Royal Haskoning wins Staffordshire councils surface water contract
Independent engineering and environmental consultancy, Royal Haskoning, has won a competitive bid to provide Surface Water Management Planning services and a Water Cycle Study for a consortium of Stafford, Lichfield, Tamworth and South Staffordshire local councils.
Interserve Trading Update -over £350m of contract wins
Interserve Plc, the services, maintenance and building group, announced today that the Group has performed well, backed by “excellent cash generation”.
New MD for Sutton and East Surrey Water
Anthony Ferrar has taken over as Managing Director of Sutton and East Surrey Water following the retirement of Nick Fisher at the end of December. Anthony Ferrar joined Sutton and East Surrey Water in 2008 as managing director designate.
Northumbrian Water to build new hydroelectric station
Northumbrian Water has announced plans to build new hydroelectric station in the Tees Valley at Selset in partnership with RWE npower renewables.
Scottish Water’s energy from food plant to come on stream
Horizons, one of Scottish Water’s stand-alone business, has taken delivery of its anaerobic digestion plant - the mechanical and electrical works are now underway.
Embsay pumping station plans go on show
Plans for a new water pumping station in the North Yorkshire village of Embsay will go on show next week.
Freeze causes 50% increase in burst and leaks for London and Thames Valley
The freezing weather conditions have sparked a 50 per cent increase in bursts and leaks on Thames Water’s pipes across London and the Thames Valley.
Freeze on Scottish water bills for 2010-2011
Combined household water and wastewater bills in Scotland for 2010/2011 will be frozen.
New sewer to protect Portland homes
A project to alleviate sewage flooding in an area of Portland has been completed almost two months ahead of schedule.
Scott Wilson strengthens masterplanning capability
Global consultancy Scott Wilson has strengthened its masterplanning and policy expertise with the arrival of a 12-strong Masterplanning and Urban Design team.
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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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