£16m United Utilities project to zap bugs with UV-rays
United Utilities will begin work on a £16m scheme to help clean up Cumbria’s Duddon Estuary, which includes installing ultra-violet equipment to kill bugs.
Severn Trent to share customer default payment data
Severn Trent Water (STW) has become the first utility to share its customers’ default payment data as it agrees a partnership with credit reference agency Equifax.
Thames Water puts Tunnel proposals up for further review
Thames Water is facing continued opposition to its proposals for the Thames Tideway Tunnel – despite news last week that nearly 85% of Londoners support the project according to a survey commissioned by the company.
Customers must drive market reform, says Business Stream head
Customers should drive the creation of a new competitive water market in England, according to Mark Powles, chief executive of Business Stream, Scotland’s largest provider of non-domestic water and waste water services.
Water consortium gains academy status
The 4Delivery Alliance, a contracting consortium of Costain, MWH and Veolia Water has gained National Skills Academy for Construction (NSAfC) status for the next three years.
Carillion’s pipeline of contract opportunities grows to £35bn
In its latest trading update ahead of its interim results on 22 August 2012, integrated support services company, Carillion plc said its pipeline of contract opportunities has grown to £35 billion during the first six months of 2012.
Thames Water finds leaks quicker with TaKaDu
Thames Water has reduced the time in which it can locate leakage hotspots with state-of-the-art technology from Israeli water network monitoring firm TaKaDu.
Marine energy action plan welcomed by Aquamarine Power
Wave energy technology firm Aquamarine Power has welcomed the announcement of the revised Marine Energy Action Plan by the Scottish Government.
Southern Water to invest £9m in upgrading treatment works
Southern Water is investing £9m to update its Morestead Road Wastewater Treatment Works in Winchester.
May Gurney order book climbs to £1.5bn
May Gurney has posted promising financial results this morning as it enjoyed a 22 per cent rise in revenues and an underlying pre-tax profit of £28.4m.
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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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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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