Balfour Beatty in major push to plug skills gap via apprenticeships
Balfour Beatty, one of the early members of The 5% Club, is marking National Apprenticeship Week (9th -13th March) with a range of new commitments to help more young people find work in the growing infrastructure sector.
UK water companies to offer hundreds of apprenticeships
Water companies across the UK are developing hundreds of apprentices in a wide range of roles across the sector.
Northumbrian Water completes £9m Morpeth upgrade
Northumbrian Water has completed a £9 million scheme to upgrade a Northumberland sewage treatment works.
United Utilities to set out plans for £multi-million Davyhulme extension
United Utilities has invited residents in Davyhulme and Urmston to view the plans for a multi-million pound extension to the local wastewater treatment works.
Southern Water progresses sewer flooding work in Ryde
Southern Water is continuing to progress work on essential improvements to reduce the risk of sewer flooding in Ryde – including the installation of a 21 meter deep storage tank.
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water extends Let's Stop the Block campaign
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water is extending its campaign to encourage people to help reduce the risk of pollution and sewage flooding to homes.
Ovivo sells UK municipal business to in-house team
Ovivo Inc. has sold its highly respected UK municipal business for an undisclosed sum to part of the well regarded existing senior management team led by Alex Lloyd, Ovivo’s Vice President, UK Municipal and Finance Director, Peter Sargent.
Anglian Water signs up to Armed Forces Corporate Covenant
Ex-Service men and women have an important role to play in the region’s workplaces - that was the message from Anglian Water Chief Executive Peter Simpson today as he signed a pledge to welcome former military personnel and reservists into the company’s workforce.
Water firms launch new landlord portal to tackle customer debt
A new website is up and running for landlords to provide voluntarily basic contact information about their tenants so water companies can register them for billing and tackle this major source of water debt.
Pump failure costs United Utilities £750K in court
United Utilities was fined £750,000 at Preston Crown Court yesterday following a previous hearing where the company admitted three breaches of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010.
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Future Water Networks November 2026 kicks off with AMP8 Year in Water review
The Future Water Association’s annual Networks November event kicked off last week with a Year in Water Review – a recap on the past year and what it means for the sector going forward. -
South West Water explores new approach to sludge dewatering in UK-first municipal trial
South West Water has hosted the first municipal trial of the Fournier Rotary Press in the UK, assessing its potential to improve sludge dewatering performance and support future biosolids standards. -
Uniwater strengthens its UK presence with acquisition of Hy‑Ram Engineering
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England. -
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd in new collaboration for Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK.
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Southern Water showcases last footage inside Yew Hill Reservoir before filling
Southern Water has released film and images showing what it’s like to walk inside Hampshire’s expanded Yew Hill underground reservoir for the very last time, before it gets filled with water. -
Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply. -
United Utilities accelerates investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across Northwest
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest.
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