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Taking a bow at the 2011 Utility Industry Achievement Awards
Morrison Utility Services Takes A Bow at the 2011 Utility Industry Achievement Awards
Morrison Utility Services, the leading utility services provider in the UK, celebrated its prestigious nomination for a 2011 Utility Industry Achievement Award recently with a collective bow from one of its electricity faults and connections…
Make Time Do Time
“Make time or do time” Morrison Utility Services and Yorkshire Water mark European week of safety and health
Morrison Utility Services and Yorkshire Water to undertake 12 ‘Make Time or Do Time’ sessions: authentic courtroom trial re-enactments
Proceedings are presided over by a…
Morrison Utility Services Hosts inaurgural multi-sector Innovation Event
Morrison Utility Services Hosts Inaurgural Multi Sector Innovation Event
Event offered showcase of solutions for gas, water, electricity and telecoms applications
‘Matchmaking’ approach introduced utility companies to partners, joint venture businesses and associates in a new approach to…
Morrison Utility Services joins National Skills Academy for Power at House of Lords Reception
Morrison Utility Services Joins National Skills Academy for Power at House of Lords Reception
Colleagues from Morrison Utility Services recently attended the House of Lords as guests of the National Skills Academy for Power.
The ‘Influencing the Influencer’ reception was hosted by Baroness Margaret Wall of New Barnet on 8th…
Morrison Utility Services gets on board with Energy Saving Trust's Motorvate Scheme
Morrison Utility Services gets on board with Energy Saving Trust’s Motorvate Scheme
Morrison Utility Services to undertake Energy Saving Trust’s ‘Green Fleet Review’ of its fleet
Ongoing tracking of emissions will take place under the scheme
Vehicle selection, vehicle tracking,…
Partner Plaudits from Yorkshire Water
Partner Plaudits from Yorkshire Water
Morrison Utility Services’ team walks away with three awards at Yorkshire Water’s annual Partner Awards
Morrison Utility Services, the leading utility services provider in the UK, has been honoured three times by Yorkshire Water for its work. The prestigious Partner Awards…
Morrison Utility Services secures water mains replacement work with Southern Water
Morrison Utility Services secures Chatham water mains replacement work with Southern Water
Morrison Utility Services, the leading utility services provider in the UK, has been awarded a £14 million water mains replacement project at Woolmans Wood in Chatham, Kent on behalf of Southern Water.
The replacement of some 48.5 kilometres…
Morrison Utility Services Honoured By British Safety Council
Morrison Utility Services honoured by British Safety Council
International Safety Award entry receives ‘Merit’ commendation
Morrison Utility Services, the leading utility services provider in the UK, has received a prestigious International Safety Award from the British Safety Council. Over 600 entries were…
Morrison Utility Services gets behind Phil Vickery for the Great British Bike Ride
Morrison Utility Services gets behind Phil Vickery for the Great British Bike Ride
Morrison Utility Services, the leading utility services provider in the UK, is proud to announce it has sponsored Rugby World Cup winner, Phil Vickery, in the Great British Bike Ride which starts today (Tuesday, 5th July) at Lands End.
Morrison…
Morrison Utility Services Secures Overhead Programme with CE Electric UK
Morrison Utility Services Secures Overhead Programme with CE Electric UK
Landmark’ agreement covers installation, rebuild and refurbishment of overhead lines and poles.
Morrison Utility Services, the leading utility services provider in the UK, is working with CE Electric UK to upgrade its network of low and high voltage (LV &…
Transport Triumph for Morrison Utility Services Team
Transport Triumph for Morrison Utility Services Team
Morrison Utility Services has been honoured with a further accolade for its approach to work on London’s Borough High Street. The London Transport Awards were presented on the 28th April and we were Highly Commended in its Transport Team/Partnership of the Year…
Diving In At The Deep End
Diving in at the deep end
A team of divers went where no men have gone before when they were assigned a mission at a wastewater treatment works.
The divers, from Seatech Commercial Diving Services, were hired to retrieve equipment that had fallen to the bottom of a 10-metre deep tank –filled with wastewater.
So unusual…
Morrison Utility Services ‘Highly Commended’ by RoSPA
Morrison Utility Services ‘Highly Commended’ by RoSPA for occupational health safety record
Morrison Utility Services ‘ten out of ten’ for safety; RoSPA awards tally since 2001 includes:
Three Gold Awards
Three Gold Medals
‘Commended’ and ‘Highly Commended’ in the…
Morrison Utility Services Scoops Two Awards at National Skills Academy for Power Awards
Morrison Utility Services Scoops Two Awards at National Skills Academy for Power Awards
‘Power Graduate of the Year’ and ‘Services to the Power Industry’ accolades handed to Morrison Utility Services’ professionals
Morrison Utility Services, the leading utility services provider in the UK,…
Morrison Utility Services' Training Centre Retains Accreditations
Morrison Utility Services’ Training Centre Retains City & Guilds and Energy & Utility Skills Accreditations
The Morrison Utility Services’ Training Centre near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk has successfully retained not one but two essential industry accreditations for its training facilities.
