Northumbrian Water Group has set out the details of AMP6 6 Tier 1 alliance contracts worth more than £1 billion - the Group has announced a further five framework agreements with five companies, worth £500 million, to upgrade its network of sewer and water pipes and water and wastewater treatment assets.
United Utilities has appointed J. Murphy & Sons Limited to design, build and commission works in connection with the replacement of Harrowside Outfall in Blackpool located just south of Blackpool Pleasure beach.
Global professional and technical services firm AECOM has won a five year contract on Wessex Water’s new AMP6 design capital delivery partner framework, with the potential to extend for all of AMP7.
Wessex Water has announced details of the Tier 1 Design Capital Delivery partners who will deliver a £40 million programme of work during AMP6 and potentially AMP7.
Eric Wright Water has opened a new office in Coatbridge near Glasgow and created nine jobs, with further recruitment still underway as part of their Scottish expansion programme.
Clancy Docwra, Claret Civil Engineering, Danaher & Walsh and Public Sewer Services have all signed contracts, worth over £200 million over the next 15 years, to become the final members of Anglian Water’s Integrated Maintenance and Repair (IMR) alliance.
Smart water networks company i2O Water has been appointed by Anglian Water to help meet future demand for water, improve service levels and reduce its environmental impact during AMP6.
Kier, in a joint venture with Clancy Docwra, has been named preferred bidder for Thames Water’s major new £1bn alliance.
Two joint ventures will partner with Thames Water in a new alliance that will deliver up to £1 billion worth of business over the next five years.
Northumbrian Water has awarded AMP6 framework partnerships contracts worth up to £333 million over nine years.
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.”
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise.
Welsh Water’s new artificial intelligence-driven tool, ORAI, has been shortlisted for three categories at the prestigious British Data Awards 2026 – underscoring the company’s commitment to using cutting-edge technology to deliver better outcome for customers.
Barhale has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent.