United Utilities hosts industry event to promote standard asset design approach
United Utilities has been sharing its approach to standard asset design with partners and colleagues across the water sector. The company’s engineering, maintenance and commercial teams held a ‘Collaboration for Standardisation’ event at the Halliwell Jones stadium in Warrington recently.
United Utilities progresses £10.6 million fast-track project to upgrade rural wastewater treatment works in Lancashire
A fast-track project to upgrade six rural wastewater treatment works across Lancashire to enable them to treat more wastewater during times of heavy rainfall is making rapid progress.
Wessex Water completes major £50 million refurbishment of Durleigh water treatment centre
Wessex Water has completed a £50 million refurbishment of its Durleigh water treatment centre - the massive refurbishment of the Enmore Road site got under way in 2019 after more than four years of planning.
Balfour Beatty chief calls for Government to set up new infrastructure body to drive UK economic recovery
Leo Quinn Chief Executive OF Balfour Beatty is calling on the government to establish a new body to “oversee and drive through to delivery” infrastructure schemes which are prioritised as being in the national interest as part of the economic recovery.
Wessex Water - wastewater treatment works retrofit doubles process capacity & achieves 75% capex cost saving
A recent upgrade at Wessex Water’s Sherborne water recycling facility using WPL’s Hybrid-SAF™ precision-engineered treatment system to retrofit existing infrastructure has doubled process capacity and achieved a potential cost-saving of 75% in capital expenditure.
Jacopa: scraper bridge success
Standardisation of scraper bridge design is key to Jacopa’s successful initiative to ensure that the company’s popular range of robust, reliable scraper bridges provides customers with the best possible value for money.
HUBER Technology: innovative sludge thickener project for Severn Trent cuts capital cost by 40% & operational costs by 20%
A recently completed project by HUBER Technology for Severn Trent Water and delivery partner Costain CiM6 at Stratford Milcote sewage treatment works saved Severn Trent Water 40% in capital cost as well as reducing their operational costs by over 20%.
HUBER Technology: innovative sludge thickener project for Severn Trent cuts capital cost by 40% & operational costs by 20%
A recently completed project by HUBER Technology for Severn Trent Water and delivery partner Costain CiM6 at Stratford Milcote sewage treatment works saved Severn Trent Water 40% in capital cost as well as reducing their operational costs by over 20%.
Arcadis warns UK must double construction output to deliver infrastructure pipeline
Leading global design and consultancy firm Arcadis for is warning that the UK must double its construction output to build at a rate of over £95,000 every single minute for the next decade to even come close to meeting national infrastructure ambitions.
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Pumps prove to be smooth operators for Anglian Water
“SAS (Surplus Activated Sludge) is a bit weird and can do odd things,” says Stuart Chatten, Lead Bioresources Technician at Whitlingham Water Recycling Centre (WRC), one of Anglian Water’s principal centres for processing sewage, serving a population of 400,000. -
Owen Mace takes over as Director of BPF Plastic Pipes Group
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. -
Ledbury engineering firm strengthens senior team as demand for water process systems grows
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. -
BactoCloud platform for bNovate’s BactoSense instruments brings new understanding of water quality
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.
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