Water sector regulator Ofwat says allowed return on capital was "generous to companies" in the 2014 Price Review for the AMP6 2015-2020 investment programme.

Colin Skellett Chief Executive of Wessex Water, says the company remains "disappointed that the Ofwat price determination required bill reductions when the message from customers was that they favoured stable bills and more investment."

A first time waste water treatment works (WwTW) for the village and community of Mountfield in East Sussex will also yield a significant environmental and biodiversity dividend.

Yorkshire Water has announced details of the companies appointed to the frameworks for all its electrical high voltage works and maintenance services.

Nomenca Ltd., a specialist engineering arm of NM Group (North Midland Construction plc), has begun a £22 million expansion of South East Water’s Bray Keleher Water Treatment Works in Berkshire that will see the treatment works increase approximately one-third in size and output.

Severn Trent is planning to invest an extra £100 million to improve its water business performance in preparation for AMP7, according the preliminary announcement of its annual results published this morning.

A step change in performance since the start of AMP6 has delivered United Utilities best ever Service Incentive Mechanism (SIM) score, according to the water company’s latest trading update published this morning.

Construction and infrastructure company Morgan Sindall has contributed to a strong performance by the Morgan Sindall Group plc, according to its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2017, released today.

MWH, now part of Stantec, has been appointed by Wessex Water to provide technical consultancy to support its AMP6 investment programme.

The water consulting business at Mouchel has seen strong growth to start 2017 with a reappointment to a key AMP6 project for Essex & Suffolk Water – the consultancy has also strengthened the team with the appointment of five new staff.