Uisce Éireann has commenced a major infrastructure project to upgrade the wastewater network in North Drogheda, representing a €22 million investment in the region. The vital project will increase wastewater capacity to support the development of over 5,000 new homes.
Anglian Water’s @one Alliance is due to begin upgrades in Barton which will see the replacement of 2.7 kilometres of water pipes to ensure that water supplies are safe and reliable for decades to come.
In an Expert Focus article for WaterBriefing, David Bean, Business Development Group Manager at Mitsubishi Electric, discusses how Water 2050 sets out the urgent action needed to improve the operational performance of the sector – and how the use of data and advanced data analytics will be key to aiding its delivery.
Northern Ireland Water has gone out to tender with a contract for legal services with an estimated value of £3.6 million (inc VAT).
Anglian Water has awarded an AMP8 contract for nutrient investigation services in transitional and coastal waters worth an estimated £1.8 million (inc VAT).
Severn Trent Water has awarded an AMP8 contract for condition monitoring covering the supply and installation of hardware, supply of software/cloud based data analysis visualisation and the provision of technical support with an estimated value of £12 million (inc VAT).
Just Group plc, the FTSE 250 retirement specialist, has provided financing for the refurbishment of the Haweswater Aqueduct as part of the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme (HARP).
United Utilities has appointed Turner & Townsend Infrastructure Ltd as the Consultant who will act as the Independent Technical Adviser to its Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme – yesterday the utility announced the appointment of the Cascacade Infrastructure Ltd. consortium as the Competitively Appointed Provider (CAP) to the £3 billion programme.
Global engineering and built environment consultancy Arup has signed contracts with STRABAG UK to deliver design services for the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme (HARP).
United Utilities has signed a landmark agreement to refurbish the crucial Haweswater aqueduct, that carries water from Cumbria to 2.5 million customers in Greater Manchester and Lancashire - nearly 5% of England's population.
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.