Severn Trent Water has improved the accuracy of its network asset data by introducing an innovative approach using mobile GIS (Geographical Information System) from Esri UK.

The Chartered Institution of Water & Environmental Management (CIWEM) Northern Ireland branch recently made a very generous donation of £5,095 to WaterAid.

WRc, one of the UK’s leading innovation consultancies in the water sector, is holding a free-to-attend pesticide forum in November.

A suite of detailed reports has been published today concerning the coordinated development of offshore electricity grid and marine renewable energy projects between the jurisdictions of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland.

Most private water supplies in Scotland comply with drinking water standards but a significant minority need to make further improvements, according to the latest report from Scotland’s Drinking Water Quality Regulator (DWQR).

JCB has started a consultation process with staff over proposed redundancies following a rapid deterioration in world construction equipment markets, briefing employees that up to 400 staff positions are now at risk in the UK.

Floods Minister Rory Stewart and 240 Environment Agency staff took part in an exercise last week by constructing temporary barriers, testing pumps and manning incident rooms in a scenario based on the severe flooding of winter 2013/14, the wettest winter in 250 years.

Morrison Utility Services has become the first organisation globally to be awarded Statements of Verification to FDIS/ISO 9001:2015 and FDIS/ISO 14001:2015 by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance - the Final Drafts of the standards are undergoing final approval before expected publication later in 2015.

Scottish Water is progressing with the installation of a half mile-long new sewer tunnel beneath the streets of the Yoker area of Glasgow as part of a £7 million project to help improve the natural environment of the River Clyde and tackle flooding issues.

Leading Dutch design and consultancy firm for the natural and built environment Arcadis has unveiled a new refreshed brand identity and will now go to market globally under one brand.