Expertise
March has been trusted by key UK industries for decades. We understand the challenges that business faces in terms of productivity, competition, cost control, safety, security and compliance.
As AMP8 programmes move from planning into action, water utility projects are becoming more complex, more interconnected and more exposed once assets are live.
Work is increasingly carried out on operational treatment works and pumping stations, where power, MEICA, automation, digital control and asset care must work together safely and reliably. Decisions made during installation now have a direct impact on how assets behave in use.
As programmes scale, risk rarely sits inside individual scopes. It appears at the points where systems meet.
MARCH supports water utility companies and their Tier 1 partners by bringing engineering, control and digital capabilities together in a way that helps programmes mobilise at pace, reduce interface risk, and maintain consistent performance.
Your partner for water utility projects
We act as a single delivery partner across multiple engineering and digital disciplines. This approach is designed for water utility environments where complexity is unavoidable, but fragmentation doesn’t have to be.
Everything starts in sync
Integrated Project Delivery
We bring multiple disciplines together under one delivery approach, helping simplify coordination and keep accountability clear as projects scale.
- Joined‑up physical and digital delivery
- Fewer interfaces between suppliers
- Clear ownership from installation through to commissioning and operation
From install to operation
One joined‑up way of working across physical and digital scope
Responsibility is held across intersecting systems, not passed between suppliers.
Reduced risk at the interfaces
Fewer handovers, clearer ownership and better alignment as systems come together.
Experience working on live, regulated assets
An understanding of how choices made during installation affect performance once assets are operating.
Disciplines delivered within a single integrated model
Each of the disciplines below is delivered within the same coordinated approach, allowing systems to progress together rather than in isolation.
MEICA
We shape how water utility assets perform once they’re operational through integrated MEICA capability.
- Coordinating mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and process scope so plant, controls and operational intent remain aligned during installation and commissioning
- Supporting predictable commissioning on live sites by reducing friction between physical equipment and control systems
- Helping assets transition into stable, maintainable operation rather than requiring late‑stage adjustment
- Applying MEICA capability to a defined package of work or aligning it with wider programme activity, depending on project needs
Automation, Control & Digital
We define how assets behave once they are live by aligning automation and digital systems with operational intent.
- Aligning control systems, data flows and operational response with the physical installation from the outset
- Ensuring site behaviour reflects intended operation, rather than workarounds introduced after commissioning
- Improving stability during commissioning and providing clearer operational visibility once assets are live
- Applying automation and digital capability to a specific scope or integrating it alongside wider project activity, depending on programme structure
Power & Infrastructure
We enable safe, reliable asset operation by delivering the power and infrastructure that underpin performance.
- Planning power systems in step with MEICA and control activity so infrastructure supports how assets are expected to operate
- Reducing late‑stage changes by integrating power requirements early in the delivery sequence
- Supporting smoother energisation on live sites and more stable operation as demands evolve
- Deploying power and infrastructure capability for individual upgrades or coordinating it as part of a broader programme
Pace with precision
As activity increases, confidence comes from preparation, not speed alone.
Our teams work within regulated, safety‑critical environments and apply structured approaches that support predictable outcomes on live assets, including Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and strong assurance throughout installation and commissioning.
Ready for AMP8 and beyond
Our teams, systems and ways of working are already embedded in the water sector.
From early risk identification through to installation, commissioning and ongoing asset care, we are set up to support AMP8 programmes and long‑term frameworks with confidence.
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