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• 2023 (42)
  • November (3)
    • Affinity Water announces partnership with the Women's Utilities Network
    • Leisure centre awarded with water saving certificate by Affinity Water
    • Is your home ready for winter?
  • October (3)
    • Money down the drain: Every Litre Losts Matters
    • Affinity Water success with local partners
    • Affinity Water submit ambitious five-year business plan to Ofwat and invite customers to have their say
  • September (1)
    • 'WaterSave’ with Affinity Water: A new way of charging customers with tariff trial
  • August (1)
    • Affinity Water celebrates success of water saving success in Bedfordshire
  • July (3)
    • Affinity Water scores best leakage results for 2023
    • Affinity Water publish annual results for 2022/23
    • Affinity Water sponsors Wildfest 2023
  • June (6)
    • Companion cropping in OSR appears to reduce herbicide losses to water
    • Affinity Water to share latest trial results at Groundswell 2023
    • BBC Countryfile talks with Affinity Water on restoring chalk streams
    • Affinity Water encourages public to save water as warmer weather is likely to see increase in demand
    • Water Regulations with Mark Fenning and Jon Dunne
    • Our new drought plan 2022
  • May (3)
    • Affinity Water invests in new infrastructure to ensure sustainability of water supplies
    • Affinity Water works with SDS to pioneer water reuse in new housing developments
    • Affinity Water’s Podcast Media Queen talks through her career highlights and leaves an astonishing legacy after a victorious retirement
  • April (2)
    • Affinity Water’s oilseed rape companion cropping trial results to be showcased at Hertfordshire’s Regenerative Farming Festival Groundswell 2023
    • Affinity Water launches public consultation on proposed plans from 2025-30
  • March (9)
    • Affinity Water to implement a new tariff trial to make water bills more affordable
    • Affinity Water teams up with Herts based Maydencroft Limited to offer water saving tips to gardeners this Spring
    • Affinity Water and the Herts Community Foundation Support the Borehamwood Foodbank
    • Affinity Water’s History Man retires after 44 years loyal service
    • Affinity water achieves the BSI certification for helping vulnerable customers
    • How the labelling of white goods can encourage water saving on household equipment and save you money
    • Affinity Water advises its customers to prepare the pipes in their homes for more cold weather
    • Affinity Water to publish open-source environmental data for the public
    • The Fair Tax mark accreditation awarded to Affinity Water
  • February (4)
    • Affinity Water provides an update on partial water softening in Saffron Walden
    • Technicians at Affinity Water explain how they fix and repair leaks and why hot and cold weather leads to more problems
    • Epping water pipe renewal - Ivy Chimneys Road, Bridge Hill, & Brook Road
    • Affinity Water urges its customers to check to see if they are eligible for help with paying their bills
  • January (7)
    • Affinity water invests more for the future and offers help with the cost-of-living
    • Affinity Water takes a tour of its water treatment works to showcase how it ensures its customers’ water is of the highest standard from source to tap
    • Affinity Water ramps up its investment in solar energy as it prepares for net zero by 2030
    • Affinity Water uses new technology to repair leaks faster and trains up a new generation of apprentices in leak detection
    • Affinity Water unveils plans for a Water Neutrality trial in Central Bedfordshire
    • Affinity Water says: help us take action to resolve the environmental challenges facing the water industry including leaks
    • Keith Haslett joins Affinity Water as new CEO
• 2022 (57)
  • December (5)
    • Affinity Water thanks its customers for helping to keep water running during the big thaw
    • Prepare your pipes ahead of the big thaw
    • Affinity Water issues a safety warning after a tragic accident on a lake in Solihull
    • In a new podcast Affinity Water explains why even if it’s raining, we could still be in drought next year
    • Save on potential plumbing bills and check your pipes this Winter says Affinity Water
  • November (4)
    • A leading environmental think-tank backs Affinity Water’s Draft Water Resources Management Plan
    • Affinity Water launch action plan to combat significant future water shortfall
    • Affinity Water unveils plans to use the Grand Union Canal to help provide a sustainable water supply for the future
    • Ben Fogle joins Affinity Water to launch its Save Our Streams campaign
  • October (8)
    • Find out more about how Affinity Water plans its water resources for the future
    • Affinity Water gives employees four volunteering days a year & they’re helping to save the water vole
    • Development Experience - Sustainably connecting our communities, now and in the future
    • Autumn tips for the garden from Affinity Water and the Beth Chatto’s Plants and Gardens in Essex
    • Affinity Water reaches out to customers in need of financial support and says “We’re here to help”
    • Affinity Water launches 2022 Save Our Streams campaign to help customers save water, save money, and save our streams
    • Affinity Water refreshes its approach to assessing risk across operational assets
    • Affinity Water celebrates the Colne Valley Landscape Partnership
  • September (3)
    • Affinity Water is now using solar to reduce carbon emissions
    • Affinity Water congratulates the Chiltern Chalk Streams Project on 25 years of collaborative working
