NI Water has once again flagged up its ongoing concerns over the impacts of reduced funding on planned infrastructure investment and reiterated the need for sustained investment over multiple Price Controls (18+ years).
Attendees at a special meeting of Mid Ulster District Council have been told that the full scale of the wastewater capacity issues across Northern Ireland will realistically take at least 12 - 18 years, or two to three Price Control periods, to address.
Northern Ireland Water is looking to procure a strategic Integrated Partnerships Framework to support the delivery of the remainder of its proposed water and sewerage capital investments up to 2021 and the following 6 year Business Plan to March 2027 worth up to £1.68 billion.
Northern Ireland Water is looking for experts to advise on economic regulatory matters throughout the PC15 price control process for the six-year period from 2015-16 to 2020-21 and to assist with aspects of the upcoming PC21 Business Plan.
Owen Mace has taken over as Director of the British Plastics Federation (BPF) Plastic Pipes Group on the retirement of Caroline Ayres. He was previously Standards and Technical Manager for the group.
PureTec Separations, the Ledbury-based water treatment engineering firm, has appointed Dan Norman as its new Sales Manager – Water Process Systems, supporting the company’s continued growth in the UK and international markets.
bNovate has launched BactoCloud, a secure cloud-based platform that connects and manages its BactoSense instruments, enabling real-time monitoring and optimization of microbial water quality.
Amiblu, a global leader in Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) pipe systems for wastewater, stormwater, drinking water, irrigation, hydropower, and industrial applications, has announced the appointment of Martyn Turton as its Sales Director for the UK & Ireland, driving strategic market development in the infrastructure and water sectors, effective immediately.