News

- Emma Reay
- September 2021
- News
Michael Patel – Winner of Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of the year award for the north region
We are delighted to announce that Sapphire’s founder, Michael Patel is the UK North Regional Winner of Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award!

- Emma Reay
- September 2021
- News
Leveraging the power of our data with new reporting software
We recently introduced Power BI to Sapphire, a Microsoft Business Analytics service which provides interactive visualisations and business intelligence capabilities through a simple interface.

- Emma Reay
- September 2021
- News
Introducing the launch of Upskill
We are delighted to announce the launch of a brand-new training platform within Sapphire Utility Solutions!

- Emma Reay
- August 2021
- News
Investing in our people
At Sapphire Utility Solutions we are committed to our people and are always seeking career driven individuals to join our growing team and progress in their career and education.

- Emma Reay
- August 2021
- News
We have been awarded a USC accreditation
Michael Patel said “We are delighted to be the first supplier to have been awarded United Utilities United Supply Chain(USC) Leader Accreditation. Over the past few years, we have worked closely as a partner of United Utilities to develop new ways of working through the deployment of innovation in the form of new vehicles, equipment and systems to address our collective challenges, whilst also creating a more sustainable operating model.”

We received a ROSPA Gold health and safety award!
Sapphire Utility Solutions has received a ROSPA gold health and safety award for working hard to ensure its staff get home safely to their families at the end of every working day!

Innovation at Cumbria harbour
Our team are currently on the harbour in West Strand Whitehaven helping to design and install a cover slab for a manhole!

Sapphire staff stabilise a collapsed garden
Our team in Sandbach saved a customers collapsed garden!

Sapphire makes the North West 2021 Fastest 50
In the series ‘Inspiring Growth in the North West’ Top 100 law firm Ward Hadaway, in partnership with Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, talks to those companies leading the way in the region.

Remarkable sewer repair in a river bed
Our team in West Yorkshire within our Yorkshire Water contract recently replaced and refurbished a sewer in a riverbed!