    • Affinity Water appoints a new CEO
  • August (1)
    • Affinity Water announce water restrictions unlikely at this stage, but are monitoring the situation closely
  • July (7)
    • Affinity Water Ltd - Financial Results for year ended 31 March 2022
    • Moving forward on our Journey to 2025
    • Affinity Water issues safety warning to the public
    • Affinity Water drives leakage down to lowest ever level
    • Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust and Affinity Water collaborate to ask the public to “Save Water Save Wildlife”
    • Affinity Water urges customers to use water wisely as hot weather hits
    • Grant Wordsworth #OurPeople – No two days are the same working in the water industry
  • June (4)
    • The Beth Chatto Gardens and Affinity Water ask gardeners to save water this summer
    • Affinity Water and SSEN call on customers to sign up for free services
    • Affinity Water and the Hertfordshire Community Foundation support The Liberty Tearooms and Community Hub in Hemel Hempstead
    • A Day in the Life of Affinity Water’s Customer Delivery Team & why a career in the water industry is worthwhile
  • May (6)
    • The History of Folkestone water is told in a new podcast to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
    • Affinity Water encourages families to spot the species this Jubilee bank holiday and support its biodiversity agenda
    • Award-winning comedian delights crowds as festival makes long-awaited return
    • Affinity Water will be giving an update on the planting of all year-round cover-crops at Groundswell 2022 and supporting regenerative farming practices
    • St Albans Cricket Club bowled over by Affinity Water funding
    • Fun-filled water focus set for family festival
  • March (9)
    • Affinity Water uses latest TV and digital marketing techniques in mission to explain to its 3.6 million consumers what it’s doing to find and fix leaks
    • Affinity Water takes a tour of its architecturally protected Grade 2 listed water towers
    • Affinity Water’s new water main project in St Albans moves to next phase
    • Affinity Water achieves the Fair Tax mark accreditation for another year
    • How consideration of the environment and sustainability is uppermost in Affinity Water’s capital delivery ethos
    • Full Stream Ahead for Affinity Water
    • How a graduate trainee at Affinity Water, climbed the career ladder to the boardroom
    • Helping to improve the #Environment and working in National emergencies to keep the taps flowing
    • Affinity Water making the headlines with its Save our Streams campaign
  • February (4)
    • Luke Rose an Affinity Water apprentice tells us how he climbed the career ladder to succeed at University with a first-class honours degree
    • Affinity Water responds to Defra’s SPS statement
    • Affinity Water works in collaboration with Cadent Gas and Openreach to reduce disruption during major utility replacement works in North London
    • Affinity Water invests for the future and continues to provide support for customers most in need
  • January (6)
    • How Citizen Science projects and Real-Time Monitoring is helping to improve the health of the region’s chalk streams
    • Affinity Waters Keeps Customer Conversations Flowing with Chatbots and Automation
    • Affinity Water explains how taking a catchment-based approach is helping to keep its chalk streams healthy
    • Affinity Water join forces with water companies across Southeast England to address climate change challenge and ensure sustainable water supplies for the future
    • Affinity Water launches a new recruitment drive for ambitious graduates to take up the challenge in 2022
    • Why we're supporting Groundswell
• 2021 (74)
  • December (5)
    • Affinity Water invites residents to a community event to learn more about Hempstead to Steeple Bumpstead essential water mains works
    • Affinity Water appoints a Legal Panel
    • Affinity Water to help customers who have experienced economic abuse
    • Affinity Water provides its customers with water saving tips this Christmas
    • Affinity Water offers help to its customers if they are struggling to pay their water bills
  • November (7)
    • Affinity Water challenges families to name a tree as part of National Tree Week and to help improve carbon capture
    • Affinity Water urges households to Get Winter Ready
    • Affinity Water invites St Albans residents to learn more about essential water mains work that may impact local traffic
    • #AffinityWaterCareers highlights the bright future that lies ahead
    • Affinity Water harnesses the power of the sun to reach Net Zero
    • Affinity Water launches a new round of funding to help prevent the introduction and spread of Invasive Non-Native Species
    • Why every-action counts #Environment #COP26
  • October (8)
    • The History of Affinity Water in 12 Objects - Part Four
    • Affinity Water and holiday park owners in the Clacton area help campers to save water
    • Affinity Water announces Green bond issuance
    • Affinity Water commit to build on success following Pauline Walsh departure
    • Affinity Water encourages families to spot the species this half term holiday and support its biodiversity agenda
    • Affinity Water and Thames Water team up with environmental groups to improve the health of local chalk streams
    • Affinity Water wins its second Ofwat Innovation Award
    • Affinity Water gains safety training accreditation by Outreach Rescue
  • September (11)
    • Affinity Water wins share of £2.9 million for cutting-edge water sector innovation
    • It’s nothing short of a miracle: Trunk Mains, Covers and Bridges.
