Mott MacDonald Bentley delivers value for clients with standard products approach

Mott MacDonald Bentley recently hosted a Quality, Cost and Efficiency (QC&E) Fortnight, bringing together teams from across the business to share how standard products are improving delivery for clients.

The fortnight saw participation from colleagues across the business from support functions to project teams, to share examples of how standard products are already delivering benefits in quality, cost and efficiency. The sessions highlighted a clear, consistent message: when we design once and reuse well, we reduce complexity, improve safety, accelerate delivery and provide better value for our clients.

Understanding standard products

Standard products are pre-designed solutions that are ready to use across MMB projects and frameworks. They typically include approved drawings and calculations, and for some products, additional resources such as design guidance, installation instructions and programme information.

MMB’s unique position in the regulated water market enables the business to bring engineers, procurement professionals, other support teams and the supply chain together to develop a growing library of standard products and embed them across project delivery.

Standard products is one of MMB’s QC&E commitments, reflecting the role that standardisation plays in delivering speed, quality and value.

With affordability one of the key challenges facing clients, utilising a growing suite of standard products is helping MMB deliver better value – reducing design time and shortening construction sequences to deliver quicker. 

Standardisation examples

MMB’s use of standard products continues to grow. Progress in 2025 included the development of a prefabricated plastic draw pit chamber, alongside a parallel thermoset plastics option for clients who prefer this material. The product has been deployed across multiple clients including Thames Water, Northumbrian Water and Yorkshire Water.

With many settlement tanks to deliver throughout AMP8, MMB has developed a product to standardise MMB’s procurement, design, construction and commissioning. The pre-cast concrete Sealwall tank – developed with Naylor Concrete Products – was deployed with the likes of Severn Trent and Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water. MMB’s partnership with Naylor has seen the business obtain sample panels that are being used to train internal teams, ensuring ‘right first-time’ installation on site. This commitment to standardisation improves efficiency, boosts productivity and enhances site safety – helping to deliver better outcomes for both project delivery teams and clients.

Read our annual review to learn more about standardisation in our projects.