GeoSmart Information creates multiple jobs due to demand
Environmental consultancy, Geosmart Information has created 16 new jobs in response to the increasing demand for its flood risk reports, data and services.
The Midlands-based...
Safety first as reservoir investment work is complete
A £6m investment in increased safety measures at a Northumberland reservoir will help protect against flooding in emergencies.
Northumbrian Water has carried out work that...
New Met Office stats reveal Britain experienced an unusually wet 2023
The Met Office recently revealed how rainfall was up 11 per cent compared with the average, while March, July and October were the sixth-wettest...
40 projects to benefit from £25 million funding for natural flood management
Forty projects which will use natural processes such as planting trees and creating wetlands to reduce the risk of flooding are set to benefit...
River Thames Scheme launches search for a construction partner
In a key milestone for the River Thames Scheme (RTS), partners The Environment Agency and Surrey County Council have launched the next phase of...
People prepared to pay more to increase the role of nature in tackling water challenges
Households would be willing to pay up to £40 a year more on their water bill to use nature instead of man-made materials to...
Hoist & Winch designs and manufactures outdoor-specification tandem-lifting hoist for Environment Agency
Hoist & Winch Ltd recently supplied a special tandem-lifting hoist system as part of improvements to Environment Agency flood defence assets at Taplow Weir...
Sulzer helps optimize flood defence pumping station
Barmouth is a seaside town and community in the county of Gwynedd, in north-west Wales, located in Cardigan Bay, on the estuary of the Afon Mawddach. The town's low-lying frontage has been developed...
Lincolnshire prepares for flooding and other emergencies with digital twins and drones
Lincolnshire Resilience Forum (LRF) has gone live with new geospatial and drone technology from Esri UK to help it better prepare for emergencies across...
New flood scheme to better protect Worcester road from flooding
The Environment Agency has started work, in collaboration with Worcestershire County Council, on a new £2.5 million flood-risk management scheme to help better protect...
Pioneering analysis shows nine million GB homes at risk of flooding
GeoSmart Information, a leading UK flood data and analytics specialist, has released new data following a decade of development, which reveals the full risk...
Public Accounts Committee says Government is in the dark on flood resilience progress
In a report published this week, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has warned that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has...
Footage showcases teamwork to complete carnoustie pipeline repair in under ten days
One month on from the completion of repairs to a major sewer pipeline by Carnoustie Golf Links, Scottish Water has published time lapse footage...
Devon based specialist sends floodgate to Los Angeles
Global flood defence specialist, Flood Control International, based in Tavistock, has played a key role in the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant Berm...
Flood management in focus – with Will McBain, Associate Director for Adaptation and Resilience (Water), Arup
In this Water Vlog, Will McBain, Associate Director for Adaptation and Resilience (Water), Arup, provides some fantastic insights into the UK’s ongoing flood management...
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