Hunter Water selects Ventyx software solutions

Hunter Water has announced it will use Ventyx software solutions to enhance maintenance staff safety and increase the performance of its US$3.5 billion asset network.

The Ventyx solutions, which include enterprise asset management (EAM) and asset-intensive enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, as well as Ventyx mobile work management solutions, will improve the operational effectiveness of the existing network and also support the company’s US$300 million infrastructure expansion plan.

By consolidating two of Hunter Water’s current asset management systems - an in-house solution supporting linear assets and a Ventyx solution supporting other major installations - into a single system, the new software will provide operators with clear visibility across the expanding network of assets.

“The effective management and maintenance of our assets is a vital aspect of our business - allowing us to reliably deliver nearly 200 million litres of clean water a day to our customers and the community,” said CIO Joanne Martin at Hunter Water.

“By gaining better visibility into the condition of all of our critical assets, we can significantly improve workforce safety and productivity. The integration of asset management processes with our geospatial information system will provide unequalled insight and new opportunities for operational improvements.”

Under the US$4 million agreement, Hunter Water will upgrade to the latest suite of Ventyx applications for enterprise asset and work management. These include ERP modules specifically tailored for asset-intensive industries, supporting human resources, finance, supply chain management and logistics. Asset-intensive ERP offers specialist financials relating to the inspection and maintenance of assets throughout their life cycle so that performance can be analysed and costs minimised.

“Hunter Water has been using our software solutions for more than 20 years, delivering essential water services to thousands of people every day,” said Daryl Rolley, EVP global sales, Ventyx. “With this new implementation, we will enable highly effective preventive-maintenance strategies based on a single source of truth about the status of company assets.”