With the Open Water market now live, Echo was delighted to be able to help nearly one third of water retailers meet the sector's compliancy regulations on time and in full.

Over the past months, we've been working closely with both our wholesale and retail clients in the run-up to market opening, ensuring that our market leading RapidXtra Retail billing software supported their need to comply with the new market regulations, interact with the market operator, and to allow them to compete within the new environment.

As a water industry specialist, we've worked closely with retailers including Anglian Water Business, Source for Business (the trading name for Pennon Water Services), South Staffs Water Business and water2business, as well as wholesalers Pelican Business Services, South Staffs Water and South West Water.

Echo's RapidXtra Retail software provides all the additional functionality required by retailers, while maintaining a focus on delivering a smooth customer experience as well as ease of use for contact centre agents.

The opening of the UK non-household water market in the UK is a historic moment, and as the market evolves, we'll continue to keep a close eye on developments, reacting quickly to any regulatory changes so our clients remain compliant and competitive. We're already planning a fifth upgrade release of RapidXtra Retail in August, which will add yet further enhancements to our clients' customer service and billing capabilities.

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