We believe the water sector benefits from engaging with specialist companies having water utility operational experience to help devise and provide precise and practical solutions

Our Company

At International Water Specialists (IWS), we have been providing niche service offers to the water sector for 17 years in such aspects as: business operations, corporate social responsibilities, development of new market and entry strategies, project structuring and development, project financing, asset management, and the introduction of innovative technologies for smarter infrastructure.

IWS provides a sound combination of utility operational knowledge, technical expertise, and financial knowhow. Our people have many years of senior level corporate experience that provides a deep understanding of business needs.

Our Team

Our people have industry-specific knowledge and experience, with technical, financial, legal, social, environmental and commercial skills that are relevant to organisational and business unit needs. This combined knowledge and experience spans the full range of organisational planning, development and implementation.

Brian Allum
Partner

Experience

Water and Wastewater Projects, PPP Structuring, Leakage Management

Dolan Majumder
Partner

Experience

International Development and CSR

Jeremy Pelczer
Adviser

Experience

Leadership Development, Business Advice

Tony Clamp
Adviser

Experience

Infrastructure Investment, Water, Climate Finance, Fund Raising

Steven Sodek
Director

Experience

Water and Wastewater Project, NRW Projects

Business Lines

Why us? We do think we are a little different. In a nutshell, experienced, focused, all-in committed, and crazy passionate about what we do and why it matters. Combining practical operational expertise, and our people-led approach, we seek to be the trusted partner to support your business needs.

Why us? We do think we are a little different. In a nutshell, we are small, experienced, focused, all-in committed, and crazy passionate about what we do and why it matters. Combining practical operational expertise, and our people-led approach, we seek to be the trusted partner to support your business needs.

Our people have direct industry knowledge and experience, with technical, financial, legal, social, environmental and commercial skills that are relevant to key organisational and business unit needs, and that span the full range of the project development and implementation cycle.

Why us? We do think we are a little different. In a nutshell, we are small, experienced, focused, all-in committed, and crazy passionate about what we do and why it matters. Combining practical operational expertise, and our people-led approach, we seek to be the trusted partner to support your business needs

Business Operations and CSR

Working with asset owners and service providers, IWS provides targeted support to help companies become more efficient and to adopt sustainable practices. This support takes a variety of forms including; the development of business and operational strategies, organisational structuring, audit and compliance work, and the development of management and staff skills.

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Mongolia – institutional strengthening and capacity building

Brazil – organisational structuring and training programme

India - establishment of a new water division

Financial And Economic Planning

We provide a range of services to investors, asset owners, international agencies and governments to support and advise them in a number of financial and economic planning areas. These include identifying and developing investment opportunities, structuring funding strategies, project financial modelling and assessing climate and impact assessments.
In association with the provision of business operations and technical support services, we are ideally positioned to develop and appraise projects to ensure that they are economically, financially, technically, environmentally, and socially viable.

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Imternational - emerging markets climate and water fund

Brazil – development of a strategic business plan

America – projects funding strategies / financial modelling

International – water decarbonisation: voluntary carbon markets

Technical Services

IWS provides the full range of project lifecycle technical services, from market and sector studies, through to business and operational support. This includes project structuring and development, risk assessment, contract and procurement planning, operational due diligence, and asset management strategies.
In particular, IWS has significant expertise in non-revenue water management, developing comprehensive and practical engineering solutions for the optimization of water distribution systems.
With the significant market and sector expertise, IWS is well positioned to support companies in establishing new markets and particularly with the introduction of new technologies. We have supported a number of established and start-up companies with a variety of services including market and sector assessments, the development of entry strategies, and the introduction of innovative technologies.

Brazil – non-revenue water best practice document

India - non-revenue water management

America - desalination project development

Brazil – asset management best practice document

India – introduction of innovative technology

Market Studies and Entry Strategies

Risk Assessment

Project Structuring and Development

Contract and Procurement Planning

Operational Due Diligence

Asset Management Studies

Introduction of Innovative Technologies

Non-Revenue Water Management

Regulation and Markets

Tariffs and Service Standards

Transaction Advisory and Financing

Project Funding Strategies

Financial Modelling

Due Diligence

Climate and Impact Analysis

Cost/Benefit Analysis

Business and Operational Strategies

Team Leadership and Development

Organisational Structuring

CSR, Stakeholder Mapping and Engagement

Corporate and Operational Governance

Business Audit and Compliance

Environmental and Social Impact Studies

Management and Operational Training