Scottish Water has awarded a filtration plant equipment contract for the supply and installation of media worth an estimated £33 million.
The contract covers the supply of media including sand, Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) and installation where required for refurbishment works only, and supply and installation where required of Amazon Cartridge Filters.
Four companies were in the bidding for the contract, which will run for 12 years and is worth an estimated£33.13 million in total.
Filtec Water Services has taken the lion’s share of the work with a contract worth £30 million. Barr + Wray and Western Carbons Ltd were the other successful bidders.
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.
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest.