New study warns water scarcity could cost UK economy £25 billion over five years in undelivered housing
A new economic study is warning that water scarcity could cost the UK economy £25 billion over five years due to undelivered housing developments – a critical obstacle to meeting the government’s housing targets.
Scottish Water to roll out IoT based intelligent monitoring system to a further 300 sites
An intelligent monitoring system which has been successfully introduced by Scottish Water across rural locations in the Highlands and Islands, using IoT to gather essential data that helps keep the water network in Scotland safe, is set to be deployed at a further 300 sites.
Severn Trent invests £20m to create smart water data region in Coventry & Warwickshire
Severn Trent has awarded contracts to smart metering and data company Itron and smart technology provider Connexin to help transform Coventry and Warwickshire into a smart water data region.
Double awards for Thames Water’s digital transformation team
Thames Water’s digital team is celebrating after winning two awards: ‘data science project of the year’ and the ‘digital transformation project of the year’ at the UK IT Industry Awards in London.
The Rise of Smart Water – the development of a multi £-billion market p.a.
In an Expert Focus article for WaterBriefing, Dr. Mikael Khan, Business Development Manager at Aqua Enviro discusses the rise of smart water technologies and the drivers behind its development into a market predicted to be worth billions of pounds annually.
Instrumentation and Digital Transformation in the water sector – opportunities and challenges
In an Expert Focus article for Waterbriefing, Oliver Grievson of Z-Tech Control Systems and Water Industry Process Automation & Control discusses the key role instrumentation plays in the digital transformation of the water industry and the opportunities and challenges involved in getting it right.
SWIG – on the journey towards SMART water distribution networks?
Mike Strahand, Director of the Sensors for Water Interest Group and MD at Analytical Technologies Inc., takes a bird's eye look at the journey towards smart water networks.
Northumbrian Water partners with BT on pioneering Smart Water pilot project
Northumbrian Water is working with communications giant BT, to deliver a Smart Water project to help improve its network performance across the North East.
SWAN Forum to hold 9th Annual Conference in North America
The Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN) has announced that its annual flagship event will be hed in North America or the first time due to the booming regional interest in smart water technologies and rapid growth of the SWAN North American Alliance.
Southern Water to construct world's first smart water development in Southampton
Southern Water has signed a landmark partnership agreement with the company behind Fawley Waterside on Southampton Water to make the planned intelligent city the world's first development with smart water systems built in from the outset.
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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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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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