Royal Imtech in talks with backers: significant debt reduction a key priority
Royal Imtech has said that significant debt reduction is a key priority with the publication of its latest trading update ahead of its half year results announcement on 26th August.
Morgan Sindall Group order book up 14% at £2.7 billion
The Infrastructure business of construction, infrastructure and design company Morgan Sindall, has contributed to half year results released today by parent company Morgan Sindall Group plc, the construction and regeneration group.
South West Water seeks new water abstraction licence
South West Water has submitted an application to the Environment Agency to abstract 504,576,000 cubic metres of water per annum at Upton Pyne near Exeter.
Carillion “surprised” as Balfour ends merger talks
The Board of Carillion has responded to yesterday’s statement by Balfour Beatty plc that it has unilaterally terminated discussions regarding a combination of the two businesses.
Hyder performance update: UK business has performed well
Hyder Consulting PLC, the multi-national design and engineering consultancy, has said that UK business has performed with the publication of its Interim Management Statement for the period 1 April to 31 July 2014.
Balfour Beatty calls off £3.05bn merger talks with Carillion
In a surprise announcement which Balfour Beatty said was ”not being made with the consent of Carillion”, the UK's biggest construction company has called off merger talks with its rival after just seven days.
Arcadis acquires Hyder Consulting in £256.2m deal
Netherlands-headquartered consultancy Arcadis has announced that it has agreed a cash offer through which its subsidiary Arcadis UK Investments B.V. will acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Hyder Consulting in a deal which values the firm at £256.2 million.
Scottish Water fined for reservoir pollution
Scottish Water was fined £6,500 at Alloa Sheriff Court on Monday for allowing chlorinated water to discharge from a reservoir into an Alva Burn, resulting in the death of over 1,000 fish.
Southern Water continues effort to boost Hastings bathing water quality
Southern Water is continuing to work in close partnership with the Environment Agency and Hastings Borough Council in a project to improve bathing water quality in the town.
Speedy Hire strengthens of senior executive management team
Speedy Hire Plc, the UK's leading tools, equipment, plant hire and services company, has announced that it has completed the strengthening of its senior executive management team with a number of appointments to key roles over the past months.
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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. -
BactoSense ID cuts wastewater and bathing water bacteria testing from days to minutes
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.
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