Carillion: fall in new orders to £1bn from £3.2bn in 2014 due to UK election
Carillion has attributed a fall in new first-half orders plus probable orders of £1.0 billion from £3.2 billion in 2014 to an expected pause in public sector contract awards due to the UK General Election.
Ex-Speedy chief to lead new national plant rental firm
Investment funds managed by Searchlight and Duke Street have acquired controlling interests in Fork Rent Limited and One Call Hire Limited - combining the businesses will create one of the UK’s largest providers of rental equipment to the construction industry.
Black & Veatch to start work on £16m WTW upgrade for Scottish Water
Black & Veatch is about to start work on a major £16 million upgrade of the Muirdykes water treatment works in Renfrewshire for Scottish Water.
Go-ahead for £4.2bn Thames Tideway Tunnel - costs per customer fall from £80 to £25
Thames Water has announced that construction of the £4.2 billion Tideway Tunnel will start next year following the confirmation of independent investors to finance and deliver the scheme.
World Water Week: CH2M receives Stockholm Industry Water Award
Global service and engineering company CH2M whose work includes developing and advancing methods to clean water, and increasing public acceptance of recycled water has received the Stockholm Industry Water Award.
United Utilities: boil notice still in place as crypto problems continue
United Utilities’ problems with cryptosporidium in its water network are continuing – on Friday the company installed the first of several ultra violet (UV) rigs in parts of Lancashire, capable of killing the last remaining traces of the cryptosporidium bug.
UK Government outlines radical changes to boost apprenticeship numbers
Prime Minister David Cameron will today outline a package of radical plans to increase the number of quality apprenticeships across England – including the introduction of a new apprenticeship levy.
Costain: record £3.7bn forward order book and anticipated revenue increase due to AMP6 work
Costain has reported a record £3.7 billion forward order book and strong performance with increases in revenue and underlying operating profit, and a 15% increase in the interim dividend for the first six months of 2015, with the publication this morning of its interim results for the half-year ended 30 June 2015
Thames Water completes £6m underground reservoir
Visitors to an innovative green space in Earley near Reading will be walking on water when work on a new underground reservoir officially finishes this week.
NI Water progresses work on multi-£m sewerage improvement scheme
Northern Ireland Water is progressing work on several multi-million pound sewerage improvement schemes.
News Showcase
-
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. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react.
Expert Focus
News Sections
Other Latest News
- Scottish Water tenders £60 million contract for supply and service of filtration media
- Southern Water seeks supply chain engagement on proposed data centre transformation & rationalisation programme
- Uisce Éireann welcomes Government approval of €2 billion Investment to support new homes and growth across Ireland
- Northumbrian Water – new £13 million pipeline marks the start of environmental upgrades
- Stantec to support vital next stage of Poole Water Recycling and Transfer SRO
- AtkinsRéalis signs three-year framework extension with South East Water
Watch
-
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
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest. -
Working for WSP - what if you could build a career as unique as you? With us, you can
Find out more about the remarkable career opportunities on offer at WSP - scroll down to watch the inspirational video.
Top Stories
Login / Register
New Account Registrations
To register for a new account with Waterbriefing, please contact us via email at waterbriefing@imsbis.org
Existing waterbriefing users - log into the new website using your original username and the new password 'waterbriefing'. You can then change your password once logged in.