Major report identifies ways to improve Wales’ resilience to coastal flooding
A major new report published by Natural Resources Wales is making 47 recommendations to improve Wales’ resilience to coastal flooding in the future.
New Knowledge Transfer Partnership to develop enhanced flood modelling techniques
JBA and Lancaster University’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics have joined forces to create a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) to develop enhanced flood modelling techniques.
Construction work starts on £50m Leeds flood defence scheme
Construction work has started on a major new £50 million flood defence scheme in Leeds, which will protect hundreds of homes and businesses.
Munich Re says flood events in 2013 highlight positive effect of defence measures
Leading global insurance group Munich Re says that flood events in 2013 have highlighted the positive effect of defence measures.
Welsh Assembly provides extra £3.7m to protect Borth from flooding
The Welsh Assembly has announced it will provide over £3.7 million to help protect homes and businesses in Ceredigion that are at risk of flooding and coastal erosion.
Flood protection restored to 115,000 homes
The Environment Agency has said that flood protection has been restored to 115,000 homes with 350 damaged flood risk management assets already repaired following winter flood and storm damage.
Balfour Beatty starts work on £73m coastal protection schemes
Balfour Beatty has started work on one of the largest coastal defence schemes in the UK which will protect over 12,000 homes and businesses from the risk of coastal flooding.
London Assembly -"revive rivers to reduce flood risk in London"
The London Assembly Environment Committee has published a summary of the flood risks facing the capital.
Environment Agency starts dredging on River Parrett in Somerset
The Environment Agency has begun dredging of one of the major rivers in the Somerset Moors and Levels.
Scottish Govt awards £40million extra flood defence funding
Hundreds of homes across Scotland are to get better protection from flooding with the award of almost £40 million Scottish Government funding.
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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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