United Utilities - Eden Valley water supplies return to normal after flood severely damages water pipe
United Utilities has confirmed the network which emptied impacting water supplies for around 8,000 properties in Eden Valley is now refilled - the problem occurred after Storm Ciara severely damaged one of the water pipes near Shap.
Black & Veatch and Rezatec in strategic partnership on AI-driven infrastructure asset condition assurance
Black & Veatch has announced a strategic partnership with Rezatec to collaboratively develop decision support tools that enable owners and operators of infrastructure assets to make intelligent, business critical decisions using geospatial analytics.
Northumbrian Water to start work on Teesdale reservoir resilience scheme
Northumbrian Water is getting ready to work at Grassholme Reservoir in Teesdale, which will permanently reduce the reservoir capacity and the top water level and improve facilities for leisure visitors.
Infrastructure contract awards decrease by 10.3% in 2019 - 2nd year of decline
New analysis by construction industry analysts Barbour ABI shows that the total value of infrastructure contract awards in 2019 was £10.4 billion down by 10.3% on 2018 – and the second consecutive year of decline.
New report warns coordinated global action needed to tackle key water challenges
The Credit Suisse Research Institute (CSRI) has today published a comprehensive study on water scarcity and the key challenges that lie ahead, calling for definitive action to be taken on a coordinated global basis.
NCC warns government environment policies leave “vast holes in protection” and “gaping hole in legal enforcement”
The Natural Capital Committee, the government’s independent advisor on natural capital, is warning that the government’s current environmental policies leave “vast holes in environmental protection” and “a gaping hole in legal enforcement.
NI Water Chairman welcomes deal to restore devolved government in Northern Ireland
NI Water Chairman Dr Len O’Hagan CBE has welcomed the ‘New Decade, New Approach’ deal agreed by the political parties in Northern Ireland to restore devolved government in Northern Ireland, exactly three years after the Assembly collapsed.
£2 million fund opens for flood-affected farmers
A £2 million fund to support farmers who suffered uninsurable damage to their property in the devastating floods in November has opened for applications this week.
UK construction slump in December led by civil engineering sector
The civil engineering sector led the fall in output in the construction sector last month, according to the latest data from the bellwether IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Total Activity Index.
O2 and Ericsson partner with Northumbrian Water on 5G and AR trials
O2, Ericsson and Northumbrian Water have conducted a series of initial 5G trials to harness the power of 5G connectivity to revolutionise the way the Durham-based company operates.