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Innovation Festival 2025

Join us at this year’s Innovation Festival as we collaborate with industry partners and delve into topics like nature-based solutions, carbon reduction and inflow and infiltration ingress.

See you in Newcastle!

We’re excited to be back at Newcastle Racecourse for the 2025 Innovation Festival from the 7 to 10 July. This year, the week-long event looks to embrace regeneration as a singular mindset to create a better future

In 2025 we are hosting three collaborative sprints, each tackling an industry challenge, enabling innovation, pushing boundaries, and striving for positive change. 

Grey-to-Green

Led by Stantec, Aqua Consultants, and Jacobs, in this sprint we look at how we might rethink Long-Life Infrastructure for a Regenerative Future? As we maintain our existing asset base how can we retrofit, adapt, or augment our existing grey assets to move them to be lower carbon intensive making them greener—functionally, visually, and environmentally? Learn More | Register

Carbon Culture Club

In partnership with Esh Stantec and Galliford Try, this sprint asks how might we create a compelling communications and engagement framework that empowers NWG staff, partners, and stakeholders to understand and implement the ambitions of the Carbon 5-Point Plan? Learn More | Register

Ingress-Ception

Led by Stantec and Jacobs this sprint will look at how might we proactively identify the sources of inflow and infiltration ingress to the sewer network and what are the viable and innovative solutions to this problem? Learn More | Register

Beyond zero

In 2023, Stantec tackled 'Beyond Zero: Delivering Net Zero Construction'. Take a look at last years sprint, ready to innovate?

Meet Our Team

Emma Steel, Client Service Director

I’m dedicated to achieving excellence in all aspects of my work and committed to driving success in the water industry.

Andrew Bent-Marshall, Programme Manager

Supporting technical excellence with control and governance strengthens project outcomes, benefitting everyone involved.

Craig Gerry, Head of Engineering

Ensuring best value in all projects that we deliver.

Chris McLarnon, Head of Technical Delivery

By delivering innovative and sustainable solutions, we play a central role in helping our clients reach net zero emissions.

Emma Steel

Client Service Director

Andrew Bent-Marshall

Programme Manager

Craig Gerry

Head of Engineering

Chris McLarnon

Head of Technical Delivery

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