City & Guilds…
Morrison Utility Services shortlisted for Water Industry Achievement Awards 2011
Morrison Utility Services shortlisted for Water Industry Achievement Awards 2011
Morrison Utility Services’ Borough High Street Blueprint project has been shortlisted in the Partnership category for this year’s prestigious Water Industry Achievement Awards. The Borough High Street Blueprint first received industry…
Morrison Utility Services order book climbs to £1.55 BILLION
Morrison Utility Services order book climbs to £1.55 BILLION
With contract extensions the order book stands at record all time high of £3.5 billion
Recent contract awards from UK Power Networks add £850 million worth of secured work
Morrison Utility Services, the leading utility…
Morrison Utility Services joins Business in the Community
Morrison Utility Services joins Business In The Community
Morrison Utility Services has begun working with Business In The Community (BITC), a business-led charity with around 850 member companies. With BITC’s advice and guidance Morrison Utility Services will define what responsible business practice means for the business…
NJUG Award Success
NJUG Award Success
Picking up the coveted Partnership Award at the NJUG Annual Awards 2010 in December, was our very own 'Borough High Street Blueprint' - the collaborative working project in Southwark which saved more than a whole year in work days compared with the estimated time for carrying out the gas, water, electricity and…
Neighbourliness Pays Dividends on Southern Water Contract
Neighbourliness Pays Dividends on Southern Water Contract
Morrison Utility Services’ work on a £4.9 million ‘design and construct’ water disinfection contract for Southern Water has been commended under the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS).
Southern Water Contract Manager, Simon Cook, said: “This…
Morrison saves months of work by replacing gas mains ‘LIVE’
Morrison saves months of work by replacing gas mains ‘LIVE’
Morrison Utility Services (MUS) were recently contracted by Wales & West Utilities to carry out 3.6 kilometres of gas mains renewal in Cheltenham as part of the Western Gas Alliance.
MUS decided to use the Live Mains Insertion (LMI) method of replacing the cast…
New JV will bring technology for eliminating lead in drinking water to the UK
New JV will bring technology for eliminating lead in drinking water to the UK
Morrison Utility Services and ePIPE developers join forces to offer proven solution for dissolved lead in drinking water.
UK water suppliers face strict lead reduction guidelines in 2013 when lead content in drinking water must be reduced from its current…
Celebrating Safety Success
Celebrating Safety Success
Safe working is paramount at Morrison Utility Services and it’s good to see that our commitment continues to be recognised outside the company.
We have recently been awarded a Gold Medal in the prestigious RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards. This is the ninth year in succession that we…
Morrison Utility Services reports £1.5 billion order book
Morrison Utility Services reports £1.5 billion order book
Morrison Utility Services, the leading service provider in the UK and Ireland utilities sector, today publishes its end-of-year accounts for the year ended 31 March 2010 revealing a confirmed order book value of £1.5 billion, and up to £2.9 billion if existing…
Energy & Utility Skills’ utility network construction supervisor scheme
Energy & Utility Skills utility network construction supervisor scheme
Morrison Utility Services, the leading service provider in the utilities sector, is celebrating the recent success of 15 gas contract supervisors in achieving Energy & Utility Skills’ Utility Network Construction Supervisor qualification.
In April 2009,…
Contractors announced for £1.2bn of essential work
Contractors announced for £1.2bn of essential work
Thames Water, Britain’s biggest water and sewerage firm, today awarded contracts for up to £1.2bn of essential work to improve and maintain its ageing water pipes, sewers and other facilities over the next five years.
Today’s signing marks the start of the new…
Central Networks gets connected for industry-first alliance
Central Networks gets connected for industry-first alliance
Central Networks, the electricity distribution company for central England, has formed the UK’s first utility connections alliance with Morrison Utility Services following a rigorous procurement process.
The New Connections Alliance is based around a completely new form…
Morrison Utility Services wins AMP5 Framework Agreement for Yorkshire Water
Morrison Utility Services wins AMP5 Framework Agreement for Yorkshire Water
Morrison Utility Services, the leading service provider in the utilities sector, has been awarded Yorkshire Water’s AMP5 Framework Agreement for Water Networks in the North and East of its region.
The Framework Agreement, part of Yorkshire…
Membership of Institute of Customer Service
Morrison Utility Services puts customers first with membership of Institute of Customer Service
Morrison Utility Services, a leading service provider in the utilities sector, is underlining its commitment to customers by joining the Institute of Customer Service (ICS).
The £500 million turnover company provides support services to…
Morrison Utility Services named as Leading Safety Performer
Morrison Utility Services named as Leading Safety Performer
Morrison Utility Services has been named Leading Safety Performer at our client CE Electric UK’s annual Safety Conference. The conference draws together CE Electric UK’s entire supply chain to share best practice and provide insight into its performance priorities…