About
IWS are part of South Staffordshire Plc’s compliance division alongside their sister company Omega Red. Together, they offer legionella control, water treatment lightning protection, electrical earthing and height safety solutions, all of which help their clients achieve compliance to a range of relevant standards and regulations.
IWS supplies a wide range of services to the public sector, social housing, education, utility companies, industrial, commercial and retail customers. IWS Water Hygiene’s primary business objective is to establish and maintain long term working relationships with a client base that will benefit directly from the experience, knowledge and expertise within IWS and the wider South Staffordshire Plc group. The core services provided by IWS are delivered by utilising the experience and expertise of a directly employed resource of over 430 employees.
Our success is primarily due to the expertise, commitment and competence of our staff and our ability to understand a client’s requirements, whilst delivering cost effective solutions through effective management. We continue to invest in the development of our staff so that they can fully realise their potential and we can maintain an enjoyable working environment.
You can find out more about the South Staffordshire Plc here.
Where we came from
IWS was born in 2004 when it moved out its parents’ house, OnSite, part of South Staffordshire plc and South Staffordshire Water and ventured out into the big wide commercial world, making its own home in Fradley near Lichfield in the Midlands. The business has grown organically and through strategic acquisition since this time and has recently achieved its long term goal of turning over £20m per year.
IWS acquired Brocol Consultants in December 2006, who already had an excellent reputation in providing water hygiene services over a 17 year period to give IWS a home within the South West of the country, based in Bristol.
In 2008, IWS acquired Wells Water ltd, based in Bury just outside Manchester who, for 10 years had provided Legionella risk assessment and Legionella related services in the North West of England. This became the Northern regional office for IWS and has since re-located from Bury to its new home in Heywood, 3 miles down the road.
Later on in April 2010, IWS were delighted to announce the acquisition of ION Water and Environmental Management Ltd, based in Coatbridge, Scotland. This strategic acquisition strengthened the IWS water hygiene service provision within the UK becoming our Scottish office and gateway to providing services to the Highlands and Islands.
In addition to these acquisitions, IWS Water Hygiene has also achieved a significant level of organic growth which lead to the requirement for new offices to be opened in Crayford to support our London and South East based operations, Aldershot to support our South Central and South Coast operations and a satellite office in Sunderland to support our operations in the North East. The core services provided by IWS are delivered by utilising the experience and expertise of a directly employed resource of over 430 employees.
Our approach
Health and safety
Promoting a safe working environment for our workforce, clients & the environment.
Accreditations
Working to the highest safety, environmental & quality standards.
