Thames Water faces calls to be put into Special Administration Regime amid swingeing criticism in House of Commons
Thames Water came in for swingeing criticism from MPs in Parliament in response to Emma Reynolds, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, ministerial statement to the House of Commons yesterday.
Curio strengthens ozone plant maintenance portfolio via new contract with Severn Trent Water
Curio Water has secured a maintenance and asset audit contract with Severn Trent Water to support ozone plant operations at Campion Hills Water Treatment Works.
United Utilities seeks market input on supply chain capability to deliver flow measurement consumables and associated equipment services
United Utilities has launched a market engagement exercise to assess the capability of suppliers to deliver a comprehensive, integrated supply and support service for flow measurement consumables and associated equipment, together with telemetry/logging systems.
South East Water rolls out smart meter technology across its water network
South East Water is rolling out smart meters to enable customers to track bills, usage and leaks across its water network, upgrading around 900,000 meters by 2035 in partnership with Connexin, a leading provider of smart technologies.
Thames Water appoints Barhale to deliver £12.5 million tunnel inspection and maintenance programme
Thames Water has appointed Barhale to deliver a £12.5 million programme of statutory tunnel inspection and maintenance across key infrastructure, including the Thames Water Ring Main (TWRM) and North London Abstraction and New River Zone raw water assets.
Alan Lovell to step down as Chair of the Environment Agency
Alan Lovell will step down as Chair of the Environment Agency at the end of December 2026, following an extended term in post.
Northumbrian Water to start work on £2.6m pipe replacement scheme for Middlesbrough water network
Northumbrian Water is getting ready to start work on replacing more than 12km of ageing water pipes in the Pallister Park area of Middlesbrough – reducing bursts and leaks and protecting the quality of customers’ supplies.
MOSL highlights year of strong performance and cost savings in 2025/26 Annual Report
MOSL has published its Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2025/26, highlighting a year of strong operational performance and carefully managed improvement programmes.
Environment Secretary raises Government doubt over proposed Thames Water rescue package
Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds has written to Ofwat flagging up Government concerns about the proposed Thames Water rescue package put forward by the company’s creditors, according to a number of reports in the UK press this morning.
Yorkshire Water awards £80 million AMP8 Technical Services and Assurance Framework contracts
Yorkshire Water has awarded an AMP8 contract establishing a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of technical consultancy, engineering design, technical assurance, and specialist support services required to deliver its AMP8 investment programme (2025-2030) with an estimated total value of £80 million.
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Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites. -
Making storm overflow data make Sense – Metasphere launches dedicated monitoring device
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.” -
King’s Award for Enterprise shows ERG moving forward with growth in UK and Asia
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise.
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