Business Stream appoints new director of customer operations in run-up to competition in England
Business Stream, Scotland’s largest provider of non-household water and waste water services, has appointed Charlene Wallace as director of customer operations as it prepares for the opening of a competitive water market in England.
Work starts on £750K Anglian Water reservoir scheme
A £750,000 project to install three huge pipes in the dam at Anglian Water’s Pitsford reservoir got underway last week.
Costain’s Supply Chain Academy gathers momentum
Costain’s Supply Chain Academy opened its doors for the fourth time recently, welcoming representatives from 15 companies to its offices in Manchester to get a better understanding of Costain’s business and its working culture.
Unilever takes majority stake in leading Chinese water treatment firm
Unilever has announced that it has acquired a majority stake in the Qinyuan Group, a leading Chinese water purification business for an undisclosed amount.
Gentrack invests £5 million to develop utility software
Specialist utilities software provider Gentrack is investing £5 million to develop its billing and customer relations systems.
Xylem appoints new Chief Executive Officer
Leading global water technology company Xylem has announced that Patrick Decker has been named President and Chief Executive Officer.
Balfour Beatty sees UK construction revenues drop 12% and £60m profits shortfall
Balfour Beatty has seen a 12% reduction in revenues in its UK construction divison, together with a £60 million profits shortfall, according to its latest financial results.
£18bn order book for Carillion - revenue and profit fall due to construction scaleback
Integrated support services group Carillion has seen both its revenues and profits fall as a consequence of its decision to rescale its UK construction activities and focus on its support services division, which includes utility services.
Thames Water starts next phase of £17.5m sewer upgrade to protect against flooding
Thames Water is due to start work on the next phase of a major £17.5 million scheme to reduce the risk of future sewer flooding to properties in the Maida Vale area of Westminster and neighbouring Brent.
South East Water reaches 100,000 meter installation milestone
South East Water has reached a milestone in the company’s compulsory metering programme with the installation of the 100,000th water meter in the Customer Metering Programme.
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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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