Case Study: Waterscan achieves real-time analytics to cut water use and costs with Looker

Waterscan leverages the power of data to save water and money for customers

Waterscan, the UK’s leading commercial water management provider, helps customers monitor consumption and improve efficiency to save water and money. The company had been hampered by an Excel-based reporting model—static spreadsheets that made updates slow and costly (new or amended reports could take up to four weeks and cost over $2,400)—and needed a scalable, real-time analytics solution for both internal teams and customers.

Waterscan embedded Looker into its Waterline product, building the data model and dashboards in under 100 developer hours. The change delivered self-service analytics to 100% of employees and customers, cut report development time by 95%, reduced ongoing report costs, and improved operational workflows; for example, customer Whitbred reduced water use by 30% versus similar hotels.

Waterscan

Nathan Morgan

Commercial Services Manager