Services for the public sector. Fast and simple.

Issued: June 2016

The National Procurement Service (NPS) Framework for Wales enables the public sector to procure environmental and flood risk services rapidly and efficiently.

What is the NPS Framework achieving?

Wales has unique flood risk and planning policy challenges. …

Leading by example – the SuDS manual in Wales

Issued: June 2016

Six months on from its release, it is still early days for the latest CIRIA SuDS manual and associated non-statutory guidance. Wales is leading the way in their holistic approach to its use.

Why is the SuDS

The jury’s out on natural flood management

Issued: June 2016

Almost ten years ago, the Pitt review of flooding pointed towards a whole-catchment response to flood management. Not just flood defences in urban areas, but changes to upland land use and water flows. Where are we now?