Grontmij secures £4m water data deal

ENGINEERING and environmental consultancy Grontmij has won a £4m contract for a major Thames Water data project.

By The Newsroom

Published 15th Oct 2010, 10:28 BST

Updated 15th Oct 2010, 10:28 BST

The Dutch company, which has its UK headquarters in Leeds, said the work is on the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (Scada) scheme, which relates to monitoring and control systems.

Grontmij is one of a number of suppliers and contractors selected for the 95m five-year asset management programme.

Lawrence Hughes, group director of water and energy at Grontmij, said: "It is fantastic to be appointed to such an important and high profile project by Thames Water.

"Winning a further SCADA replacement programme is demonstrative of our knowledge, expertise and impressive track record in the water and utilities sector."

Grontmij has been appointed for two years.

Its team, combined with Mace, will be based in Thames Water's Reading offices, peaking at around 20 employees, with Grontmij providing two thirds of the staff.