Multi-Utility Connections Under One Contract

What Is a Multi-Utility Connection?

A multi-utility connection means having electricity, gas and water delivered to your development through one coordinated package, managed by a single provider, rather than appointing a separate contractor for each. Because most developments need more than one utility, this consolidated approach removes the biggest source of delay on a connection programme: the gaps and hand-offs between separate contractors who do not talk to each other.

As a multi-utility provider, Air Utilities designs and builds the contestable works across all three utilities, coordinates every network operator, the DNO for electricity, the GDN or IGT for gas, and the water company, and delivers a single programme aligned to your build. One point of contact, from first enquiry to final energisation and adoption.

Why Choose a Multi-Utility Provider

Managing gas, electricity and water separately means separate quotes, separate timelines, separate contacts, and when one slips, the whole programme suffers. A single multi-utility package changes that.

The Shared-Trench Advantage

The clearest saving on a multi-utility scheme comes from the trench itself. When electricity, gas, water and ducting are laid separately, the ground is opened, backfilled and reinstated multiple times. As a multi-utility provider, Air Utilities lays every utility in a single shared trench where the design allows, which means:

• The ground is opened and reinstated once, not three or four times
• Less disruption to roads and the wider site
• A shorter programme, because utilities go in together rather than in sequence
• Lower civils and reinstatement costs across the scheme
• Fewer permits and traffic management arrangements

This is a saving that separate single-utility contractors structurally cannot match, because none of them controls the whole dig.

Utilities We Deliver Under One Contract

• Electricity connections, LV and HV, new connections, three-phase and substations, under NERS
• Gas connections, new mains, service pipes and meters, under GIRS
• Water connections, new mains, self-lay and service connections, under WIRS
• EV charging infrastructure, power supply and charge points as part of the package
• Metering, standard and smart metering coordinated with the connection
• Coordinated civils and trenching across every utility

Every utility can be taken individually, but the value of a multi-utility package is in delivering them together.

Multi-Utility for Every Development Type

We deliver multi-utility connections across the full range of schemes:

• Housing and residential developments, from single self-builds to large multi-plot estates and high-rise
• Commercial and industrial developments, including warehouses, retail and mixed-use
• Phased schemes, where the design accommodates the full development load from the outset with utilities connected as plots are built

Whatever the scale, one team designs and coordinates every utility, so the programme holds together.

Engage Early for the Biggest Savings

The earlier a multi-utility provider is involved, the more we can save you. Bringing us in at the planning or pre-construction stage, before final designs are fixed, lets us:

• Design one coordinated utilities layout rather than retrofitting around fixed plans
• Identify network capacity or reinforcement issues before they become programme risks
• Lodge point of connection applications with every network operator early
• Plan the shared trench and civils around your build sequence

Waiting until designs are fixed narrows the options and removes some of the saving. Early engagement is the cheapest decision on the whole programme.

Fully Accredited Across All Three Schemes

Delivering a genuine multi-utility package requires accreditation across every utility. Air Utilities holds all three, administered independently by Lloyd's Register:

• NERS, National Electricity Registration Scheme
• GIRS, Gas Industry Registration Scheme
• WIRS, Water Industry Registration Scheme

Few providers hold all three. It means every utility on your site is designed and installed to be adopted by the relevant network from day one, with no gaps in accountability. For any scope beyond our direct accredited range, we deliver through our network of accredited specialist partners, so you still deal with one team.

Our Multi-Utility Process

1. 1

   Enquiry and feasibility

   We assess your whole development and confirm what every utility needs.

2. 2

   Coordinated design

   We design electricity, gas and water together as one layout, planned around a shared trench.

3. 3

   Applications

   We lodge point of connection applications with every network operator and manage all liaison.

4. 4

   Coordinated installation

   Our accredited teams install every utility to one programme, in shared trenches where possible.

5. 5

   Testing, commissioning and adoption

   Each utility is tested, energised and adopted, and you receive one full pack of certificates and drawings on handover.

Frequently Asked Questions