Mogden £140M sewage works upgrade hits halfway point
Thames Water has announced that a huge project to increase the capacity of one of London’s major sewage works by fifty per cent is now half-way to being complete.
UK first for Costain on behavioural safety
Costain is the first company in the UK to receive independent third party accreditation for its Behavioural Safety Programme.
Black & Veatch expands in Middle East
Black & Veatch is expanding its business operations in the Middle East with the creation of a new centre in Dubai for local energy and water expertise.
United Utilities starts £2.5M wastewater treatment upgrade scheme
A £2.5million improvement scheme for Formby Wastewater Treatment Works will help further clean up the River Alt, say United Utilities.
United Utilities to build new £200M treatment facility in Liverpool
United Utilities has been given the go ahead to build a £200million extension to its waste treatment plant on the banks of the River Mersey in a scheme that could create up to 350 jobs.
New contracts take Interserve wins up to £1.9 billion
Interserve has announced £0.4 billion new contracts announced today, taking its total of major contract wins over last 12 months to £1.9 billion.
Balfour Beatty’s UK construction order book shrinks
Balfour Beatty plc, the international infrastructure group, said that its UK order book has contracted in its latest trading update published this morning.
Thames Water publishes supersewer compensation guide
Thames Water has published a guide to the types of compensation it will be making available as a result of its proposals for the Tideway Tunnel “supersewer” – including the ultimate option of compulsory purchase.
Pressure on Thames Water to extend supersewer consultation
Pressure is building on Thames Water to extend their super sewer consultation - the Mayor of London has written to the Water Minister, Richard Benyon MP, asking him to ‘instruct Thames Water to extend the consultation period to the end of March 2012’.
Costain forward order book up at £2.5 billion
In its latest trading update issued this morning, Costain said it had finished the year with an increased forward order book of £2.5 billion (2010: £2.4 billion), which included in excess of £650 million of work secured for 2012 and over £1.8 billion of revenue secured for 2013 and beyond.
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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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