Award Recipients

Derby-based HSG, a market leader in water conservation and washroom services, has been awarded for its excellence in Innovation. The King’s Award recognises the further developments HSG has made in its revolutionary washroom innovation technologies that significantly reduce water consumption, save money and help support a more sustainable planet.

Family-owned HSG originally won The Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation in 2018 for its groundbreaking Ureco urinal sleeve which works in unison with the Uretech water manager to save water, money and CO2 whilst improving the washroom environment by eliminating smells and preventing urinal blockages.

Every year, the Ureco system saves over one billion litres of water – which equates to 500 Olympic-sized swimming pools – across its customer sites, which include Tesco, Toyota Manufacturing UK, NEC, Pizza Hut, the All England Lawn Tennis Club, Aston Martin and more than 100 NHS sites.
The King’s Award recognises the further innovative technologies that HSG has brought to market alongside the Ureco System including:

• The Ureflush, which was launched in 2022 and is a low-cost alternative to dual flush. A toilet flush will use 11-13 litres, whereas Ureflush reduces this consumption to as low as 1 litre, depending on the duration the button is held whilst flushing.
• A new version of Uretech enables data capture, remote flush and a real time clock, providing more flexibility for the customer to concentrate the four daily flushes at high footfall times.
• The Uretech Plus+ also provides wifi-enabled water management, providing minute-by-minute readings of water usage, leak detection and software that can remotely switch off the water if necessary.

HSG founder and Managing Director Simon Rice says: “This recognition demonstrates our ongoing commitment to reducing water wastage, enabling our customers to reduce their carbon footprint as well as saving them money and improving the washroom environment. Although we are a relatively small company, we certainly punch above our weight in the industry and have some of the most prestigious venues in the country on our client portfolio.”