News News 07.02.25 Thanks to the energy, creativity, and generosity of our wonderful colleagues, we are delighted to confirm that we have officially raised an incredible £2,501.52 for charity! We have made donations of £754.59 to CoppaFeel!, £741.09 to ANDYSMANCLUB and £755.84 to Prostate Cancer UK and following the support from the team at IIH UK, who assisted in raising awareness of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension during Women’s Health Month, we donated £250. Whether our teams baked cakes, sausage rolls, samosas or even created a new office favourite in selling THE best baked potatoes in Yorkshire(!), we are so grateful for all of the effort that went in to making our awareness and fundraising sessions such a success. But it didn’t stop there! We also had amazing support from football card sales, pin badges, raffle ticket sales, donations of raffle prizes, homegrown pumpkin sales and busy Just Giving page so a huge ‘THANK YOU!’ all who cheered or simply spread the word; every effort made a difference to help us smash our target! Together, we’ve shown just how much heart Ancala Water Services has and the impact of this donation will be felt in each of the charities being able to continue the amazing work, research and support that [...]

News News 31.01.25 Rounding off our sparkling series of employee recognition posts, we are delighted to give a HUGE shout-out to Dean Holton and Gary Stephenson for their long service achievements. With Dean celebrating 20 years of service and Gary celebrating a whopping 35 years, we think you’ll agree that we’re a very lucky bunch to have them in our team! And last, but by no means least, Tessa Rogers and Kelly Lavender both demonstrated their dedication to individual learning and development throughout the past year. Kelly’s commitment to her career by gaining the CIPP Advanced Payroll Technician certification has been second-to-none. And Tessa’s determination in gaining her City & Guilds Level 3 Information Communication Technician certification has shown just what a credit to Team AWS she is. 🏆 That's a wrap - congratulations to all! 🏆 MORE NEWS LATEST NEWS

News News 09.01.25 🌟 Celebrating Success! 🌟 At the recent Ancala Water Services Awards Ceremony, we were delighted to celebrate Fares Sayid and Josh Langston (pictured) who completed their Operations & Maintenance Development Programme. Throughout the two-year programme, learners undertake modules in Operations & Maintenance, Networks and Mechanical & Electrical to learn the role fundamentals. Join us in congratulating Fares and Josh on their achievements as they enter the next stage in their career! MORE NEWS LATEST NEWS

News News 02.01.25 The concept of marginal gains - or The 1% Club as we like to call it - is the idea that small and consistent improvements can often lead to the biggest successes. So, when each of us was tasked with sharing our bold and brilliant ideas at our annual get-together, our 1% Club contributors did not disappoint in showcasing their creativity and commercial flair! Our finalists treated us with their pitches throughout the day, entertaining us all with quizzes, game show, presentations and LOTS of laughs! And as the sun set and the ceremony commenced, we crowned The Fleet Addition as our very first 1% Club ‘Champion of Champions’! So, one more time, let’s have a huge round of applause for all of our finalists: The Fleet Addition It’s All About the Money Health & Safety LMS Pub Quiz The Greatest Call Proactive Blockage Hotspot Tankering Efficiencies Metering on a New Direction Our thanks goes to everyone involved for their thought, creativity and courage to take the stage and share their successes with us - it was great to celebrate such positivity from across the business! MORE NEWS LATEST [...]

News News 19.12.24 As 2024 draws to a close, what better way to celebrate our wonderful colleagues than at our annual AWS Award Ceremony! As voted for by their peers, the event recognises individual and team achievements with a glitzy award ceremony to crown our winners in each category. So, without further ado, let’s have a big round of applause for… Tony McIntosh - H&S Champion Nick Burtoft - Rookie of the Year Jason Sweet - Everyday Hero Gareth Boulton - Outstanding Innovator Tom Fellows - Outstanding Commitment Dan Woolf - Driving Success Damien Thomas - Living Our Values Kate Baldock - Positivity Queen HR - Super Squad Fleet Team - CEO Award A huge 'thank you' to all who attended and made another AWS event one to remember! MORE NEWS LATEST NEWS

News News 05.12.24 This year, our Control Centre decided to do something different to the usual ‘Secret Santa’ and took part in The Salvation Army Christmas Present Appeal, helping spread the joy of Christmas to families whose children would otherwise not receive a present. After shopping for boys and girls across the 0-16 years age range, the Control Centre team delivered their gifts to their local Salvation Army donation centre ready for wrapping and distribution to those in need. Their kind actions will hopefully bring happiness to several children this Christmas. 🎅 🎄 MORE NEWS LATEST NEWS

News News 05.11.2024 Our HR team recently took full advantage of one of our many brilliant benefits and spent the day supporting a homelessness charity in Sheffield. The Archer Project has been supporting individuals for over 30 years with things they need right now, such as warm clothing and food supplies but also with longer-term support such as housing and health. The team spent hours sorting through bags and boxes of food, clothing and care donations from local groups as part of The Project’s ‘Harvest Appeal’ as they prepare for the harsh winter period. Huge thanks to all at The Archer Project !! MORE NEWS LATEST NEWS

News News 03.10.24 Did you know that one of the benefits of working at Ancala Water Services is having the opportunity to take two paid days per year for helping charitable causes? Our Assurance Team did just that, recently getting their hands dirty by helping tidy a council run public space at Cannon Hall Museum Gardens close to our Redbrook office. They rely heavily on volunteers to keep the space looking good and useable for visitors. This is a key outside green space for the local community, so the team wanted to use their volunteer days as a whole team together in the local environment. The team were met by many local people who stopped to talk, and they thought it was a great benefit that AWS give all employees two days a year to volunteer. The team were able to get out of the office and spend time together as a team in the fresh air, strengthening connections, as well as their muscles! Paid volunteering is just one of the many employee benefits on offer at Ancala Water Services. Find out more about our wider benefit package by checking out our website by clicking here. We have a number of live vacancies currently and would love you [...]

News News 13.08.24 AWS recently celebrated World Environment Day by visiting one of our sites in the South Wales Region. Two members of our Operations & Maintenance Team, Jason Sweet and Tristan Hird, represented Ancala Water Services at an open day event, where they shared the positive initiatives we are undertaking to protect the environment. In line with our commitment to sustainability, we provided drinking water for the event in a recyclable cardboard box and served it in compostable cups to minimise waste. This event was a great success, offering an excellent opportunity to share our environmental achievements and highlight the work we do.  Jason and Tristan had the chance to connect with onsite stakeholders and contacts, making it a productive day. Great job Jason and Tristan!! MORE NEWS LATEST NEWS

News News 18.06.24 From the 13th to 19th May 2024, it was Mental Health Awareness Week and this year the theme was Movement: moving more for our mental health. At AWS, we recognise the importance of good mental health and so we ran the event across the remainder of May, not just a week! We hoped this would make the event more inclusive, allowing everyone to take part, and encourage all to become more active and develop a healthier physical and mental lifestyle. We offered and ran the following during this event: Encouraged all to spend 30 minutes of working time becoming more active Ran two webinars – “the benefits of exercise on mental health” and “developing mental resilience” Held a Wear It Green Day to promote the importance of looking after our own & each other’s Mental Health Continued to review our approach to Mental Health at Work using the Mental Health at Work Commitment pillars Promoted the great benefits from your Westfield Health membership – My Gym Discounts and My Active Discounts Refreshed the skills and knowledge of 4 of our 9 Mental Health First Aiders Provided links to fitness videos that were suitable for all and could be completed at desks, indoors and outdoors Details of all the [...]