Thames Water tenders £6 million AMP8 contract for Enterprise Content Management (ECM) platform
Thames Water has gone out to tender with an AMP8 contract for an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) platform with an estimated value of £6 million (inc VAT).
Severn Trent launches market engagement for upcoming light commercial vehicles AMP8 framework procurement
Severn Trent has launched a preliminary market engagement exercise on behalf of itself and sister company Hafren Dyfrdwy for the upcoming procurement of a framework for light commercial vehicles (LCV) for the utilities’ AMP8 Replacement & Growth Programme.
Mining Remediation Authority awards £650k-plus contract for Brodsworth monitoring borehole construction
The Mining Remediation Authority (MRA) has awarded a contract for the construction of a mine water monitoring borehole at Brodsworth, Yorkshire worth almost £658,000 (inc VAT).
South East Water - thousands of homes left without water as Kent County Council declares major incident
Thousands of homes in the South East Water region have been left without water and Kent County Council has declared a major incident following the loss of water supply. South East Water’s initial annoucement on Saturday 10th Jan 2026 at 11:08 a.m. said that “regrettably”, customers in East Grinstead and the surrounding areas would begin to experience no water, intermittent supply or low pressure.
Mining Remediation Authority awards major £23 million-plus contract for strategic systems development and support
The Mining Remediation Authority (MRA) has awarded a major contract for strategic systems development and support with an estimated value of £23.618 million (inc VAT).
United Utilities tenders £12 million AMP8 framework contract for centrifuge and associated maintenance services
United Utilities has gone out to tender with an AMP8 framework contract for centrifuge and associated maintenance services with an estimated total value of £12 million (inc VAT).
Severn Trent launches preliminary market engagement for supply of CHP maintenance & servicing parts
Severn Trent Water has launched a preliminary market engagement exercise for the supply of CHP maintenance & servicing parts.
National Audit Office report says environmental regulation reform requires strategic approach
As Defra and the two largest environmental regulators, the Environment Agency (EA) and Natural England (NE), embark on a period of reform they face several challenges, and success will depend on a joined-up, strategic approach, says the National Audit Office (NAO) in a new report.
South West Water project to map and predict areas at risk of groundwater infiltration enters second phase
An innovative South West Water project to develop a new approach to mapping and predicting areas in the South West which are most at risk of groundwater infiltration is now in its second phase after a successful pilot.
Thames Water creditors approve further set of consent requests to secure continued funding
Thames Water announced yesterday that the seventh set of consent requests launched on 19 December 2025 have been approved by its creditors – including the drawdown in January 2026 of the remaining £233.5 million undeferred portion of its initial £1.5 billion facility.
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Sulzer launches global Water Treatment Center of Excellence for integrated water solutions
Sulzer has launched a new global Center of Excellence (CoE) for Water Treatment Solutions - the CoE consolidates Sulzer’s wastewater treatment expertise in a unified and global manner. -
Pumps prove to be smooth operators for Anglian Water
“SAS (Surplus Activated Sludge) is a bit weird and can do odd things,” says Stuart Chatten, Lead Bioresources Technician at Whitlingham Water Recycling Centre (WRC), one of Anglian Water’s principal centres for processing sewage, serving a population of 400,000. -
Owen Mace takes over as Director of BPF Plastic Pipes Group
Owen Mace has taken over as Director of the British Plastics Federation (BPF) Plastic Pipes Group on the retirement of Caroline Ayres. He was previously Standards and Technical Manager for the group. -
Ledbury engineering firm strengthens senior team as demand for water process systems grows
PureTec Separations, the Ledbury-based water treatment engineering firm, has appointed Dan Norman as its new Sales Manager – Water Process Systems, supporting the company’s continued growth in the UK and international markets.
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