The Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water (DCWW) Capital Delivery Alliance comprising Mott MacDonald Bentley and joint ventures between Morgan Sindall/Arup and Skanska/Arcadis is to carry out the largest programme of scientific coastal investigation work ever undertaken in Wales.
Northumbrian Water Group has set out the details of AMP6 6 Tier 1 alliance contracts worth more than £1 billion - the Group has announced a further five framework agreements with five companies, worth £500 million, to upgrade its network of sewer and water pipes and water and wastewater treatment assets.
Northumbrian Water has awarded framework partnerships worth up to £247 million over nine years across AMP6 and extending into AMP7.
Veolia has pulled out of Thames Water's eight2O alliance which is charged with delivering the water company’s AMP6 investment programme.
In an Expert Focus article for Waterbriefing, Steve Morris, Managing Director of Huber Technology UK examines how the extended supply chain is looking to meet the requirements of both the water companies and their Tier 1 alliance contractors in the upcoming AMP6 investment programme.
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.”
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise.
Welsh Water’s new artificial intelligence-driven tool, ORAI, has been shortlisted for three categories at the prestigious British Data Awards 2026 – underscoring the company’s commitment to using cutting-edge technology to deliver better outcome for customers.