In a significant development for environmental stewardship, AtkinsRéalis has announced a robust new partnership with Additive Catchments. This collaboration is set to deliver enhanced environmental monitoring services across various clients and sectors, integrating Atkins’ expertise in catchment planning and landowner engagement with the innovative CMaaS™ (Catchment Monitoring as a Service) solution offered by Additive Catchments.
AtkinsRéalis is renowned for its comprehensive approach to integrated catchment management solutions. As a principal designer, Atkins brings decades of expertise in environmental engineering, focusing on sustainable outcomes for water management projects. Their team excels in merging traditional engineering principles with modern digital technologies to offer scalable, effective solutions for complex environmental challenges. Through strategic catchment planning and proactive landowner engagement, Atkins enhances the ecological and commercial value of water resources, ensuring that projects not only meet regulatory requirements but also support biodiversity and community well-being.
Additive Catchments is pioneering the use of continuous monitoring sensors that gather comprehensive data from water catchment areas. This data is crucial for powering an AI-enabled digital twin, providing a robust foundation for sustainable management decisions, pollution mitigation, enhanced risk management, and optimized investment outcomes.
Gwion Kennard, Director of Digital Engineering at AtkinsRéalis, expressed enthusiasm about the partnership, stating, “Atkins is proud to partner with Additive Catchments and their innovative CMaaS™ solution, which we believe will transform environmental monitoring. We are especially excited about the vast potential of the data generated by CMaaS™ to create new service offerings and applications across multiple sectors.”
Kennard further highlighted the global potential of this collaboration: “Additionally, we see immense potential to ‘lift and shift’ this model to international markets, such as Canada and the USA, leveraging our existing global network. Additive Catchments is at the forefront of a new era in environmental monitoring and decision-making.”
Rob Passmore, FRSA, CEO & Co-founder of Additive Catchments, added: “We will create an unprecedented platform to revolutionise environmental monitoring and help societies make more informed, sustainable decisions about our environment.”