- Water
- 18 Nov 2025
We’re proud to announce that we’ve been recognised for our environmental responsibility with three prestigious Green Apple Awards for 2025.
Our first two Green Apple Awards recognise Southern Water’s Southampton Link Main project for environmental best practice. Delivered by MGjv, a joint venture between M Group Water and Galliford Try, the project is a key investment in the resilience of the Southampton water network.
The project has seen our teams construct a new 17km water pipeline, connecting Otterbourne Water Supply Works with the city of Southampton. Once complete, the pipeline will also link with two underground reservoirs, creating new water reserves and helping to reduce reliance on local chalk streams, including the Test and Itchen.
The two Green Apple Awards recognise the project’s strong environmental performance, from sustainable design and construction methods to waste minimisation, ecological protection and community engagement.
Our third Green Apple Award celebrates our M Group Energy team who have delivered significant carbon efficiencies through innovative technology, our One Data collection programme.
One Data Collection has revolutionised the way in which we read traditional meters, combining water and energy meter reading requests into one, common route.
By merging teams, we’ve increased meter density, allowing more readings in less time and boosted workforce efficiency significantly. As fewer vans are needed, with around 140 vehicles removed from service, we’ve cut road miles by 622,000 annually and saved 69,000 litres of fuel - reducing emissions by 255,657kg CO2e, which has contributed to cleaner local air quality.
Andrew Hunt, Director of ESG & Innovation at M Group, said: “M Group is honoured that our work has been recognised with Green Apple awards. These awards reflect our ongoing commitment to embedding sustainability into everything we do. Across our business, we continue to invest in innovation and best practice to deliver measurable environmental improvements, as we deliver essential infrastructure services for life.”
