Severn Trent: customers receiving help with bills quadruples to 50K
Severn Trent’s ‘Help When You Need It’ scheme has more than quadrupled the number of customers receiving support with their water bills over the past two years.
Australian investment fund gains 100% ownership of South East Water
Hastings Funds Management Ltd has announced that it has completed the acquisition from La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec of a further 50 percent of South East Water.
Scottish Water progresses £11.3m Greenock water mains scheme
Scottish Water is progressing with an £11.3 million investment in its water mains infrastructure in Greenock which will benefit more than 18,000 customers in parts of Inverclyde and Renfrewshire.
High Court gives go-ahead for £84m Dee Valley takeover deal
The High Court in London has ruled in favour of Severn Trent Water’s £84 million takeover bid for Dee Valley Water.
Severn Trent progresses £60m project in Newark
Severn Trent’s multi-million pound investment in Newark is continuing to make good progress - the major £60 million project will see the complete overhaul of the waste and water network in the Nottinghamshire town in order to both protect people and homes and businesses from flooding and also to ‘future proof’ the water supply.
Pennon Group: water and waste businesses performing well
Pennon, one of the UK’s largest environmental infrastructure groups which owns South West Water and Bournemouth Water, has issued its latest trading update.
One in five customers select service providers based solely on perks and benefits
A fifth of UK consumers choose everyday service providers - such as mobile phone, utilities and broadband companies - solely based on the perks and benefits they offer, according to new research from Echo Managed Services.
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.
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ABB launches digital platform for optimizing operation of water networks
ABB has launched AquaMaster+™, a digital platform for smart water network management, designed to help water utilities monitor, analyze and manage their water networks, preventing pipeline water losses and optimizing operations. -
Safe access solutions a key requirement for water sector and other Critical Infrastructure Providers
Craig Nienaber, Business Development Manager for Safe Access Solutions (SAS) at HUBER Technology, explores why the company is seeing a growing level of interest in its safe access solutions for critical infrastructure providers, including their application in wastewater treatment assets. -
Albion Water appoints new Director of Business Development
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development. -
Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality.
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Southern Water showcases last footage inside Yew Hill Reservoir before filling
Southern Water has released film and images showing what it’s like to walk inside Hampshire’s expanded Yew Hill underground reservoir for the very last time, before it gets filled with water. -
Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply. -
United Utilities accelerates investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across Northwest
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