Acoustic wins funding to go down in the sewer

Its creator, the University of Bradford spinout Acoustic Sensing Technology (UK) has secured £650,000 equity investment from The North West Fund for Energy & Environmental, to help it grow.

The start–up company has developed the SewerBatt, which is a low cost acoustic technology product that assesses the condition of sewer pipes.

It was developed by a research team at the University of Bradford, led by Professor Kirill Horoshenkov and Professor Simon Tait. Acoustic Sensing Technology will use the investment to manufacture the SewerBatt and sell it to water companies and contractors in developed parts of the world such as Australia, America and parts of Europe.

The firm’s chief executive Nick Hawkins and director of technology Richard Long have worked with the University of Bradford and The North West Fund to bring the product to mar- ket.

Michael Bakewell, investment manager at CT Investment Partners, which manages The North West Fund for Energy and Environmental, will join the board of the company as a non-executive director.