Queen's Award for Enterprise recognises Anglian Water sustainability achievements
Anglian Water has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise – the UK’s highest accolade to celebrate business success – in recognition of the significant contribution the company has made in setting new national standards for sustainability, and for embedding sustainability throughout its operations.
Northumbrian Water gains 4 stars in BITC 2015 CR Index
Northumbrian Water Group has achieved a score of 96% in the Business in the Community’s Corporate Responsibility Index (CR Index) and been awarded four out of five stars.
Sutton and East Surrey Water targets 5000 customers for social tariff by March 2016
Sutton and East Surrey Water (SESW) is launching its new Water Support Scheme with the aim of signing up 5000 customers by March 2016 – nearly double the 2,500-plus customers who signed up to last year’s pilot scheme.
United Utilities to start £54m Oswestry treatment works upgrade
United Utilities will shortly start work on a £54 million upgrade of its Oswestry water treatment works.
Veolia achieves 4 Stars in BITC 2015 Corporate Responsibility Index
Veolia has today been awarded 4 stars in Business in the Community’s annual benchmark of responsible business, the Corporate Responsibility Index (CR Index) following the launch of its new Resourcing the World strategy.
Wessex Water targets zero waste to landfill by 2020
Wessex Water is getting closer to achieving its ambitious target to to divert 100% of its waste across the whole business from being sent to landfill by 2020.
Pennon Group acquires Bournemouth Water for £100.3 million
FTSE 250 company Pennon Group Plc has today announced that it has acquired Bournemouth Water from Singapore-based SembCorp for a cash consideration of £100.3million.
Thames Water and contractors to attend public meeting on Tideway Tunnel
Andy Mitchell, the new Thames Tideway Tunnel CEO, together with the contractors who expect to be appointed for the eastern tunnel (a joint venture of Costain, Vinci, and Bachy) will attend a public meeting next week on the use of Chambers Wharf as a construction site for the Tunnel.
Scottish Water starts £12.4m scheme to tackle sewer flooding
Scottish Water has started a major environmental improvement project which will tackle sewer flooding in part of the Springburn area of Glasgow.
Northumbrian Water to start work on £2m network upgrade
Northumbrian Water is investing £2 million to improve the water supply network near Haltwhistle, Northumberland from next month.
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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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