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Business Partnership Fund

Has your business got a great idea to save water but not the funds to make it happen? Our Business Partnership Fund offers businesses grants to make their water-saving ideas a reality.

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Business Partnership Fund applications are now closed. Details of our next round will be coming soon.

Why should businesses save water?

Water is a precious resource. Every year the population of the South East grows, but the amount of water available stays the same. 

Due to hotter summers and less rainfall and an increasing population, more and more pressure is being put on our water supplies. If we keep consuming at our current rate, demand will outstrip supply – as there’s only so much we can take from our environment.

How our Business Partnership Fund can help

We’re offering grants for new and innovative ideas to help reduce water use in businesses across our region. If you have an idea for a project – whether it’s harvesting rain or shower water, fitting flow restrictors on taps, harnessing new technology to save water, education or behavioural change programmes, or anything else you can think of - we want to hear from you.

  • Businesses

Businesses located in, and operating out of, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Sussex, and Kent.

  • Water Retailers

Water retailers supplying a business in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight,
Sussex and Kent.

  • Water Conservation Service Providers

Water conservation service providers supporting a business in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Sussex and Kent.

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Why should my business save water?

Water is a precious resource. Every year the population of the South East grows, but the amount of water available stays the same. 

Due to hotter summers and less rainfall and an increasing population, more and more pressure is being put on our water supplies. If we keep consuming at our current rate, demand will outstrip supply – as there’s only so much we can take from our environment.

We’re offering grants for new and innovative ideas to help reduce water use in businesses across our region. If you have an idea for a project – whether it’s harvesting rain or shower water, fitting flow restrictors on taps, harnessing new technology to save water, education or behavioural change programmes, or anything else you can think of - we want to hear from you.

Check if you’re eligible

  • Businesses

    Businesses located in, and operating out of, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Sussex, and Kent.

  • Water Retailers

    Water retailers supplying a business in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight,
    Sussex and Kent.

  • Water Conservation Service Providers

    Water conservation service providers supporting a business in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Sussex and Kent.

Your project must meet the following criteria:

  • Water Supplier

    Southern Water must supply the mains water to your business- use the Water UK Postcode Checker to find out if Southern Water is your supplier.

  • Business Location

    It must deliver water savings in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Sussex or Kent. It must save mains tap water and demonstrate a tangible, sustainable reduction in water use (litres/day saved as a result of the project) within 12 months of receiving funds from Southern Water

  • Financial Contribution

    There must be a financial contribution to the project made by the business that receives the water supply and total amount of funding applied for not to exceed £40,000 per project.

  • Cost per litre saved

    Cost per litre per day saved not to exceed £10.00. Please see Guidance Document for further information.

  • Reporting

    You must be able to provide a monthly update once the project has launched and a full case study at the end.

Business Partnership Fund Case Studies

Theatre Royal Winchester save 225,935 litres of water a year

Using our Business Partnership Fund, the Theatre Royal Winchester upgraded its washroom facilities with more water-efficient to benefit theatregoers and the environment.

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Riverside Country Park save 10,956 litres of water a day

Riverside Country Park received funding from our Business Partnership Fund to help install a rainwater tank, saving water in their toilets.

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Asletts save 250,000 litres of water a year

Thanks to our Business Partnership Fund, Asletts recevied £10,000 to save 250,000 litres of water a year and stop paint sediment getting into sewers.

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Old Barn Garden Centre save 1.2 million litres of water a year

Old Barn Garden Centre were awarded £17,000 towards their rainwater harvesting system which will be used to irrigate plants in the nursery.

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Longdown Activity Farm save 787,739 litres of water a year

Longdown Activity Farm were awarded £8453.39 from our Business Partnership Fund to make their facilities more water efficient and install a rainwater harvesting system.

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Henfield Leisure Centre save 730,000 litres of water a year

After successfully applying for the first round of our Business Partnership Fund, Henfield Leisure Centre received £45,000 to become more sustainable and reduce their reliance on water mains.

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Downloads

Please note your application will not be passed to the steering group for review if you are unable to project a water saving in litres from this project. Please read the below documents to find out more about this project.

Business Partnership Fund Terms of Agreement

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Business Partnership Fund Guidance Document

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