    • Plans to Protect and Enhance the River Chess
    • Affinity Water rejuvenates wildlife on the River Misbourne in Amersham for the community to enjoy
    • Affinity Water launches its Green Finance Framework
    • Affinity Water Announces Change of Leadership
    • History of Affinity Water: Mural Sculpture, Pumping Station, Reservoir
    • Affinity Water invites walkers to join in the Chess Valley Challenge for another year
    • The History of Affinity Water in 12 Objects with Steve Baker
    • Affinity Water Teams up with Sign Solutions with a new video
    • Affinity Water teams up with a national charity to help disabled people participate more fully in water sports
  • August (6)
    • Brits admit they don’t know how to flush a toilet
    • Designing our future together
    • How stand-up comedy in a local chalk stream and a gigantic touring bathtub nicknamed “Tubatha” created a water saving movement
    • Affinity Water’s technicians say the skills they are learning will give them a career for life
    • Affinity Water offers placements to young people under the government’s Kickstart Scheme
    • Affinity Water adopts a collaborative approach to reach out to customers struggling financially and soon it will be communicating via sign language
  • July (10)
    • Our plan for Net Zero
    • Affinity Water announces further major work on improving the health of our Chalk Streams
    • We’re here to help – supporting customers through challenging times
    • MP joins water-saving movement to help Save Our Streams
    • Affinity Water issues safety warning to the public
    • Affinity Water helps holiday makers in the Clacton area to save water and enjoy their stay
    • Over 80,000 people sign up to new movement to Save Our Streams
    • Performance year 2020/21
    • Affinity Water Limited – Financial Results For Year Ended 31 March 2021
    • Planning for a different world – adapting to the Climate Crisis by Pauline Walsh, Affinity Water CEO
  • June (3)
    • The Ricky Road Run is back for 2021, and we need you to help us support international charities WaterAid and KitAid
    • Affinity Water are headline sponsors of the 2021 Groundswell event 23rd and 24th June 2021
    • The RSPCA and Affinity Water rescue two large hedgehogs stuck down a water meter hole in Luton
  • May (6)
    • Affinity Water puts nature to the test to improve the efficiency and resilience of water supplies
    • Leading environment campaigners back action to www.saveourstreams.co.uk
    • Affinity Water announces four new Framework agreements which will help protect the environment, build resilience and support customer supplies
    • Affinity Water reaches out to bring customers closer to the services it offers
    • Sir Charles Walker MP, says we need to do more to www.saveourstreams.co.uk
    • UK Manufacturers Association and Affinity Water urge consumers to use the eco-settings on their white goods to #SaveWater
  • April (3)
    • Affinity Water wins two collaborative entries in the Ofwat Innovation in Water Challenge to improve efficiency and resilience for water customers
    • Affinity Water listening to customers about the softening of water in Saffron Walden
    • Affinity Water and Cambridge Water to expand their successful cover crops scheme
  • March (8)
    • Affinity Water rises to the challenge Covid-19 presents and helps customers to save water
    • Friendly farming to help improve water quality and protect water resources
    • Affinity Water provides customers with easier ways to access debt advice for Debt Awareness Week from 22nd to 28th March 2021
    • Virtual Home Water Efficiency Checks prove a success
    • Affinity Water profiles a day in the life of its key workers as it issues new high-vis jackets
    • A day in the life of Rachel
    • A day in the life of Allen
    • A day in the life of James
  • February (4)
    • Affinity Water partner with SeaBin to take action on river plastic pollution
    • We're loaning out laptops to help employees’ children to learn from home during Covid.
    • We've been awarded the Fair Tax mark for another year
    • Victorian architecture helps to bring high quality water to our customer's homes
  • January (3)
    • Help prevent the introduction and spread of Invasive Non-Native Species
    • Affinity Water achieves BSI verification certification renewal for helping vulnerable customers
    • Affinity Water asks: Have you checked your home to see if it is “Winter Ready” for 2021?