Northern Ireland Water has awarded a £5.2 million contract for the design and construction of its Ballydougan to Newry Main Link Reinforcement.
The work includes the design and construction of approximately 5.8 km of strategic trunk mains, a 4.2 Ml service reservoir, two water pumping stations and associated MEICA works.
Maghera-based firm BSG Civil Engineering Ltd in Co. Derry were the successful contractors. Northern Ireland Water is one of the construction company’s main clients.
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.
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England.

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.
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