EIB provides £500m loan to United Utilities
The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide £500 million to support investment across the north-west of England by United Utilities.
Wessex Water: catchment-wide permitting trial will lower costs
Wessex Water has agreed a pioneering new trial for permits at sewage treatment works with the Environment Agency.
Bristol Water to start £3m water main renovation scheme
Bristol Water will start a £3 million project to renovate the Strategic Water Main that stretches from Victoria Pumping Station on Oakfield Road in Clifton, to Greenbank Cemetery.
Irish Water to invest €9m in new wastewater treatment plant in Belmullet
Irish Water, Ireland’s national water utility, has announced details of a €9 million investment in the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant in Belmullet, Co. Mayo.
GMB calls on government to take stake in Thames Water
GMB, the union for water workers, is calling on the UK government to take a stake in Thames Water following news that owner Macquarie Group is looking to divest its stake in the utility.
Macquarie group to sell £3bn stake in Thames Water
Australian bank Macquarie Group is getting ready to sell off its £3 billion stake in Thames Water, according to a report in yesterday's Sunday Telegraph newspaper.
Scottish Water starts £3.5m Helensburgh upgrade
Scottish Water is starting a £3.5 million improvement works project this week to replace the existing sewer rising main at Craigendoran Pier, Helensburgh.
Yorkshire Water completes £78m investment at Blackburn STW
Yorkshire Water has completed a major project at its Blackburn Meadows waste water treatment works in Sheffield that started in 2012 costing £78m that will make the River Don one of the cleanest rivers in Britain.
South West Water uses innovative process to clean Tiverton water main
South West Water will use an innovative new process for the first time in the South West to clean the trunk main in Tiverton next week.
United Utilities £200m Liverpool WTW extension officially opened
United Utilities has announced that the £200 million state-of-the-art extension to its Liverpool wastewater treatment works has been officially opened by H.R.H The Princess Royal.
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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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Southern Water showcases last footage inside Yew Hill Reservoir before filling
Southern Water has released film and images showing what it’s like to walk inside Hampshire’s expanded Yew Hill underground reservoir for the very last time, before it gets filled with water. -
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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