Annual Report 2015 | Page 21

Water Hygiene IWS Water Hygiene is a market leading provider of legionella control services and water hygiene risk assessment, maintenance and remedial works, together with a comprehensive water treatment service, to a wide range of customers including local authorities, housing associations and FM companies. The business offers a 24 hours a day, 365 days a year national mobile service supported by the use of technology, which we continue to invest in. IWS Water Hygiene secured a number of new clients during the year and continued to enhance operating efficiency following the investment in business development resources as well as operational initiatives. Further growth is anticipated reflecting the full year benefit of contracts already secured and the pipeline of opportunities being pursued. Looking to the future Looking ahead, SSI Services is well placed to see further growth as it pursues a number of opportunities and expects to start seeing the upturn in water industry expenditure during the year, coupled with a reversal of the decline in profit margins following a series of initiatives to improve efficiency and control cost. A number of new activities such as Onsite Rail are also looking promising to support this future growth. Nationwide mobile operation 19 Annual Report 2015 The specialist repair services of Perco, which offers no-dig technology services, and OnSite Specialist Maintenance, our specialist structural repairs and waterproofing business, both undertook a number of successful projects for a range of customers across different sectors during the year.