Direct Drainage Competitors

Thames Water is the UK’s biggest water and wastewater services provider, providing 2.7 billion litres of drinking water and safely removing 4.6 billion litres of wastewater every day. Our people provide essential services around the clock to c.16 million customers across London, the Thames Valley, and surrounding areas. In 2025, we started the biggest upgrade to our network in 150 years, which will see a record-breaking investment of over £20 billion, fixing leaks, reducing pollution and protecting water quality, over the next five years. In 2024/25, we invested £2.2 billion, and we will continue to spend wisely on improving resilience, service, and efficiency, as well as provide more support for customers in vulnerable circumstances. We also have additional responsibilities to society and the natural environment. What we do and how we do it delivers significant public value, which is why we have ambitious plans to self-generate more of our own power, reduce our carbon emissions and increase biodiversity across our sites.

ADS: Your Total Solutions Provider At Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS), we develop stateoftheart products and services that help solve storm water management and sanitary sewer challenges, while setting industrywide standards for quality, durability and performance.

Metro Rod is the UK’s leading commercial, drainage, pump and tanker solutions company. Our scale, expertise and experience allow us to take on any challenge, and we use the latest technology and techniques to carry out over 235 000 jobs each year. Safety and customer care are important cornerstones of our service, and our health and safety policies are highly evolved and compliant with the highest national accreditation standards. We work with businesses of all sizes to keep their drains clear and flowing smoothly. Our national business customers trust us across multiple sectors, including facilities management, retail, water utilities, social housing, education, hospitality and many more. As a franchise network, we also work with local businesses and customers in the private and public sectors. Our reactive and planned services mean we are always on hand when you need us. Our network consists of over 500 trained pump and drainage engineers who are available 24/7/365 across the UK, to support you with your pump and drainage needs. Metro Rod is owned by Franchise Brands PLC, a group of international multi-brand franchisors with a combined network of over 450 franchisees. As such, it benefits from the management, resources and highly professional range of central support services that Franchise Brands is able to provide.