Work starts on £2.6m natural flood management project in West Yorkshire
Work has started on a two year £2.6 million natural flood management project in West Yorkshire led by the National Trust to help protect homes and nurture wildlife devastated by the Boxing Day floods of 2015.
Green light for Hull's £42m tidal flood defence scheme
Construction of a multi-million pound scheme to protect thousands of homes and businesses in Hull from flooding from the Humber has been given the go ahead.
Highways England: 1000s of SuDS assets in use on Greater London road network
Highways England has published details of thousands of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in use on the road network in the Greater London area.
Leeds flood defences – EA submits planning application for £112.1m second phase
The Environment Agency has submitted a planning application for the second phase of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme to reduce flood risk along the River Aire.
Black & Veatch wins Landscape Institute award for UK flood alleviation project
Black & Veatch has won a UK Landscape Institute Award for its work in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire on the Burton Washlands flood alleviation scheme.
Environment Agency progresses £4m Arundel tidal flood defence scheme
The Environment Agency (EA) is progressing work on the £4 million Arundel tidal flood defence scheme - the scheme has now been accelerated to reduce the risk of flooding and erosion to properties in Arundel as quickly as possible.
Work starts on £5m scheme to regenerate dock area in Hull and replace flood defences
Work has started on a construction project to regenerate a historic riverside dock area in Hull and replace flood defences to better protect 2,000 commercial properties.
Mobile weather radar deployed in Cumbria to improve flood forecasting
The Environment Agency and the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) have successfully deployed a mobile weather radar in Cumbria.
Environment Agency completes £16m Teesside flood scheme
The Environment Agency has completed a vital new Teesside flood scheme which benefits local residents and businesses and provides a significant boost to local wildlife.
Construction work starts on £17m Smart Canal scheme for Glasgow
Construction of Europe’s first ever ‘smart canal’ scheme, which will use the 250-year-old Forth & Clyde Canal and 21st century technology to mitigate flood risk as well as enable massive regeneration, is now underway in Glasgow.
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IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
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. -
Making storm overflow data make Sense – Metasphere launches dedicated monitoring device
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.” -
King’s Award for Enterprise shows ERG moving forward with growth in UK and Asia
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 ORAI system shortlisted for three categories at the British Data Awards 2026
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.
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