Utilities
Utilities face a challenging future from increased competition, growing consumer and environmental demands and ever increasing regulatory pressure. Added to internal business forces to reduce & control operating expenditure, report asset values and planning future project work where it affects the highway.
Exor Utility solutions contain powerful technology and comprehensive integrated applications for the management of infrastructure assets both above and below ground. Our application suite will enable all utility types to reduce costs while maximizing return on your IT investment.
Built on Oracle database platforms our proven business solutions for the utility market will enable you to become an information-driven enterprise and address your most critical business challenges.
At Exor we understand your unique industry issues and work closely with some of the major utilities and support their needs in providing:
- Scaleable and true interoperable solutions to minimize implementation times and risk
- Integration with both front and back office systems to facilitate and improve business efficiencies
- Reassurance in protecting your existing investments
- Modeling of both above and below ground linear and non-linear assets
- Supporting applications for permits and/or statutory notices
Who we work with, Severn Trent Water:
Since 2004 when Royal Assent was given for the Traffic Management Act (TMA), affected companies have invested heavily in upgrading their IT systems and implementing new business processes, in order to comply with the new regulations.
Severn Trent Water, the world’s fourth largest privately owned water utility, is no exception. With more than 8 million water customers and a geographical region encompassing 36 local authorities it was imperative that the utility was not only able to meet its legal obligations from 1st April 2008 but was also prepared for future legislative requirements - such as TMA permits which come into force 1st October 2008.
In the West Midlands region of the UK, where Severn Trent Water has its headquarters, two consortiums are already investigating the potential of operating a permit scheme. Under the new regime Severn Trent Water estimates it will face an increase in costs of between £20-30 million per annum in permit fees.
Anita Solanki, TMA Operations and Compliance Manager for Severn Trent Water, highlights the challenges faced in meeting the 1st April timescale whilst maintaining a ‘business as usual’ policy at Severn Trent Water with little or no disruption to the service provided.
“Since April we’ve been demonstrating how we’re able to work collaboratively with Local Authorities switching from ETON 3 to ETON 4 as well as working with other Utilities,” she said. “In an initiative set up by National Grid and trialled with Staffordshire Council, our representatives meet quarterly with other major utilities to share details of any major works we need to undertake in the region and we then coordinate our works accordingly.”
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