Water and Waste Industry

We support communities and businesses through the design and construction of flood and sea defense infrastructure. Our solutions are engineered to protect lives, infrastructure, and natural ecosystems in the face of rising climate and flood risks. Our capabilities include both permanent and temporary installations such as:

• Rock/revetment armored embankments

• Concrete and stone-clad retaining walls

• Sheet piled walls and reinforced harbor defense

Paragon supports the transition to more sustainable operations with expertise in sludge management and energy recovery, including:

• Anaerobic digestion of sludge and green waste

• Methane gas-to-electricity conversion

• Sludge thickening, dewatering, and storage/disposal strategies

Our team has delivered critical waste-to-energy infrastructure that enables utilities to reduce waste, cut carbon emissions, and recover valuable energy.

Our lifecycle asset management services cover the full project arc—from needs identification and feasibility analysis to construction and operation. We provide support in:

• Scope development and prioritization

• Cost-benefit analysis and value/risk management

• Design, commissioning, and long-term maintenance planning

Our focus is on optimizing the performance, reliability, and return on investment of critical water assets.

Sigma7 delivers integrated risk management and resilience solutions built specifically for water utilities, treatment operators, and infrastructure developers. This spans water and wastewater engineering, threat monitoring through its intelligence platform, sector-specific training, and forensic claims support after an incident. The combination of deep technical expertise and real-world industry experience helps clients deliver resilient, efficient, and sustainable outcomes.

Sigma7’s engineers hold specialist expertise in the design and construction of water and wastewater treatment facilities, working with both conventional and cutting-edge treatment technologies. Their knowledge spans hydraulics, process design, and structural considerations across the full project arc, from early concept through construction and commissioning. The team has contributed to numerous Asset Management Period (AMP) capital investment programs in the UK’s regulated water industry, alongside a broad understanding of the global water sector.

An Asset Management Period (AMP) is a regulatory investment cycle in the UK water industry during which utilities plan and deliver capital infrastructure programs. Sigma7 has firsthand experience contributing to numerous AMP capital investment programs, understanding the full lifecycle of water infrastructure across planning, development, delivery, and compliance. The team applies this insight to help clients meet their regulatory, technical, and sustainability goals.

Sigma7 has significant experience in the design and delivery of complex pipeline systems, sea defenses and flood alleviation infrastructure, sludge treatment, and waste-to-energy facilities. Pipeline work includes rising mains, gravity and pressurized sewers, dredged and drilled outfalls, large-diameter deep open-cut pipelines, pipejacks, auger bores, directional drilling, tunnel systems, shafts, cofferdams, high-lift pumping stations, CSOs, and vortex drops. This hydraulic and structural expertise is engineered for performance and durability under demanding conditions.

Sigma7 supports communities and businesses through the design and construction of flood and sea defense infrastructure engineered to protect lives, infrastructure, and natural ecosystems against rising climate and flood risks. Capabilities cover both permanent and temporary installations, including rock and revetment armored embankments, concrete and stone-clad retaining walls, sheet piled walls, and reinforced harbor defenses. These solutions address the growing flood exposure the sector faces.

Sigma7 provides expertise in sludge management and energy recovery, including anaerobic digestion of sludge and green waste, methane gas-to-electricity conversion, and sludge thickening, dewatering, and storage or disposal strategies. The team has delivered critical waste-to-energy infrastructure that enables utilities to reduce waste, cut carbon emissions, and recover valuable energy. This supports the sector’s transition to more sustainable operations.

Sigma7’s threat intelligence platform equips water utilities and waste providers to monitor and respond to emerging risks in real time. It tracks physical security incidents such as sabotage, civil unrest, and protest activity, cyber threats including ransomware campaigns targeting operational systems, and geopolitical developments that could disrupt supply chains or facility access. Clients can tailor the platform to specific facilities, geographies, or threat categories for the situational awareness security teams need to act quickly.

Sigma7 offers a comprehensive suite of more than 500 e-learning and in-person training programs designed to help water and waste organizations meet regulatory obligations, strengthen operational safety, and prepare employees for high-risk scenarios. Courses are tailored to the sector and used by both plant-based personnel and mobile field teams, with pre-built and custom modules, certified and accredited options, digital and tabletop exercises, and multiple language options for global teams. These programs help staff operate safely, respond effectively to emergencies, and maintain compliance with evolving regulations.

Sigma7’s Complex Claims and Valuations team supports water and waste organizations after contamination, infrastructure failure, or severe weather by quantifying losses and streamlining the insurance claims process. The team conducts business interruption calculations, validates damage assessments and repair costs, and assists with claim documentation and negotiations with insurers to accelerate recovery. Experts can also engage before a crisis, offering insurability analysis and risk financing strategies to strengthen financial resilience.