MOSL highlights year of strong performance and cost savings in 2025/26 Annual Report
MOSL has published its Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2025/26, highlighting a year of strong operational performance and carefully managed improvement programmes.
Environment Secretary raises Government doubt over proposed Thames Water rescue package
Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds has written to Ofwat flagging up Government concerns about the proposed Thames Water rescue package put forward by the company’s creditors, according to a number of reports in the UK press this morning.
Yorkshire Water awards £80 million AMP8 Technical Services and Assurance Framework contracts
Yorkshire Water has awarded an AMP8 contract establishing a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of technical consultancy, engineering design, technical assurance, and specialist support services required to deliver its AMP8 investment programme (2025-2030) with an estimated total value of £80 million.
Thames Water invests £20 million+ to improve water quality and resilience in Woodley and surrounding areas
Thames Water is investing more than £20 million to upgrade water infrastructure in Woodley, Berkshire, as part of its biggest upgrade in 150 years to improve services for customers and the environment.
Ofwat sets out AI adoption plan for the water sector during transition
Ofwat has published an AI adoption plan for the water sector during the transition to the new regulators, saying given the pace of development and adoption of AI systems and the potential risks and benefits for the water industry in England and Wales, "we consider that this work should not wait until the new regulators are established.”
Bridgwater Tidal Barrier scheme wins national award for outstanding use of digital innovation
The Bridgwater Tidal Barrier Scheme has received national recognition at the Flood & Coast Excellence Awards 2026, with design partner AtkinsRéalis winning the Digital Excellence category for its innovative work during the scheme’s detailed design phase.
Yorkshire Water to start work on £73.5 million investment to improve Rotherham’s rivers
Yorkshire Water is starting work this week on the first of 27 projects, totalling an investment of £73.5 million in the Rotherham area to reduce sewer discharges into watercourses across the region, with a new storm overflow project at Lord Street.
Wessex Water to start work on River Anton enhancement in Andover
Wessex Water is starting work today on the next phase of river enhancement works for the River Anton along Western Avenue in Andover.
Scottish Water Horizons - can Scotland support more data centres?
In a blog posted by Scottish Water, Colin Lindsay, Developer Services Manager at Scottish Water Horizons says that locating data centres in the right place is key to ensuring they are sustainable in terms of water resilience and wider infrastructure capacity.
Thames Water tenders £70 million AMP8 framework contract for digester inspection and refurbishment works
Thames Water has gone out to tender with a wide-ranging AMP8 framework contract for digester inspection and refurbishment works with an indicative total estimated value of £70 million including VAT.
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Albion Water appoints new Director of Business Development
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development. -
Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.
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