United Utilities to build new £200M treatment facility in Liverpool
United Utilities has been given the go ahead to build a £200million extension to its waste treatment plant on the banks of the River Mersey in a scheme that could create up to 350 jobs.
New contracts take Interserve wins up to £1.9 billion
Interserve has announced £0.4 billion new contracts announced today, taking its total of major contract wins over last 12 months to £1.9 billion.
Balfour Beatty’s UK construction order book shrinks
Balfour Beatty plc, the international infrastructure group, said that its UK order book has contracted in its latest trading update published this morning.
Thames Water publishes supersewer compensation guide
Thames Water has published a guide to the types of compensation it will be making available as a result of its proposals for the Tideway Tunnel “supersewer” – including the ultimate option of compulsory purchase.
Pressure on Thames Water to extend supersewer consultation
Pressure is building on Thames Water to extend their super sewer consultation - the Mayor of London has written to the Water Minister, Richard Benyon MP, asking him to ‘instruct Thames Water to extend the consultation period to the end of March 2012’.
Costain forward order book up at £2.5 billion
In its latest trading update issued this morning, Costain said it had finished the year with an increased forward order book of £2.5 billion (2010: £2.4 billion), which included in excess of £650 million of work secured for 2012 and over £1.8 billion of revenue secured for 2013 and beyond.
Mouchel pipeline falls by £400 million
Arup: solid performance in tough market
Professional services and engineering consultancy Arup said the publication of its Annual Results for the twelve months to 31 March 2011 show the firm produced a solid performance in challenging trading conditions.
Second Drought Permit in two weeks for Anglian Water
Anglian Water has been granted a second Drought Permit by the Environment Agency. The new Permit, which runs until the end of April 2012, allows the company to take extra water out of the River Nene at Wansford to top up its Rutland Water reservoir.
Huge tunnelling drill put in place to dig Lee Tunnel
Thames Water is today lowering a giant tunnelling machine into a gigantic shaft, deeper than anything else in London, ready to start work digging the four-mile Lee Tunnel.
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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
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. -
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