YPO tenders £1 billion framework contract for water, wastewater and ancillary services
YPO are looking for a sole supplier to be appointed onto a framework agreement for the supply of potable water, wastewater services and related ancillary services primarily for use in the local authority sector, education sector and emergency services sector.
MOSL partners with Sagacity on non-household water market Data Cleanse Service
MOSL has announced the third-party provider that will help deliver the Data Cleanse Service to the non-household market.
Ofwat - decision on business retail price caps will see average bills increase by 6.4% before inflation
Ofwat has published its final decision on changes to the retail price caps which apply to smaller business customers (consuming less than 0.5Ml per year) which will see average bills increase by 6.4% before inflation.
Ofwat analysis shows business retail market still failing to deliver
Ofwat’s State of the market 2020-21: Review of the fourth year of the business retail water market concludes that while business customers who are active and engage in the water retail market continue to benefit from competition and choice, the market is working less well for smaller business customers.
Excess Covid-19 bad debt costs - Ofwat proposes small temporary increase to business retail price caps
Ofwat is today proposing a small and temporary increase to the price caps in the business retail market - the temporary increase is intended to allow retailers to share some of the unexpected costs associated with bad debt that have arisen following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Thames Water to pay £11m-plus to 13.8k business customers and water retailers after data errors
Ofwat has finalised its decision which will see Thames Water pay over £11 million to 13,800 business customers and water retailers for errors in its data which led to customers being billed the wrong amount.
Retail water market - BBC tenders £2.4 million contract for water and wastewater services
The BBC has gone out to tender with a contract for the supply of water and wastewater services across the BBC Estate in England & Scotland worth an estimated £2.4 million.
Ofwat sets out plans for retailers to recover portion of excess bad debt from business customers
Following its March consultation on business customer bad debt in the business retail market, Ofwat has set out plans to help retailers begin the recovery of a portion of excess bad debt costs from business customers, starting from April 2022.
COVID-19 and the business retail water market – Ofwat consults as it warns over increases in bad debt
Ofwat is warning over increases in bad debt in the business water sector retail market as a result of COVID-19 - the regulator has launched a new consultation on proposals to address the issue.
Retail water sector - energy management specialists apply for water and sewerage licence
Newly formed company Hydrology Supplier has applied to Ofwat for a water supply licence and sewerage licence to provide retail services to eligible premises within the water and sewerage retail market in England.
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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. -
BactoCloud platform for bNovate’s BactoSense instruments brings new understanding of water quality
bNovate has launched BactoCloud, a secure cloud-based platform that connects and manages its BactoSense instruments, enabling real-time monitoring and optimization of microbial water quality.
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