South West Water is exploring the power of artificial intelligence to help tackle one of the water industry’s biggest challenges - blockages and pollution.
United Utilities has awarded an AMP8 contract for the supply of Moving Bed Bio Reactor (MMBR) and Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) units worth an estimated £1.8 million.
Yorkshire Water has awarded an AMP8 contract for Portable Gas Detectors - scope of the contract includes supplying, maintaining and repairing PGDs and calibration stations for the water company.
Southern Water has gone out to tender with an AMP8 framework contract for Household and Non-Household Water Efficiency Audits, Retrofitting Services and Customer Engagement Services with a total estimated value of c £3.29 million (inc VAT).
Severn Trent Water is progressing work on a £22.3 million upgrade at its Blymhill Sewage Treatment Works in Staffordshire - the improvements include greater storage and upgrading existing equipment, to ensure its long-term performance.
NI Water has outsourced the management of its hired standpipe process to Aquam Water Services. This change has streamlined the application and licensing process, making it more efficient and customer-friendly for user with a legitimate need to draw water from the public main using a standpipe.
Uisce Éireann has completed a €7 million upgrade to its Newport wastewater treatment plant which has boosted the performance and capacity of the plant, enabling it to serve a population equivalent of 3,600.
Portsmouth Water has awarded an AMP8/9 Non-Infrastructure (MEICA) engineering services framework – the contract had an estimated value of £170 million when the utility first highlighted the procurement opportunity in June 2024.
Thames Water has started the formal procurement process for its major Farmoor Floating Solar PV project – which includes a commitment by the water company to take all energy generated from the installation.
Emma Reynolds, Secretary of State at the Department Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has agreed to a request from Northumbrian Water Group to designate its Suffolk Water Recycling, Transfer & Storage Project as development for which development consent is required under the Planning Act 2008.
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.”
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 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.
Barhale has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent.