Mott MacDonald to design Thames Tideway Tunnel east section
Mott MacDonald is designing the eastern section of the Thames Tideway Tunnel on behalf of a joint venture of Costain Ltd, VINCI Construction Grands Projets and Bachy Soletanche.
Mayor opens Thames Water’s Lee Tunnel
The Mayor of London Mayor Boris Johnson today officially opened the Lee Tunnel, the first of two super sewers and deepest ever bored in London
Research highlights major skills gap in UK utilities and construction sectors
New research published today by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills shows that over a third of vacancies in electricity, gas and water and construction are now due to skills shortages.
Anglian Water and AMP6 partners to host major jobs and networking event
Anglian Water and its engineering partners, @one Alliance are hosting a major engineering jobs fair and networking event with global employers in Peterborough next month.
South East Water - 90% of customers to be metered by 2020
South East Water expects to have installed 375,000 water meters in total by 2020, which means almost 90 per cent of customers in its region will pay only for the water they use.
Portsmouth Water to exit business retail market in 2017
Portsmouth Water has selected Castle Water as its partner to provide billing and associated services for its business customers in the run-up to the introduction of competition in water retail services in 2017 – at which point the water company will exit the business retail market.
Sewer blockage due to fat closes busy Cambridge street
Anglian Water has said that a sewer leak which flooded a shop and caused traffic chaos in Cambridge was the result of fat entering the sewer system.
Xylem unveils $35 million dollar plan to expand MENA operations
Leading global water technology provider Xylem Inc. has announced an ambitious expansion plan and investment of US $35 million in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Yorkshire Water fined £600,000 after sewage pollution
Yorkshire Water Services Ltd has been fined £600,000 after an ageing sewage pipe burst and killed hundreds of fish in a Wakefield lake.
Welsh Water buys Lisvane and Llanishen reservoirs
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has confirmed that it has acquired two high profile reservoirs, Lisvane and Llanishen, in Cardiff.
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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
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