Scottish Water completes £8m Penwhirn reservoir upgrade
Scottish Water has completed a major £8 million upgrade to increase the capacity of its Penwhirn reservoir by 40 per cent – the reservoir supplies communities throughout Wigtownshire.
United Utilities starts work on £6m Liverpool pipe upgrade
Four huge mains which have been supplying water to Liverpool since Dickensian times are set to be replaced in a £6million project by United Utilities to thread 5km of new, plastic pipes through the current cast-iron versions.
Northumbrian Water wins most ethical water company ranking on global list
Northumbrian Water Group, parent company of Essex & Suffolk Water, has maintained its world title as the only water company to be added to the 2015 World’s Most Ethical Company® list for the fifth year running.
Balfour Beatty in major push to plug skills gap via apprenticeships
Balfour Beatty, one of the early members of The 5% Club, is marking National Apprenticeship Week (9th -13th March) with a range of new commitments to help more young people find work in the growing infrastructure sector.
UK water companies to offer hundreds of apprenticeships
Water companies across the UK are developing hundreds of apprentices in a wide range of roles across the sector.
Northumbrian Water completes £9m Morpeth upgrade
Northumbrian Water has completed a £9 million scheme to upgrade a Northumberland sewage treatment works.
United Utilities to set out plans for £multi-million Davyhulme extension
United Utilities has invited residents in Davyhulme and Urmston to view the plans for a multi-million pound extension to the local wastewater treatment works.
Southern Water progresses sewer flooding work in Ryde
Southern Water is continuing to progress work on essential improvements to reduce the risk of sewer flooding in Ryde – including the installation of a 21 meter deep storage tank.
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water extends Let's Stop the Block campaign
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water is extending its campaign to encourage people to help reduce the risk of pollution and sewage flooding to homes.
Ovivo sells UK municipal business to in-house team
Ovivo Inc. has sold its highly respected UK municipal business for an undisclosed sum to part of the well regarded existing senior management team led by Alex Lloyd, Ovivo’s Vice President, UK Municipal and Finance Director, Peter Sargent.
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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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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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