Water companies looking for a solution to the current water shortage threatening to blight the British summer have few choices : doing a rain dance, building a national water grid or efficiently managing the situation so that minimum disruption is caused to businesses and householders through increased efficiency and management of precious resources

Avanquest can offer help to local authorities with their EMS (Environmental Management System) business solution - Qudos System 3, an enterprise software solution for the effective long-term operation of an environmental or integrated management system.

Issues and environmental concerns about sustainability, the ozone layer, and global warming mean that organisations need to be aware of any impact their activities are having on the environment, with leading companies now publishing environmental and sustainability reports - demonstrating to stakeholders that they are addressing those issues.

Avanquest's EMS management system is based on the ISO 14001 international standard, offering a genuine enterprise solution with the option for multi-site application using a powerful SQL server database engine and web components. It incorporates solutions for setting policies and objectives, employee training, control of documents and records, internal audits, incident / exception reporting and management reviews and includes controls for products, services, activities and transport.

Benefits:
Improved identification of environmental hazards and risks 
Reductions in waste 
Reductions in energy consumption 
More efficient use of material and resources 
Improved corporate image / Assurance to stakeholders.

According to the Environment Agency, there are already severe water shortages over South East England, and it has been predicted that if the UK has an extended period of hot, dry weather this summer, reservoir levels in the South Midlands, Wales and the South West could also drop quickly, with the SE facing the worst drought in 100 years.

Chris Thompson, Managing Director, Avanquest comments: "Our solution will not solve these problems overnight, but the implementation of business processes now will help by enhancing the efficient management of today's resources preserving the environment for future generations."