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SSE Water joins Water UK
SSE Water, which provides water and sewerage services to large scale household developments and business customers across the UK through Inset Agreements, has joined Water UK, the body which represents UK water companies at national and EU level.
Wessex Water to fund biodiversity action plan projects
Wessex Water’s biodiversity action plan (BAP) Partners programme, which provides funding to projects that benefit the environment, will be supporting four major projects who will receive between £15,000 and £20,000 annually over the next five years.
South West Water 're-greens' urban spaces to create natural flood alleviation
South West Water is currently developing WaterShed projects right across its region aimed at 're-greening' urban spaces to create natural flood alleviation in towns and cities prone to sewer flooding.
NI Water completes £650K flood alleviation scheme for Rostrevor
Northern Ireland Water has completed a major £650,000 programme of works to improve the sewerage infrastructure and reduce flooding risks in the Rostrevor area, Co Down.
Amey wins £250m AMP6 Severn Trent Water contract extension
Leading public and regulated services provider Amey has been awarded an £250m extension to its existing waste water contract with Severn Trent Water.
Scottish Water International grows its portfolio
Scottish Water International (SWI), the subsidiary set up in 2012 to offer specialist consultancy services to overseas clients including governments and utilities, has achieved a turnover of more than £2 million in the last 12 months.
Welsh Water starts work on £2m ‘RainScape’ scheme
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has started work on its next innovative RainScape scheme. The £2 million scheme in Burry Port will reduce the amount of rainwater run off which flows into local public drainage systems, thereby reducing the risk of sewer flooding and pollution.
Veolia exits AMP6 eight2O alliance
Veolia has pulled out of Thames Water's eight2O alliance which is charged with delivering the water company’s AMP6 investment programme.
£25m EU backed tidal energy project attracts inward investment to Anglesey
A Swedish energy company is setting up its UK headquarters in North Wales after securing £9.5 million of EU funds to develop a £25 million tidal energy initiative off the coast of Holyhead.
The AMP6 Totex challenge – suppliers show how to keep wastewater processing costs down
In an Expert Focus article on Waterbriefing, Xylem and Mapal outline how the water companies can meet Ofwat's Totex challenge in AMP6 and keep wastewater processing costs down.
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Expert speaker line-up and leading exhibitors to feature at next month’s National Civils Show, Floodex, National Drainage Show & Waterways Management in London
Attendees at next month’s National Civils Show, Floodex, National Drainage Show and Waterways Management on 26th and 27th November are set to benefit from an expert speaker line-up and the opportunity to visit a wide range of exhibitors all co-located in one place at Excel, London, one of the UK’s leading international exhibition and convention centres. -
Ovarro smart leak detection builds drought resilience worldwide
Tackling leakage is one of the fastest and most cost-effective ways for utilities to bolster water security, writes Ben Crabtree, Product Line Director, Ovarro, revealing how the potential of smart technologies is being demonstrated around the world. -
South Staffordshire Plc earns prestigious RoSPA global health and safety award
UK-headquartered South Staffordshire Plc, the integrated services group operating within the UK critical infrastructure and essential services markets, has received a prestigious Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Award for global health and safety excellence. -
Balfour Beatty achieves 99.1% Responsible Sourcing on major Thames Estuary infrastructure project
Balfour Beatty, the UK’s largest construction and infrastructure provider, has delivered exceptional environmental results on the Thames Estuary Asset Management 2100 (TEAM2100) framework, one of the nation’s most ambitious flood defence initiatives.
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