Kohtari, who are working with an increasing number of water companies and regulators to safeguard water quality, has appointed Lord St John of Bletso as Strategic Adviser.
In response to the increasing demand for its high-performance water treatment systems, services, and advanced technologies, Membracon has acquired Specialist Plastic Manufacturing (SPM), and with it, 8,000 sq ft of fabrication and warehouse space.
Thames Water has begun work replacing 19 kilometres of mains pipes across over 60 roads in Loughton, Essex.
United Utilities has started work is on three projects that will improve water quality in the River Irwell and its tributaries around Bury.
SES Water has completed a £600,000 project to strengthen water resilience for customers in Box Hill and the surrounding area.
Wessex Water has completed a £2 million investment to renew a significant part of Poole’s sewer network and help to protect the town’s coastal environment.
Wisbech’s new Green Skills Academy at the College of West Anglia has officially opened, made possible by £2 million of overall funding from Anglian Water and its alliance partners, including Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Clancy, Claret, Costain, Danaher & Walsh, Farrans, Jacobs, Kier, M Group, Mott MacDonald Bentley, MWH Treatment, Public Sewer Services, Skanska and Sweco.
Work to deliver a multi-million-pound rehabilitation programme of Thames Water’s Northern Outfall Sewer (NOS) in East London took a major step forward over Easter after a second major rail possession allowed Barhale engineers to carry out structural works and take critical material samples.
Uisce Éireann has been granted planning permission for a major upgrade of the Portlaoise Wastewater Treatment Plant, a transformative investment that will future proof wastewater infrastructure in the town and support sustainable growth and development.
Aghanloo, outside Limavady, is benefitting from a £4 million investment by NI Water, following the completion of a sustainable upgrade to the local wastewater treatment works.
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.