United Utilities offers more than a dozen apprenticeship roles in Cumbria
United Utilities is hosting a drop in event for people to find out more about apprenticeship opportunities in Cumbria.
SES Water multi-million pound investment in Cheam WTW upgrade set to continue in 2026
SES Water’s multi-million pound investment in its Cheam Water Treatment Works upgrade is set to continue in 2026.
Balfour Beatty completes disposal of ten infrastructure investments assets
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces the sale of ten UK assets from its Infrastructure Investments portfolio.
Yorkshire Water to start work on £5.3 million project to rebuild Bradford water pumping station
Yorkshire Water is getting ready to start work on a £5.3 million project to rebuild a new water pumping station at Hollingwood Lane in Great Horton, Bradford.
United Utilities to start projects in Staveley to improve water quality in River Kent
United Utilities will start work at the beginning of January on the next stage of its plans to help improve water quality around Staveley.
Yorkshire Water delivers over 200 infrastructure improvement projects in 2025
Yorkshire Water has delivered 215 projects to upgrade the water and wastewater infrastructure in Yorkshire this year which includes the first nine months of the AMP8 2025-30 investment programme.
Southern Water restores stable water supply for Hastings after mains burst
Southern Water is replenishing stocks of drinking water following the successful mains repair and restart of the Beauport water supply works.
Scottish Water completes £3m Improving Urban Waters project to help protect Water of Leith
Scottish Water has completed its £3 million Improving Urban Waters project to help prevent sewer related debris from entering the Water of Leith.
NI Water confirms NIPSA staff set to take industrial action
NI Water has confirmed that non-frontline NIPSA union members will begin industrial action relating to a dispute over pay arrangements, with a one-day strike planned for 31 December and a work-to-rule starting on 1 January.
Anglian Water’s @one Alliance invests £3.1 million to upgrade water pipes in Old Leake
Anglian Water’s @one Alliance is due to begin upgrades in Old Leake which will see the replacement of 4.5 kilometres of water pipes to ensure that water supplies are safe and reliable for decades to come.
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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. -
Making storm overflow data make Sense – Metasphere launches dedicated monitoring device
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.”
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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. -
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.
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