Portsmouth Water’s flagship Havant Thicket Reservoir project is set to drive multi-million pound growth across the South East, both during construction and following completion.

Dumfries & Galloway Council has gone out to tender with a £37.5 million contract for the Whitesands Project (Flood Protection Scheme & Public Realm Improvements) – Early Contractor Involvement & main works construction.

Waterways Ireland has gone out to tender with a contract for engineering consultancy services on the €3 million Ulster Canal Restoration Phase 3 - a cross jurisdictional project with works in both Northern Ireland and Ireland.

United Utilities has taken another major step for the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme (HARP) by announcing the preferred bidder for the role of Independent Technical Adviser (ITA).

The independent review of Defra’s regulatory landscape led by economist Dan Corry is calling for reform on how regulators operate, with increased focus on place-based outcomes, greater focus from Defra on facilitating infrastructure projects in the right locations and potential reform of the Habitats Regulations and how they are applied..

Ofwat has published a new paper setting out the 2025-26 delivery priorities for the Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing (water supply) Infrastructure Development (RAPID) which covers the period 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.

Chichester District Council has issued a preliminary market engagement notice seeking supply chain interest in its £108 million Selsey Coastal Scheme Capital Works.

Ofwat is calling on water companies to accelerate and optimise water project delivery to support economic growth - 30 major projects planned in the next 15 years, including nine reservoirs.

Thames Water has gone out to tender with a major contract for an upgrade to its Maple Lodge Sewage Works with an estimated total value of up to £270 million.

Scottish Water is progressing work on a £5 million upgrade at its McDonald Road Waste Water Pumping Station in Edinburgh – the latest phase has seen the installation this week of a nine-tonne screw pump into a deep underground chamber.