Thames Water starts work on new 2KM water main for Oxfordshire
Thames Water is starting work to replace a section of worn-out, century-old water main in Oxfordshire that has burst three times in three years.
Kier Group profits up 24%
Kier Group has reported a 24% increase in underlying pre-tax profits - up to £68.9m compared with £55.5m in 2010 – with the publication of its preliminary results for the year to 30th June 2011.
Another acquisition for Costain
Costain has announced that it is broadening the scale and scope of its business through the acquisition of Promanex, an industrial support services business.
Galliford Try - AMP5 revenues are building up
Galliford Try plc said today that its AMP5 water sector revenues are building up with the publication of its annual results for the year ended 30 June 2011.
Hydro International – order book doubles but AMP5 delays continue
Hydro International’s interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2011 demonstrate that the wastewater treatment company has enjoyed strong revenue growth during the period, while its order book has nearly doubled.
Anglian starts £1.5M reservoir project
Anglian Water is due to start work later this month on a £1.5 million scheme to renovate an underground reservoir in Ipswich.
Competition Commission invites evidence on construction merger
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has referred the proposed UK joint venture between Anglo American and Lafarge to the Competition Commission.
Bristol Water reservoir levels drop to 62%
In its latest water resources update, Bristol Water has reported that reservoir levels have now fallen to 62%.
Profits up 23% at Costain
Costain, one of the UK's leading engineering solutions providers, has announced another strong performance with profit before tax up 23%, with the publication of its interim results for the half-year ended 30 June 2011.
Collapse in share price of Aqua Resources Fund's China investee company
Aqua Resources Fund Limited, the Authorised Closed-ended investment scheme managed by FourWinds Capital Management and established to invest in global water opportunities, has reported a “precipitous decline” in the share price of China Hydroelectric Corporation, one of Aqua's investments, with the publication of its unaudited interim results for the six month period ending 30 June 2011.
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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
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting 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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