Thames Water has been given the go ahead for its ambitious plans to transform London’s network of Victorian water pipes, having met additional requirements set out by industry regulator Ofwat.

 UK-headquartered international technology group Halma plc has today announced that it has agreed to acquire Sewertronics, a company that addresses the global issue of wastewater leaks, for €41 million (approximately £36 million).

A mammoth £11 million pound water network upgrade by South East Water across Hampshire is on the verge of completion.

Northumbrian Water Group has awarded a contract for the design and construction of Phase 1 of the new cross country Tees water pipeline worth an estimated £62 million.

Scottish Water is set to begin work on the first phase of a £26 million project to improve the water supply to tens of thousands of customers in the south-east of Glasgow.

As initial work begins on the first phase of the Vyrnwy Aqueduct Modernisation Programme, United Utilities is hosting a series of open events for people to find out more about the project.

United Utilities is inviting people across the North West to comment on the second phase of a substantial multi million pound investment project to modernise the Vyrnwy Aqueduct, which carries water from Lake Vyrnwy in North Wales to Cheshire and Merseyside.

Southern Water has started work on a multi-million pound water pipeline project for the Isle of Sheppey.

Innovative new technology will continue to revolutionise the global water industry and save billions of pounds in waste and environmental damage every year.

Severn Trent is trialling satellite technologies to detect leakage from space – the water company is already using drones to spot leaks from the air.