival24 and we have seen thousands of people taking part.   We’ve seen planning, designing, and creating and now all the ideas are ready to be put through their paces!   We caught up with Head of Innovation, Angela MacOscar to tell us how she has found this week.

Get the tissues at the ready, day three of #InnovationFestival24 is here! Today is the day that all of the ideas, solutions and inventions come together with the idea of being progressed further into our business - and we can't wait to see what all of the innovators have come up with! Seeing us out, we have former RAF pilot Mandy Hickson , as well as Olympians Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and Montell Douglas inspiring our young citizens. Stay tuned to see how the final day goes!