Some of the largest UK-wide retailers, including B&Q and Homebase, have taken it upon themselves to relieve strain on local councils caused by flooding, according to flood product manufacturer Gravitas International. 

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, with input from other research councils, is running a a five-day Sandpit event in the water energy food nexus and has opened a  call for participants.

A new study published in Nature Geoscience shows that air pollution has had a significant impact on the amount of water flowing through many rivers in the northern hemisphere.

The UK construction sector has enjoyed a near-record increase in activity with the best quarter of growth for 17 years according to the latest figures from the  Markit/CIPS Construction PMI.

Delegates at the Liberal Democrat party conference have voted to greatly increase spending on flood defences in the UK, together with inceasing the uptake of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems.

An innovative solution submitted to the CostainMWH Severn Trent Water AMP5 Framework team award scheme is under consideration for company-wide adoption by Costain.

CH2M HILL has been appointed to provide technical advisory and site supervision of construction services in support of the Shieldhall Strategic Tunnel project in central Scotland.

Business Stream, Scotland’s leading provider of non-domestic water and waste water services, has announced that chief executive Mark Powles has stepped down.

New research has revealed that companies across a range of sectors, are in danger of falling short in making changes in response to the forthcoming upgrade to ISO14001, the International Standard for environmental management.

Balfour Beatty has started a sell-off of its PPP assets with the announcement of the disposal of its 50% interest in the Pinderfields and Pontefract Hospital PPP project in West Yorkshire.