Thames Water
Key Personnel
Bob Collington
Bob was appointed as Operations Director on September 2012 . He is responsible for more than 2,300 employees who operate and maintain our water and wastewater treatment plants and networks .
bigger than the company ’ s Lee Tunnel , which is currently the biggest-ever single project in the privatised water sector ’ s history .
Also in place for the 2015-2020 Asset Management Plan ( AMP ) is a revolution in the way that capital and operating work will be carried out in the form of the eight2O alliance , combining expertise from technology , management and construction fields to create a formidable team for the future .
Currently , Thames Water ploughs a record £ 1 billion a year into improvements to a network which contains 20,000 miles of water pipes , 26 reservoirs , 350 sewage works , 68,000 miles of sewers and a staggering 1.2 million manholes .
Ensuring that it stays ahead of the tide through AMP6 and beyond is a drive for technical innovation and employee excellence , supported admirably by its graduate scheme , a programme which Operations Director Bob Collington OBE embraced himself in before reaching the upper echelons of the company .
“ We need to maintain consistent levels of work to upgrade our networks over the long term and not store problems for the future ”
– Bob Collington
102 July 2014