How Anglian’s @one Alliance has set a template for water project delivery
From The Engineers Collective by New Civil Engineer
December 3, 2025 · 1h 0m · Episode 105
About this episode
The episode discusses the @one Alliance's impact on water project delivery with insights from Anglian Water's Paul Lonsdale.
This month we welcome Anglian Water’s delivery director for water Paul Lonsdale to discuss the pioneering work of the @one Alliance. Formed of eight partner organisations – Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, Mott MacDonald Bentley, MWH Treatment, Skanska and Sweco – the alliance has been running for 20 years and has set a template for collaboration and efficiency in major project delivery in the sector. Lonsdale tells us how the amalgamation of so many organisations works in practice and what benefits come from having a range of expertise involved. We also discuss Anglian Water’s other alliances and why alliancing has become prevalent in the water sector. In the introductory section, host Rob Hakimian is joined by senior reporter Thomas Johnson to discuss some recent site visits they have been on including to 3D printing facilities and National Grid’s new Tilbury to Gravesend power tunnel.
People in this episode
Host: Rob Hakimian
Guest: Paul Lonsdale
Topics covered
- water project delivery
- collaboration
- efficiency
- alliancing
- infrastructure
- technology
Keywords
- @one Alliance
- Anglian Water
- project delivery
- collaboration
- water sector
- infrastructure
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, Mott MacDonald Bentley, MWH Treatment, Skanska, Sweco
Places: Tilbury, Gravesend
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