Our Enterprise Asset Management solutions enable Three Valleys Water to efficiently identify and prioritise work programmes relating to high risk assets .
The Challenge
Water companies are under pressure to meet increasingly difficult operational targets. Ageing assets, reduced manpower and the need to provide robust information to justify funding are challenges currently faced by Three Valleys Water.
Steve Robinson, head of asset management at Three Valleys Water, said: “Compliance, reporting and work management are high on our agenda. We are tasked with hitting increasingly exacting targets to deliver improved levels of service, and running more cost effective systems. Having access to accurate information about the condition, performance and maintenance of our above ground assets is essential for effective asset management, efficient operations, producing strategic business plans and for securing regulatory support.”
As a result, Three Valleys Water sought a data and work management strategy to replace the existing legacy system that would help its decision makers identify and prioritise work programmes relating to high risk assets.
As a supplier of asset management systems to the water company since 2001, and owing to its strong credentials in the UK water industry, AMT-SYBEX was chosen for the delivery of a new system.
By creating a single, secure and fully auditable source of information that is easy to access and maintain, Three Valleys Water can reduce operational downtime, validate their investment requirements and gain further efficiencies from staff and allocated funds.
The Solution
AMT-SYBEX developed an industry leading work management solution to help the water company increase operational efficiencies, minimise disruptions to supply and enhance levels of customer service.
The solution went live in May 2006, and utilises an asset repository of over 35,000 records created for Three Valleys Water by AMT-SYBEX in 2002. Based on Ellipse, AMT-SYBEX’s enterprise asset management (EAM) software, the system contains information about the physical attributes of the water company’s above ground operational assets. This includes essential details about the company’s reservoir, water treatment, water tower and pumping station sites plus data on the lifecycle, quality and capacity of specific operational components.
It represents the first phase of an end-to-end requirement that includes the delivery of work to the field, enabling staff to timetable site inspections, plan preventative maintenance projects and prioritise urgent call outs more effectively. It will also speed up processes associated with forecasting for capital maintenance, compliance and aid Three Valleys Water’s liaison with OFWAT – the water industry regulator.
As part of its offering, AMT-SYBEX delivered on-site consultancy on development, functionality and training to ensure Three Valleys Water’s new system was maximised to full reward. AMT-SYBEX also provided specific consultancy on data management.
Results
By creating a single, secure and fully auditable source of information that is easy to access and maintain, Three Valleys Water can reduce operational downtime, validate their investment requirements and gain further efficiencies from staff and allocated funds.
Andy Hamlyn, group director at AMT-SYBEX said: “We are delighted Ellipse is being used to such great effect by Three Valleys Water and look forward to working with the company’s asset management teams to expand the breadth and functionality of their system as their requirements evolve.”