Siltbuster: £4.3m investment to double staff numbers and turnover
Siltbuster – the UK’s leading provider of portable water treatment solutions - is investing £4.3 million to expand its operations in Monmouth that will create 66 new jobs in a move backed by a £1.15 million funding package from the Welsh Government and Finance Wales.
South East Water wins national award for metaldehyde reduction work
South East Water’s Catchment Team has won the prestigious Rushlight Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry and Biodiversity Award for their pioneering and innovative work with farmers and landowners to reduce the amount of metaldehyde entering rivers and watercourses.
Severn Trent starts work on £1.6m sewer flooding scheme
Severn Trent is starting work on a project to help prevent sewer flooding for homes in Kidderminster next week. Severn Trent is starting work on a project to help prevent sewer flooding for homes in Kidderminster next week.
Irish Water gets go-ahead for new water pipeline
Irish Water has been granted planning permission for the construction of a new water pipeline and additional structures for the transfer of treated drinking water from Vartry to Callowhill.
Yorks Water to build new £3.5m underground reservoir for Whitby
Water supplies in Whitby will be secured for future generations when Yorkshire Water starts work this week on a large new service reservoir.
Ofwat intervention in Severn Trent complaint sees customer service improve
Severn Trent Water has overhauled its complaints system after the water industry regulator Ofwat intervened in a longstanding complaint about a sewer in Bamford, Derbyshire.
Household water and sewerage bills to rise 2% in 2017-18
The average household water and sewerage bill in England and Wales for 2017-18 will be £395 - an increase of £6 (2%) compared with the previous year.
Portsmouth Water: customer bills remain the lowest in England and Wales
Portsmouth Water has limited the increase to its bills for the period 2017/18 to 1.8% (effective from 1st July) - below the rate of inflation.
South West Water prosecuted for crude sewage spill in Truro River
In a case brought by the Environment Agency, South West Water has been ordered to pay £54,000 in fines and costs for allowing untreated sewage to escape from a pumping station near Truro in Cornwall.
Thames Water announces 2.2% price increase for 2017/18
Thames Water customers can expect to see little or no change in their bills for 2017/18, after price increases were announced yesterday.
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Xylem Flygt pumps selected for Transport for London’s Silvertown Tunnel
The Silvertown Tunnel’s pumping system is reducing the risk of flooding, delays and costly maintenance, while supporting the long-term resilience of London’s transport network, says Ian Ireland, large pumping projects programme manager, Xylem UK. -
Spotlight on wastewater treatment with prestigious television slot for Lakeside on All Access with Andy Garcia
In a TV show that will explain the complex journey of the wastewater treatment process, Lakeside Equipment Corporation is set to feature in US Public Television’s All Access program with Andy Garcia. -
Environmental Services & Solutions Expo 2025 unveils packed agenda featuring government leaders and industry trailblazers
Environmental Services & Solutions (ESS) Expo, the UK’s largest environmental event, has released the full speaker programme for its 2025 event, which now features seven shows spanning all corners of the environmental sector, under one roof at the NEC Birmingham. -
HUBER Technology - Environmental Services & Solutions (ESS) Expo 2025
We are exhibiting at WWEM – Water, Wastewater and Environmental Management Expo, which is one of the eight exhibitions taking place at the NEC, Birmingham 17-18 September 2025 as part of ESS Expo 2025. Please come along and visit us at Stand WW-S60.
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