Ofwat has released a report it commissioned in early 2025 from Mott MacDonald which reviews how UK regulators currently set capital maintenance allowances and identifies opportunities to strengthen Ofwat’s approach for PR29.
Suffolk County Council is seeking market engagement for a Funding and Development Partner for Ipswich Heat Network which currently has an estimated total valueof £360 million including VAT.
Newcastle City Council has gone out to tender with a contract for drainage services with an estimated value of £4.8 million including VAT.
South Downs National Park Authority has gone out to tender with a contract for drainage and surface improvements to the South Downs Way National Trail with a total estimated value of £276,000 including VAT.
Renfrewshire Council is seeking supply chain input ahead of its upcoming procurement for water management domestic legionella risk assessments.
The Environment Agency has set out its requirements for the procurement of an Enterprise Asset Management system, providing the supply chain with an early headsup of a forthcoming £24 million tender.
Yorkshire Water began work yesterday on a nature-based wetland in Ilkley, marking the next step of a £60 million investment to improve water treatment and the water quality of the river Wharfe.
Southern Water has completed multi-million pound wastewater treatment works upgrades to improve water quality at three West Sussex wastewater treatment works - more than £13 million of improvements have been completed at its Forest Green, Balcombe and Ashington wastewater treatment works.
NI Water’s recently completed Foyle Street Network Upgrades recently received a BREEAM Infrastructure rating of ‘Very Good’, recognising the sustainability-led approach taken throughout the delivery of the essential £4.2 milion water and wastewater infrastructure upgrades on Foyle Street, followed by the reinstatement of the Foyle Street Car Park in Derry/Londonderry last year.
The Water Industry Commission for Scotland (WICS) has gone out to tender with a contract for the provision of consolidated IT services with an estimated total value of £144,000.
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.