Rainwater harvesting and associated industry news

Freerain News

[January 2012] New installation and partnering workshops begin

[December 2011] Factory tours are now available by appointment

[November 2011] Freerain's manufacturing operations move to a new larger site.

[September 2011] Supplied an above ground system to the Cocca Cola company at their Northampton works.

[September 2011] updated WRAS regulations with regard to internal and external pipe marking for rainwater came into force.

[August 2011] New header tank system added to the range.

[March 2011] New garden underground systems launched and webpage updated.

[February 2011] New domestic range has been launched and the domestic rainwater harvesting page has been updated.

[January 2011] Happy New Year from Freerain. New training dates added for those wishing to become Agents/Partners - See Wholesale and Reselling page for more details.

[December 2010] Cracking end to the year, with several large contractors placing orders for early 2011 delivery.

[September 2010] Follow us on Twitter!

[August 2010] More selected past commercial rainwater harvesting projects added. case studies page

[July 2010] Hosepipe bans are in force in the North West after a single dry season, this just shows how fragile our water supply in the country is. The most interesting aspect of this story is the fact that its not the South East. Read more here.

[May 2010] Look out for exciting new develops from Freerain shortly, there will be an updated monitoring system for our commercial systems and a new range of UK manufactured tanks.

[December 2010] Despite the difficult economic conditions in the building industry, Freerain Ltd has just delivered a record number of rainwater harvesting tanks for a single month.

[July 2009] Freerain Ltd nominated for a local business award.

[April 2009] Record number of school contracts secured.

[March 2009] We (Freerain Ltd) are proud to annouce that we have been awarded "Investors in People"

[March 2009] The new British Standard "BS8515:2009 Rainwater Harvesting Systems" has finally been published and this will hopefully lead to increased standards and practices within the rainwater harvesting industry. Freerain's systems are fully compliant. For details and ordering of this publication see the British Stardards website

[November 2008] Freerain was a finalist for the Green Business Award, presented by the British Chamber of Commerce. Held recently at the Natural History Museum.

[November 2008] Freerain attends the East Midlands EXPO 2008 event at the Lincolnshire Showground. The venue was especially fitting as it has been recently constructed to a very high environmental/sustainable standard. Freerain also supplied the rainwater harvesting systems. See the full story here

[October 2008] Wolds college opens with a Freerain rainwater harvesting system installed. See the full story here

[May 2008] Launch of the new underground 1000 litre storage tank. This low cost system is designed to meet the needs of the DIYer/gardener. Can be installed easily and uses a downpipe filter and a stainless steel submersible pump. see the Rain King page for more details

[December 2007] Partner scheme reaches thirty members and with continued strong interest for the days in the new year

[October 2007] Partner accreditation scheme launched.

[September 2007] Update of the Commercial rainwater systems on the website. See the case studies page

[July 2007] Despite the recent heavy rain, record domestic rainwater systems sales are made.

[March 2007] Freerain Ltd reports record sales for the year ending financial year ending 2007.

[January 2007] With continued growth in the industry, the Freerain team expands again. With Richard Andrew, Ruth Wells and Mark joining. See About Us for more details.

[March 2006]Press Release-Upton Development full story here

[March 2006]Press Release-Answer to hosepipe bans full story here

{March 2006]Press Release-Answer to gardeners water shortages full story here

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Other Rainwater News

[February 2006] River Thames so dry aquatic life is under threat full story here