A commercially sustainable, stand-alone business, we use innovative ideas, knowledge and assets to encourage sustainable growth and renewable technologies.

Scottish Water has thousands of assets such as treatment works, reservoirs and towers and tens of thousands of miles of water and waste water pipes. Horizons is capturing the commercial opportunities these assets provide Scottish Water to help Scotland’s economy and environment thrive and improve.

From generating renewable energy from wind, waste and water to facilitating the installation of high-speed broadband within our sewer networks, Horizons is all about improving connections, communications and enabling sustainable development.

Horizons is already making its mark:

	the new name for Scottish Water Waste Services, is recycling garden waste into compost and converting food waste into green energy.  Find out more…
	the new name for OneSource, is enabling the smooth progression of development sites through its leading design & build solutions.  Find out more…
	the new name for Scottish Water Contracting, is installing utility networks and enabling high-speed broadband within Scottish Water sewers.  Find out more…

Other exciting Horizons activities include:

	Hosting wind turbines on our sites We’re enabling the generation of power from wind farms on our land. A number of sites have already been identified, many in remote and discreet locations with high wind potential.
	Enabling telecommunications We’re leasing our land and property assets to enable mobile phone operators to extend their networks, particularly in rural or harder to reach areas of Scotland.
	Supporting the film industry Already we’ve supported films such as “The 39 Steps” which was filmed on the banks of Loch Katrine, as well as the global launch of the new Land Rover model.
	Partnering with HomeServe We’re working with affinity partner HomeServe to enable the provision of plumbing and drainage insurance to households across Scotland. Find out more...
	Keeping MoD sites on track We’re managing the delivery of essential water and wastewater services as part of the multi-million pound Aquatrine contract on over 500 MoD sites across the country.
	Supporting Scotland’s property market We’re supplying water and wastewater connection data to Scotland’s property market to support the house buying process. Find out more...

Horizons goes beyond what is asked of Scottish Water by ministers and regulators.  By improving connections and communications, and enabling sustainable development, Horizons is helping Scotland and our economy flourish.

For further information please contact Marcella Walsh on 0131 445 6736.