Retail Water Supply Licence approval for Source for Business Ltd in run-up to competition
Water industry regulator Ofwat has approved an application by Source for Business Ltd, part of South West Water, for a water supply licence under section 17A of the Water Industry Act 1991.
Fitch downgrades Yorkshire Water Outlook from Stable to Negative
Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlooks for Yorkshire Water Services Bradford Finance Limited, (Programme Issuer), Yorkshire Water Services Odsal Finance Limited and Yorkshire Water Services Finance Limited to Negative from Stable following Ofwat’s PR14 risk and reward guidance.
Costain order book up 25% to £3 billion - strong performance in water sector
Costain, one of the UK’s leading engineering solutions providers, has announced that its forward order book has risen 25% to £ 3 billion with the publication today of its results for the year ended 31 December 2013.
Yorkshire Water launch innovative project to improve water quality
Yorkshire Water are this week breaking ground on an innovative scheme investigating whether improvements made to rivers can have a positive impact on river water quality.
Anglian Water puts £9m pipeline plans on show
Anglian Water will put its plans for a new £9 million 31km underground pipeline on display in Bardwell later this month.
Kier Group - profits, revenues and order book up and "well-positioned" for AMP6
Kier Group plc, the integrated construction, services and property group, has announced an increase in revenues, profits and forward order book with the publication this morning of its results for the six month period ended 31 December 2013 - with the acquisition of May Gurney playing a key role.
Yorkshire Water reach major milestone in £78m Sheffield Sewage Works project
Yorkshire Water has reached a major milestone in a £78 million project to improve river water quality in the River Don.
Anglian Water starts work to install 11,000 water meters
Anglian Water plans to install around 11,000 new water meters in a £450,000 programme in towns and villages around Ipswich in the coming months.
Tidal energy firm raises £12m on London Stock Exchange AIM market
Atlantis Resources Limited,a vertically integrated turbine supplier and project owner in the tidal power industry, has announced that it has raised approximately £12 million from its successful initial public offering via the placing of 12,765,957 new shares on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market.
Galliford Try - record half year results but construction market "remains challenging"
Construction and housebuilding group Galliford Try plc has reported record half year results this morning for the six months ended 31 December 2013.
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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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