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United Utilities £54m Oswestry WTW upgrade reaches halfway point
United Utilities’ multi-million pound upgrade to the heartbeat of Liverpool’s water supply is over half way complete.
Anglian Water: sand filters in £3m Watton WRC scheme form part of EA trial
Anglian Water’s £3 million investment to protect and improve water quality at Watton Water Recycling Centre and meet Water Framework Directive targets in Norfolk is being delivered with a sand filtration technology solution from Hydro International.
Environment Agency consults on Leics flood risk management strategy
The Environment Agency (EA) has launched a new consultation on the Leicester Integrated Flood Risk Management Strategy.
Northern Ireland Water awards £1.2m software maintenance and repair services contract
Northern Ireland Water has awarded a contract for software maintenance and repair services worth an estimated £1.2 million.
Southern Water customer complaints – “we recognise that results are not good enough”
Following the Consumer Council Water report which ranked Southern Water the industry’s worst overall performer for the fourth successive year after more than a 10% rise in written customer complaints during 2015/16, Southern Water has said that it recognises that the results are not good enough.”
Severn Trent to build new £1m+ pumping station
Severn Trent is investing over £1 million pounds in building a new, modern sewage pumping station in the village of Fenny Bentley that will eventually be used in place of the current treatment works.
Research shows different climate change models recommend polar opposite policies
New research from Warwick Business School has shown that models used by economists to calculate the effects of climate change policies can produce polar opposite recommendations.
Portsmouth City Council tenders £10.5m coastal flood defence contract
Portsmouth City Council has gone out to tender with a contract for Phase 3 of the North Portsea Island Coastal Flood Defence Scheme worth an estimated £10.5 million.
HUBER Technology sees significant increase in Sludge Disc Thickener orders
HUBER Technology, a leading wastewater treatment equipment supplier in the UK & Ireland, has seen a significant increase in orders for their HUBER Disc Thickener S-DISC from UK water companies over the last 6 months.
C2V+ passes key milestone on £14.5m Chorley WwTW upgrade for UU
C2V+, a joint venture which comprises VolkerStevin and CH2M, are progressing well on the £14.5 million upgrade contract at Chorley Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) for United Utilities.
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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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