Sponsors 2026: Women in Utilities Awards

British Gas - Sponsors of Best Employer for Women

We’ve been taking care of things for over 200 years. And we’ve learnt a lot in that time. That’s why over 10 million customers trust us in their homes every day – whether it’s fixing their boiler, installing a heat pump or simply powering their kettle. But you don’t get there without the right people. And we’ve got thousands of them all over UK – including 6,500 highly skilled engineers and technicians. Every single one of them represents the diverse communities we serve. And they’re on a mission to make life easier, greener and more affordable every day.

https://www.britishgas.co.uk/

Accenture - Sponsors of EDI Initiative of the Year

Accenture is a global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimise operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services. We are a talent-and innovation-led company with approximately 733,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our range of services and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song . We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience and delivery capability, enabling us to help clients reinvent and build trusted relationships.

https://www.accenture.com/gb-en

Calisen - Sponsors of Women's Network of the Year

We are Calisen. We own, install and manage essential energy infrastructure assets across both domestic and commercial properties. We’re building a more sustainable, smarter world for the next generation.

https://www.calisen.com/

Horizon Water Infrastructure - Sponsors of Mentor of the Year

Horizon Water Infrastructure specialises in water resource management, delivering end-to-end metering and data solutions for water companies. Backed by KKR and part of a group of industry-leading companies, including Horizon Energy Infrastructure and Smart Metering Systems (SMS), we bring over 30 years’ experience in large-scale rollouts. Our smart infrastructure expertise and innovative financing models spread programme costs over 10 to 20 years. Through our Metering-as-a-Service (MaaS) model, we mitigate risks, enabling utilities to focus on service while meeting UK Government and Ofwat mandates. Recently appointed to replace over one million meters for Southern Water, HWI is setting a new benchmark for efficiency, sustainability and impact.

https://horizonwaterinfrastructure.co.uk/

Crown Gas & Power

Crown Gas & Power is an award-winning business energy supplier, dedicated to delivering outstanding customer service with meticulous attention to detail. We provide competitive gas and electricity solutions for businesses across the UK, including innovative, sustainable energy solutions, such as our green gas range and renewable electricity. We also provide comprehensive utility metering and connection services for gas, electricity, and water. Winning Energy Supplier of the Year at the Energy Awards in 2024 and remaining No. 1 Citizens Advice Non-Domestic supplier for 4 consecutive years demonstrates our commitment to delivering and exceeding our customers' expectations.

https://www.crowngasandpower.co.uk/

Doocey Group

Doocey Group is a family-run UK-based civil engineering business and utility infrastructure specialists delivering integrated solutions across the utilities and highways sectors. Founded in 1981, the company has built a strong reputation for reliability, safety, and innovation. Its major clients include National Grid and South Staffordshire Water, supporting critical infrastructure projects. Doocey Group provides pipeline installation, repair, maintenance, reinstatement, traffic management, and plant hire services. With a skilled workforce and modern fleet, the company is committed to sustainability, operational excellence, and long-term partnerships, consistently delivering high-quality projects that meet regulatory standards and client expectations.

https://www.dooceygroup.co.uk/

Opus Utility Solutions

Opus Utility Solutions Ltd is a leading UK utilities contractor delivering safe, efficient, and innovative solutions across electricity distribution and infrastructure projects. Operating nationwide, Opus supports major DNOs, ICPs, contractors and local authorities with a strong focus on quality, compliance, and customer experience. With deep technical expertise, a highly skilled workforce and a proactive approach to risk, Opus consistently delivers complex projects in live environments. The business is built on strong governance, collaborative delivery and continuous improvement, enabling long-term partnerships and sustainable growth while supporting the UK’s evolving energy infrastructure.

https://www.opusgroupltd.co.uk/

Vyntelligence

Vyntelligence (Vyn®) is the market-leading Agentic Video Intelligence Work Platform, designed for customers, contractors and colleagues. Vyn Simplifies and Speeds up work with short video data capture and Agentic Video Intelligence. Top 90% of UK utilities & telecoms use Vyn®, creating trusted engagement by simplifying and speeding up work to optimise asset life cycles. Turning field videos, prompted before, during, and after work, into automated workflows, its AI-driven insights help businesses improve pricing accuracy, speed-up delivery, ensure safety & compliance compliance. Vyn® is proud to partner with game changers: Vodafone, EDP, Total Energies, Cadent Gas, Currys, Severn Trent, and UK Power Networks.

https://vyntelligence.com/

FLYD

FYLD is the category-defining, AI-powered frontline intelligence platform for the global infrastructure sector.

FYLD helps organizations deliver every job right the first time. By embedding AI-powered, real-time operational risk detection and live visibility into the flow of work, FYLD reduces rework, delays, compliance exposure, and cost while enabling scale. Utilities, contractors, and infrastructure leaders trust FYLD to protect margins, improve workforce capacity, and boost supply chain performance, even in low-connectivity environments.

FYLD's investors include Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Energy Impact Fund, and Partech. FYLD is recognized globally as a breakthrough platform for productivity, safety, and operational certainty in fieldwork.

https://fyld.ai/

Identeq

IDenteq is a UK-based data technology company helping the utilities sector improve customer data quality, occupier validation, debt management, and revenue protection through advanced SaaS and data services. Landlord TAP is a national portal enabling landlords and managing agents in England and Wales to securely share tenancy information with water companies. Together, IDenteq and Landlord TAP are strengthening the consistent use of landlord and tenant data across the water industry - supporting faster occupancy updates, improved billing accuracy, reduced debt and better customer outcomes through trusted, standardised information sharing.

https://www.identeq.co.uk/

Utility Week Live

Over two days, Utility Week Live 2027 (25-26 May, NEC Birmingham) will bring together more than 4,000 energy and water professionals for cross-sector collaboration, insights and innovation.

UWL27 introduces seven new zones built around utilities’ key priorities, alongside eight free-to-attend content programmes including the Utility Week Keynote Stage, featuring industry CEOs, regulators and policy leaders.

The event is home to hundreds of utilities, contractors, engineers, technology leaders, and solution providers showcasing the latest innovations for the sector. New networking opportunities make it easy to connect with peers facing similar challenges, engage with senior leaders after each Keynote session, join interactive workshops, and catch up with industry colleagues over coffee and a bite from the festival food vans. Find out more.

https://www.utilityweeklive.co.uk/

2026 partners & sponsors