The water industry in England has set out an ambitious new vision for the 2020s with the publication today of a Manifesto for Water and the unveiling of a record £50 billion investment programme for 2020-25.
United Utilities has today announced that it plans to cut water bills by 10.5 per cent in real terms by 2025, following unprecedented levels of engagement with customers across the North West.
Welsh Water has submitted its proposed business plan for 2020-25 to Ofwat – the water industry regulator – which, if approved, will result in a record £2.3 billion investment over the five years and a £22 reduction on the average household bill (before inflation).
Northumbrian Water has today submitted a £3 billion business plan for 2020-25 to water industry regulators Ofwat, describing it as “ground-breaking and most ambitious plans in the water company's history.”
Southern Water has set out a £4 billion investment plan for 2020-25 with the submission of its AMP7 buisiess plan to water industry regulator this morning.
South West Water has announced details of a £1 billion-plus investment plan for 2020-25, including a £20 million shareholder deal for customers.
Water and waste company Severn Trent has announced its plans for the five years from 2020 to 2025, including plans for lower bills, a £6.6 billion investment spend, new commitments to cut sewer flooding and leakage, more help for customers and for a new community dividend.
All water companies across England and Wales will today submit to Ofwat their business plans for the years 2020-2025.
Thames Water has engaged with a record one million customers to help develop an ambitious five year business plan for the upcoming 2020-2025 AMP7 investment programme to be unveiled next week.
Severn Trent, one of the leading water and waste water companies in the UK, has published a a trading update for the period to 18 July 2018.
bNovate has launched BactoCloud, a secure cloud-based platform that connects and manages its BactoSense instruments, enabling real-time monitoring and optimization of microbial water quality.
Amiblu, a global leader in Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) pipe systems for wastewater, stormwater, drinking water, irrigation, hydropower, and industrial applications, has announced the appointment of Martyn Turton as its Sales Director for the UK & Ireland, driving strategic market development in the infrastructure and water sectors, effective immediately.
As a project manager at Metasphere, a Grundfos-owned remote telemetry company at the cutting edge of innovation, Fey McHarg, has witnessed firsthand how the intelligent harnessing of data, specifically through the data-as-a-service model, is fundamentally reshaping and revolutionising the water sector.

Attendees at next month’s National Civils Show, Floodex, National Drainage Show and Waterways Management on 26th and 27th November are set to benefit from an expert speaker line-up and the opportunity to visit a wide range of exhibitors all co-located in one place at Excel, London, one of the UK’s leading international exhibition and convention centres.