New environmental scheme for uplands farmers
Defra has launched a new payment scheme for hill farmers who protect and look after England’s iconic uplands.
United Utilities gets major flood relief schemes under way
United Utilities is getting two major £400,000 flood defence projects under way. Both projects - valued at £600K and £400K respectively - are intended to prevent homes flooding with sewage during heavy rain.
Pennon Group issues upbeat interim statement
Pennon Group Plc, owners of South West Water, has today issued an upbeat interim trading statement saying that financial performance since 1 October 2009 has been in line with management expectations.
200m Crossness upgrade to protect River Thames
Thames Water is carrying out a £200million upgrade at Crossness Sewage Treatment Works in east London.
Bristol Water rejects Ofwat price decision
Bristol Water has announced that it cannot accept the regulator Ofwat’s determination of price limits between 2010-2015. The Company says that it has no alternative but to ask for the issue to be referred to the Competition Commission for review.
200 new jobs at Thames' new operations centre
Thames Water is aiming to recruit nearly 200 people to work at its new operations nerve centre in Reading's Green Park.
Major win – Europe’s largest flood risk management project
Halcrow, with partners Scott Wilson and BRLi, is to play a part in Europe’s largest flood risk management project.
Waste companies urged to stay within the law
United Utilities is reminding businesses to stick to agreed limits regarding trade effluent consent after a Cheshire business was fined £15,000 for breaking the law.
KMI Water appointed for North West’s £114m storm water improvements
KMI Water, the joint venture between Kier Construction, J Murphy and Sons Limited and Interserve Project Services, has been named as preferred bidder for a major infrastructure project in Preston valued at approximately £114m with United Utilities.
Balfour Beatty plc issues confident trading update
Balfour Beatty plc, the leading international infrastructure group, has today issued a confident trading update for the year ended 31 December 2009 in advance of its preliminary results announcement on 4 March 2010.
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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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