Ofwat rejects Bristol Water mediation request on £203m PR14 cost gap
Water industry regulator Ofwat has rejected a request by Bristol Water to enter into mediation facilitated by a confidential body on the £203m totex ‘gap’ for wholesale water costs in the firm’s revised business plan.
Thames Water trebles size of Scottish retail operation
Thames Water Commercial Services has trebled the size of its Scottish operation in a bid to seize a greater share of Scotland’s £330million non-household water retail market.
Job cuts at Severn Trent Water - up to 500 jobs will go
Severn Trent Water has announced that around 500 jobs will go following changes made to its operating model and executive team structure in August.
Galliford Try: strong competition from new entrants for AMP6 work puts "significant pressure on prices"
Galliford Try has flagged up strong competition from new entrants for work on AMP6 programmes as leading to significant pressure on prices in its Annual Report and accounts for the year ended 30 June 2014 published today.
Royal BAM Group announces 650 jobs to go in business restructuring
Royal BAM Group nv has set out details of the Back in Shape programme for the improvement of its operational and financial performance, including around 650 job cuts out of a total 9,700-strong workforce in the Netherlands.
Scottish Water completes £multi-million infrastructure investments
Scottish Water has completed three £multi-million infrastructure projects in recent weeks worth £10m in total.
Employee’s innovation idea could see company-wide adoption by Costain
An innovative solution submitted to the CostainMWH Severn Trent Water AMP5 Framework team award scheme is under consideration for company-wide adoption by Costain.
Northumbrian Water pursues SuDS solutions to flooding
Northumbrian Water has announced details of another scheme incorporating a sustainable urban drainage solution to flooding.
Portsmouth Water responds to Ofwat Draft Determination
Portsmouth Water has published its response to the Draft Determination (DD) published by Ofwat in August.
Mark Powles steps down as Business Stream chief executive
Business Stream, Scotland’s leading provider of non-domestic water and waste water services, has announced that chief executive Mark Powles has stepped down.
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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
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