UXC wins environmental services deal

05.07.2006
UXC subsidiary Fieldforce has won a A$22.5 million (US$16.7 million) deal with the Queensland state government in Australia.

The project involves providing water conservation to 150,000 homes over two years and Fieldforce will also operate a call center and provide project management to satisfy demand across 22 local government areas.

Queensland premier Peter Beattie said the scheme is an important part of reducing the current water crisis.

"The deepening drought makes it vital that as many people as possible take advantage of the water saving scheme. By the end of the program, it is estimated that we will have saved 3150 megaliters per year, which is equivalent to 3150 Olympic sized pools," Beattie said.

Fieldforce general manager Craig Bathie said it has developed a real-time network which will allow local government instant access to field data.

"Our data management capability complements [the scheme] in that we have developed a paperless system for capturing field data and transferring it from the field and back again, enabling local governments to benefit from real-time access of the data in monitoring the progress of the work," Bathie said.