Daniel Contractors calls in administrators
Bill Dawson and Dan Butters, partners at Deloitte, the business advisory firm, have today been appointed Joint Administrators to Daniel Contractors Limited and Land and Marine Project Engineering Limited.
Severn Trent rejects takeover bid
The Board of Severn Trent PLC announced this morning that it has rejected an possible takeover approach by a consortium of overseas investors on the grounds that it completely failed to recognise the value of Severn Trent Water.
Costain, Atkins, Veolia JV wins place on Thames AMP6 programme
A joint venture of Costain, Atkins and Veolia Water has been appointed as design and build consortium to Thames Water’s AMP6 programme, which is worth up to £3 billion.
AECOM: energy-water-food nexus "defining challenge of our time"
The energy-water-food nexus is the "defining challenge of our time", technical and management support services firm AECOM has claimed in its second annual global sustainability report.
Thames plans to install 500,000 water meters by 2020
Increasing the proportion of metered homes from 30 per cent to 56 per cent by 2020 is one of Thames Water’s targets as it invites customers to comment on its draft business plan for the next price review period beginning 2015.
Aylesford reservoir project shortlisted for engineering excellence
A South East Water project delivered by civil engineering contractor, J. Murphy & Sons Limited, has been shortlisted for this year’s Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) South East England Engineering Excellence Awards.
Pump and mixer quality counts – and procurement must take responsibility for scrapheap of unsuitable pumps
Landia UK, the leading pump and mixer manufacturer, has called on procurement professionals to take responsibility for “the scrapheap of unsuitable pumps’ in the water sector.
Winners of Thames Water £3bn AMP6 alliance revealed
Two joint ventures have won the race to be design-and-build contractors on Thames Water’s £3 billion AMP6 alliance, according to reports.
Kier wins Platinum Big Tick for its corporate responsibility
Kier Group has been recognised with the highest ranking in Business in the Community’s Corporate Responsibility (CR) Index, which is produced annually to benchmark responsible business management.
United Utilities prepares for takeover bids
United Utilities has hired Goldman Sachs to prepare its defence against a possible £7bn takeover amid speculation that foreign buyers are about to make a move.
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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. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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