back to listings SME Profile: Harper Water Management Group Ltd
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128 City Road, London EC1V 2NX T: 07474 006969 | E: info@harperwater.com | W: www.harperwater.com |
ABOUT US
Harper Water Management Group is an independent and multidisciplinary water consultancy company combining the engineering knowledge and experience of David Harper (IHEEM Authorising Engineer – Water) and Engineer (BSc) Stephen Flatman, with the water hygiene and microbiology expertise of Dr Catherine Whapham and Dr Vicky Katsemi. With over 20 years’ experience supporting water safety teams in both the NHS and non-healthcare industries globally, Mark Conway is the other key member of this technically led team. Launched in 2021, this IHEEM Company Affiliate have supported clients across all industries including travel and tourism, hospitality and leisure, healthcare and Hospitals, facilities management, and building design and construction, in understanding and mitigating the risk of waterborne infections throughout buildings and within the built environment.
Faced with mounting problems following quick-fix treatments, Harper Water offers the multidiscipline approach needed to support clients in taking the next steps to improve water system quality and remain compliant with the law.
Being fully independent, and not affiliated to any chemical disinfection or other solution provider, the team deliver impartial advice to clients, alongside a bespoke plan of actions to comply with national guidelines, enabling a faster and sustainable route to successful long-term outcomes. While targeting improved water quality, Harper Water’s goal is to reinforce/strengthen the client team’s know-how through education, discussion on rationale, and actions for risk mitigation and documentation support. Centralised water management documentation fosters a collaborative approach, and a multi-skilled cross-functional team encourages information exchange and increased transparency within the client team.
The experienced team is engaged not only in times of water quality crisis and outbreaks, for Legionella and Pseudomonas aeruginosa risk audits, Water Safety Plans or sampling regimens, but also for reviewing new building projects, carbon zero strategies, and multi-drug resistant microorganism contamination management. The London-headquartered company is currently focused on meeting UK client needs, but has extensive international experience, and plans expanding in the near future.
More recently, the team at Harper Water are proudly delivering a number of flexibly run and highly interactive City and Guilds Assured and CPD Accredited Training Courses on a wide range of water hygiene topics to all members of the Water Safety Group to help drive personal and professional development, increase understanding and engagement, and strengthen and support key roles within in-premises water system management.
SERVICES
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CRITICAL WATER SYSTEM CONTAMINATION – INVESTIGATION & MITIGATION |
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The Authorising Engineer is an independent professional advisor whose primary responsibility is to assist organisations in managing the risks from exposure to Legionella bacteria in water systems and also from other water-borne organisms associated with such systems such as pseudomonas, non-tuberculosis mycobacteria, stenotrophomonas, and others. |
Expert evidence falls outside the typical experience and knowledge of a judge or jury. |
Confidential, rapid, and sensitive response with minimal disruption during critical contamination and/or outbreak situations. |
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Understand your risks, before managing and minimising them to an acceptable level. |
Appropriate, robust, and relevant Sampling Plans play a fundamental role within the overall safe management of water systems within the built environment. |
Programmes suitable for all stakeholders and to support all roles within the Water Safety Group delivered at the Client site via face-to-face and on-line hybrid format. |
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Vital input and early consultation for appropriateness of water system components, stipulation of requirements including certification of materials and testing, parameters appropriate for staged sign-off and pre-occupation operational requirements in order to deliver a hygienic system for appropriate steady-state use for the premises or facility in question. |
For those individuals who are in a position which relies on them to maintain safe in-premise water systems, Harper Water Management Group offer the relevant and specific education and training required leading to assessment and Letter of Appointment for Competent Person(s), Responsible Person(s) and Authorised Person(s) for Water. |
Review and appraisal of Full suite of Water Policy Documentation. Auditing of compliance and ensuring up-to-date sufficient systems are in place and appropriate to identified hazard and risk and long term sustainable management of water systems within facilities of all size, scale, and purpose. |
