Water management gets Water Plus’ support at

Challenge: Value Hampden, ’s The move has saved National was Hampden Park over £40,000 looking for a new, a year on its water spend. competitively-priced water In addition, installation of supplier as well as more AMR loggers has helped effective management of its reduce consumption by water usage, for further 35% through more efficient ongoing savings. management of water use and the identification of Solution: a leak in the pitch’s water Contact Us: irrigation system. As well as lower water By Phone: charges, with the appointment of Water Plus, Client 0345 072 6072 the installation of an AMR Hampden Park is home to both system has helped the the Scottish national football team By Email: stadium gain control of its and amateur Scottish league club; [email protected] daily water consumption Queen’s Park Football Club. to identify potential With a match capacity of up to Webpage: efficiencies. 52,000, the latter stages of the water-plus.co.uk and competitions are played there.

Since re-opening in 1999, only half that of full occupancy which was losing the venue money. it has also hosted numerous music levels showing a disproportionately Value concerts and major sporting events high use on non-match days. Working with Hampden Park has including the 2002 UEFA Champions Solution saved the venue over £40,000 a League Final, the 2007 UEFA In November 2014, Hampden year on its water and waste water World Cup Final, the 2012 Olympic Park Ltd appointed Water Plus spend. Since the installation of the Football Tournament, as its preferred water supplier. AMR system Hampden Park has and the 2014 As well as offering a competitive reduced its water consumption by . price, we have been working with 35% and has enabled the venue Hampden Park has also been Hampden Park to manage its water to take full control of its water named as a venue for the UEFA’s consumption and realise further consumption, identifying any Euro 2020 Football Tournament. savings. inconsistencies or where further Challenge By installing AMR logger technology savings can be made. to all water meters supplying the Hampden Park sought a more stadium, which take a reading competitively-priced water supplier. every 15 minutes and automatically It also saw an opportunity for collate data, Hampden Park more effective management of its has been able to track its water Working with Water water usage linked to occupancy consumption against occupancy levels. On major match days Plus has made us and identify where the water numbers can peak at 52,000 and use was particularly high. This smarter about water during its sell-out music events the showed that urinals operated by capacity can reach up to 60,000 use and efficiency. automatic flushing were using water compared to 200 to 500 people In addition, we have at the same frequency for 50,000 using the stadium for conferences occupancy as 200. experienced excellent or banquets. It was possible to turn off the customer service, with The venue could see that water automation when demand was usage did not match the required one point of contact low making significant consumption demand. With occupancy at over and cost savings. and accurate billing. In 50,000 visitors, water usage was 400 cubic meters but with 200 people, AMR loggers also identified a leak the running of a major 250 times less, the water usage was in the pitch water irrigation system venue, it is reassuring to know that our water is in good hands, enabling us to concentrate on other areas.” Peter Dallas, Managing Director, Hampden Park Ltd