Profits and dividends up at Pennon Group
Profits at Pennon Group, owners of South West Water, rose 1.6% to £210.7 million in 2014/15 (£207.3 million in 2013/14), accompanied by a 4.9% in shareholder dividends, according to its Annual Report for 2014/15 published this morning.
Australian wave energy firm locates at Wave Hub in Cornwall
Australian Stock Exchange listed Carnegie Wave Energy Ltd, the patented CETO wave energy technology developer, has set up a base in Cornwall.
Affinity Water: Tideway Tunnel contractor demand and delay in retail market opening are key business risks
Affinity Water has flagged up pressures placed on contractor availability by the forthcoming construction of Thames Water’s Tideway Tunnel and potential delay in the opening of the competitive market in 2017 as among its principle business risks.
Wessex Water:profits up and "another year of outstanding performance”
Wessex Water said its year end results show it has delivered another year of outstanding performance, completed its largest ever investment programme and continued to provide industry-leading customer service with the publication of its annual results this morning.
Anglian Water steps up metering programme
Over 15,000 new water meters will be installed across King's Lynn, West Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire during the next eight months as Anglian Water steps up its efforts to help customers save water and money.
Thames Water appeals for help to find 300 missing private pumping stations
Thames Water is appealing for help to track down 300 pumping stations in Surrey that are ‘missing-in-action’ and need to be added to its database.
Costain order book climbs to record £3.7 billion high
Engineering solutions provider Costain has seen its order book climb to a record £3.7 billion high according to its latest trading update ahead of its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2015.
Yorkshire Water to host Open Data water challenge
Yorkshire Water, in partnership with ODI Leeds, a city Node of the Leeds’ Open Data Institute (ODI) Leeds, is set to host a ‘Water Challenge Data Dive’ event aimed at deepening industry understanding around water analytics.
Scottish Water reports strong financial performance – surplus rises to £110.7m
Scottish Water has reported a strong financial overall performance with the publication of its 2014/15 Annual Report – its pre-tax surplus has increased to £110.7 million, £9.7 million up on last year.
Dutch Water Authorities and Royal HaskoningDHV sign partnership deal
Dutch Water Authorities and international engineering and project management consultancy Royal HaskoningDHV have signed a partnership agreement under which Dutch Water Authorities will offer support in the start-up of wastewater treatment plants abroad that use RHDV’s Nereda® technology.
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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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