New acquisition set to bring more water treatment solutions from Membracon
In response to the increasing demand for its high-performance water treatment systems, services, and advanced technologies, Membracon has acquired Specialist Plastic Manufacturing (SPM), and with it, 8,000 sq ft of fabrication and warehouse space.
Thames Water starts £30 million mains replacement project in Loughton, Essex
Thames Water has begun work replacing 19 kilometres of mains pipes across over 60 roads in Loughton, Essex.
United Utilities appoints new Corporate Affairs Director
United Utilities has announced the appointment of Andrew Ward as Corporate Affairs Director.
United Utilities gets work underway on major £34m water quality schemes across Bury, Prestwich and Whitefield
United Utilities has started work is on three projects that will improve water quality in the River Irwell and its tributaries around Bury.
SES Water completes major investment to improve water resilience in Box Hill
SES Water has completed a £600,000 project to strengthen water resilience for customers in Box Hill and the surrounding area.
Wessex Water completes £2 million Poole sewer main scheme
Wessex Water has completed a £2 million investment to renew a significant part of Poole’s sewer network and help to protect the town’s coastal environment.
Anglian Water and alliance partners support opening of £4 million Green Skills Academy in Wisbech
Wisbech’s new Green Skills Academy at the College of West Anglia has officially opened, made possible by £2 million of overall funding from Anglian Water and its alliance partners, including Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Clancy, Claret, Costain, Danaher & Walsh, Farrans, Jacobs, Kier, M Group, Mott MacDonald Bentley, MWH Treatment, Public Sewer Services, Skanska and Sweco.
Barhale completes bridge milestone on Thames Water Northern Outfall Sewer upgrade
Work to deliver a multi-million-pound rehabilitation programme of Thames Water’s Northern Outfall Sewer (NOS) in East London took a major step forward over Easter after a second major rail possession allowed Barhale engineers to carry out structural works and take critical material samples.
Uisce Éireann gets go-ahead for major wastewater upgrade at Portlaoise Wastewater Treatment Plant
Uisce Éireann has been granted planning permission for a major upgrade of the Portlaoise Wastewater Treatment Plant, a transformative investment that will future proof wastewater infrastructure in the town and support sustainable growth and development.
NI Water uses innovative reedbed wastewater treatment process in £4m upgrade at Aghanloo WwTW
Aghanloo, outside Limavady, is benefitting from a £4 million investment by NI Water, following the completion of a sustainable upgrade to the local wastewater treatment works.
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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. -
Making storm overflow data make Sense – Metasphere launches dedicated monitoring device
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.”
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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