Profits fall at United Utilities
Latest full year results announced by United Utilities to the City yesterday revealed a 17% drop in profits on regulated business for the company. The company’s new Chief Executive Officer Steve Mogford has committed to taking £200 million of costs out of the business.
Costain secures £100 million plus in water sector
Costain, one of the UK's leading construction and engineering solutions providers, has announced this morning that it has been instructed to undertake two major water contract extensions.
£200M contract win for Galliford Try Joint Venture
Galliford Try, the construction and housebuilding group, has just announced a £200 million contract win in its GCA joint venture with Costain Group plc and Atkins (WS) plc to upgrade and extend Liverpool waste water treatment works for United Utilities Group plc.
United Utilities completes £4.1M sewer project
United Utilities has completed a £4.1 million scheme to connect villages in south west Cumbria to the sewer system for the first time.
South West Water – “outperforming expectations in AMP5”
Pennon Group, owners of South West Water and waste management company Viridor, has announced its unaudited results for the year ended 31 March 2011. The Group said it was confident that South West Water would “outperform expectations in AMP5.
NI Water spends millions on rural wastewater treatment
Northern Ireland Water has invested £18m into upgrading rural wastewater treatment systems in the first three years of its Rural Wastewater Investment Programme (RWwIP).
Scottish Water puts £150 million contract out to tender
Scottish Water has put a massive £150 million contract fo the provision of electro-mechanical repair and maintenance services out to tender.
Official – “Yorkshire has some of the best beaches and bathing waters in the world”
The Anti-litter charity Keep Britain Tidy has announced that this year Yorkshire has 17 award-winning beaches, including five which have been awarded the prestigious Blue Flag which recognises those coastal destinations with the highest standards of water quality, cleanliness, safety and environmental management.
Giant tunnelling machine to start work on Lee Tunnel
A 100-metre-long tunnel boring machine, which will be used to dig a four-mile sewer tunnel under east London, has been switched on for the first time during a handing-over ceremony in Germany.
Balfour Beatty AMP 5 water revenues increasing
In its latest Interim Management Statement, covering the period 1 January to 9 May 2011, Balfour Beatty has said that its AMP5 water utility revenues are now increasing.
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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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