Costain/ VINCI jv starts construction work on Scottish Water’s £100m Shieldhall tunnel
Construction of the biggest waste water tunnel ever to be built in Scotland is about to start after Roseanna Cunningham, the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform, launched a giant state-of-the-art tunnel boring machine in the south of Glasgow.
Non-household competition: more water companies apply for retail licences
More water companies have applied to Ofwat for retail water supply and sewerage licences ahead of the opening of the non-household market for competition in April 2017.
Anglian Water to start smart water metering fixed network trial
Anglian Water is starting a smart water metering fixed network trial as part of its plans for a long-term smart metering programme. It is intended that customers taking part in the trial will have online access to their consumption data.
Southern Water and Eastbourne Borough Council hold joint action day on FOG
A day of united working saw staff from Southern Water and Eastbourne Borough Council join forces to help educate customers in Eastbourne about the build-up of fat, oil, grease and unflushables in the sewers beneath their feet.
Wessex Water launches metering campaign
Wessex Water has launched a new campaign aimed at encouraging greater uptake of metering by its customers.
Kier Group mulls potential sale of Mouchel Consulting and AMP6 contract extensions
Kier Group plc, a leading property, residential, construction and services group, is considering the possible sale of Mouchel Consulting and the firm is also in advanced discussion over two potential extensions for existing contracts with South West Water and Bournemouth Water , according to its latest trading update.
Affinity Water: profits fall to £46m – down from £60m in 2015
Affinity Water’s profit before tax has fallen to £46 million from £60 million in 2015, while revenue rose to £303 million from £296 million in the same period, according to its financial results for the year ended 31 March 2016, the first year of AMP6.
Yorkshire Water starts £13.5m pipe cleaning project
Yorkshire Water has embarked on a projected £13.5 million scheme to improve the taste and appearance of tap water for millions of customers by ‘flush’ cleaning large sections of its 31,000 kilometre underground pipe network.
Anglian Water and Sutton & East Surrey Water apply for retail licences
Sutton and East Surrey Water Services Ltd and Anglian Water Business (National) Ltd have both applied to water sector regulator for retail water supply and sewerage licences ahead of the market opening for competition next year.
Balfour Beatty sells infrastructure funds management business for $64.4m
Balfour Beatty plc, the international infrastructure group, has announced that it has exited in full from Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Partners LLP in a $64.4 million sale.
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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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