In an Expert Focus article for WaterBriefing,Yännick van den Nieuwendijk. Managing Director Nordics, UK & Ireland at Amiblu, takes a look at why the UK water industry needs to embrace new technologies and materials, in order to improve.
Steve Morris, Managing Director at wastewater technology specialists HUBER UK looks forward to the start of AMP8 on 1st April and says there is a real appetite and enthusiasm in the water companies and their supply chain partners alike to start work on the water industry’s biggest-ever investment programme.
David Strain, technical director at Technidrive, an expert in integrated automation systems, explores how the sector’s current fragmentation and inefficiency could be addressed through unified standards and innovative technology - creating a more sustainable, resilient and efficient water industry.
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.