AMEC order book grows to £3.9bn
AMEC has reported a 4% increase in EBITA to £158m on revenue of £2bn for the first half of 2013 as it enjoys strong order intake and a record order book.
Siemens wants $700m for water technologies unit
Siemens is hoping to receive as much as $700 million (£452m) in the auction of its water technologies unit and is seeking second-round bids by the middle of this month, Reuters has reported.
UK’s biggest ‘fatberg’ removed from sewer
A bus-sized ‘fatberg’, a lump of food fat mixed with wet wipes, has been removed from sewer under Kingston by Thames Water.
Goldman Sachs and Allianz eye £2bn Yorkshire Water bid
Goldman Sachs is teaming up with Allianz, Europe’s largest insurance company, to make a £2bn bid for a 30% stake in Yorkshire Water, according to the Sunday Times.
New technology to maintain water supplies in case of faulty hydrant
Sembcorp Bournemouth Water (SBW) has taken delivery of a 'Hydrant Wizard', which allows water supplies to be maintained when work is carried out on faulty or leaking fire hydrants.
The big players moving into the water technology market
Many multinational companies, not traditionally associated with the water industry, are now moving into the market, attracted by prospects of long-term growth. We take a look at the companies developing new business in water technology.
Sulzer to focus on water market
Swiss engineering and manufacturing firm Sulzer has said it wants to focus its activities in the three “attractive key markets” of oil & gas, power and water.
Welsh Water pledges £150k extra funding for environmental projects
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has announced a further £150,000 of funding for non-profit organisations to help improve the quality of Welsh rivers, lakes and wetlands.
Yorkshire Water announces AMP6 partners
Yorkshire Water has announced the eight contract partners and three framework consultants that will deliver its AMP6 programme.
Solid results for Northumbrian
Northumbrian Water has posted a profit of £150m on turnover of £756.9m for the financial year ended 31 March 2013, its full-year results show.
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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. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.
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