Scottish Water fined for reservoir pollution
Scottish Water was fined £6,500 at Alloa Sheriff Court on Monday for allowing chlorinated water to discharge from a reservoir into an Alva Burn, resulting in the death of over 1,000 fish.
Southern Water continues effort to boost Hastings bathing water quality
Southern Water is continuing to work in close partnership with the Environment Agency and Hastings Borough Council in a project to improve bathing water quality in the town.
Speedy Hire strengthens of senior executive management team
Speedy Hire Plc, the UK's leading tools, equipment, plant hire and services company, has announced that it has completed the strengthening of its senior executive management team with a number of appointments to key roles over the past months.
United Utilities reports year-on-year improvements in customer service
United Utilities has reported year-on-year improvements in customer service during the current regulatory period, underpinned by good operational performance, according to its latest Interim Management Statement published this morning.
Balfour Beatty and Carillion consider possible merger
Balfour Beatty and Carillion, two of Britain's largest construction firms, have confirmed that they are discussing a possible merger in a deal which, if it goes ahead, would create a business worth around £3 billion.
Costain launches Sustainable Procurement Guide for supply chain
The importance of procuring materials and services responsibly has come under the microscope with the launch of a new publication ‘Delivering Sustainable Procurement’ by Costain for its supply chain.
Fitch affirms Wessex Water A rating - 'clearly the market leading company in the sector'
Fitch Ratings has today affirmed Wessex Water's senior unsecured rating at A, saying it reflects WWSL's market-leading operational and regulatory performance and describing it as 'clearly the market leading company in the sector'.
Thames Water submits planning application for £250m Deephams upgrade
Thames Water has now submitted its formal planning application for the proposed £250 million upgrade of the Deephams Sewage Treatment Works.
MMB jv to focus on wastewater non-infrastructure in 1st year of Welsh Water AMP6 framework
The Mott MacDonald Bentley jv recently named as one of four Capital Delivery Alliance partners to help deliver Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water AMP6 capital programme,will focus on wastewater non-infrastructure in the first year of the framework.
SBWWI starts search for new Executive Director
The Society of British Water & Wastewater Industries Society (SBWWI), one of the UK’s leading trade bodies for the UK water and wastewater sector has started its search for a new Executive Director.
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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.
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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