Scottish Water has awarded a contract for the supply of precast concrete worth an estimated £12 million.
The framework will provide national coverage for the supply of precast drainage materials in Scotland. The tender consisted of 5Lots for the supply of the following materials:
- concrete pipe
- concrete junctions
- manhole chamber, soakaways & cover slabs
- box culverts
- kerbs, channels & slabs
The contract covers a potential 12 year contracting period from 2015 to 2026.
Glasgow-based Keyline Utilities has won the contract - one of six companies who were in the bidding.
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England.
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.

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.
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest.