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Tuesday, February 4, 2025
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Insight & Opinion
Into the unknown: Transforming sewer management with digital mapping
Across England and Wales there is a vast area within our sewer network that is unknown to us. Unmapped, the condition and location of these sewers presents a significant challenge to water companies. WRc Principal Consultant Peter Henley explores...
Insight & Opinion
Water technology at the heart of the green hydrogen revolution
Hydrogen is proving pivotal to global decarbonization. Offering unmatched versatility as a fuel or feedstock, hydrogen is already being used across transportation, heat, and energy applications, within industrial, commercial, and domestic environments, and demand is projected to soar in...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Grundfos acquires UK water treatment business
As Grundfos expands its footprint in the field of water treatment into the UK, Ian Patterson, Managing Director of Grundfos Water Treatment UK Limited looks forward to an exciting new chapter, providing innovative and sustainable water treatment solutions across...
Water Company News
How Severn Trent could use remotely operated drones to help spot leaks from hundreds of miles away
Severn Trent is trialling futuristic new drones technology - which could help detect leaking pipes from hundreds of miles away.
Pilots Duncan Turner and Jonny Bevan have been operating the company’s flying fleet of machines since 2017.
Thermal-imaging drones detect drops...
Insight & Opinion
The hills are alive with the sound-thinking of sustainability
As the saying goes: ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’. A partly submerged tank containing a chopper pump and a mixer at Hendwr Farm’s biogas plant probably won’t win any industry awards in the ‘aesthetically pleasing’ category. But...
Product News
Effective, affordable monitoring for smaller machinery
Whilst machine monitoring is an essential requirement in many manufacturing and industrial applications, not all require the more substantial investment of high-integrity, stand-alone MMS (Machine Monitoring System) or a MPS (Machine Protection System). However, keeping a continuous eye on...
Insight & Opinion
Objectively Speaking: The rise of the Digital Twin…..but what exactly are they?
In his regular column, Oliver Grievson, Associate Director AtkinsRéalis and Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor at the University of Exeter, explores the rise of the digital twin.
Although the concept of a digital twin was first applied to the...
Insight & Opinion
Wireless river monitoring for water quality environmental compliance
Water companies are managing river monitoring roll out on an unprecedented scale, and this poses a multitude of challenges. A completely wireless solution overcomes many of the practical issues associated with conventional cabled monitoring installations.
Section 82 of the Environment...
Appointments
SAVECO Environmental appoints two new Sales Engineers to expanding division
SAVECO Environmental has announced the appointment of two new Sales Engineers, Brad White and William Driver, to its expanding Farming, Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Division.
Brad, who comes from a biogas background, will use is pedigree to help further develop...
Insight & Opinion
Key considerations for a dosing pump in 2025
For water and wastewater companies to achieve cost savings, a reliable operation and meet compliance regulations, there are some crucial priorities to consider when selecting a chemical metering and dosing pump in 2025.
Gavin MacGregor, Regional Sales Engineer at...
Case Studies
Know your onions (and your potatoes, carrots and apples…) when it comes to cost-efficient and eco-friendly fruit and vegetable washing
Growers and suppliers want to be more environmentally friendly and keep their costs down – and improvements in processing can deliver surprisingly effective results. Here’s David Gaskill, Business Development Manager – Industrial at Siltbuster, on how that can be...
Case Studies
Daewoo invests in new Mixel mixers for biogas plant
Mixel, who have supplied almost 50,000 agitators worldwide, have completed the installation of new 24m agitators for a 3,500m3 biogas digester run by Daewoo E&C (Engineering and Construction) in South Korea.
Equipped with 8m diameter blades and a 22kW motor,...
Environmental News
Every wetland counts on World Wetlands Day
Northern Ireland Water has marked World Wetlands Day this year by helping to increase understanding of these critically important systems.
World Wetlands Day is celebrated each year on 2nd February to help highlight the positive role that wetlands can have...
Awards, Charity & Funding
Muir announces fund to support Nature Recovery environmental projects
A new fund to support Nature Recovery environmental projects, the first of its kind, across Northern Ireland has been launched by Environment Minister Andrew Muir.
Councils and voluntary organisations can now apply for the Nature Recovery Challenge Fund Competition 2025/26...
Water Company News
Welsh Water bills set to increase by 27% to fund £4bn investment
The average Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water household customer bill will increase by 27% for 2025-26, from £503 to £639.
This comes as the company prepares for a new investment period for 2025-30, which will see a step change in investment....
Water Company News
Anglian Water starts transformational infrastructure programme for the East
Anglian Water has outlined its largest-ever year of investment for the East of England, as it embarks on the first of a five-year mammoth programme of work, totalling almost £11 billion.
By 2030, the water company will double the investment into its...
Industry News
Ancala-backed Leep Utilities secures 150,000th connection to its last-mile multi-utility network
Leep Utilities (Leep), one of the UK's leading owners and operators of last-mile utility networks, recently contracted its 150,000th connection. The milestone was marked when the firm was appointed to own, maintain, and operate the clean and wastewater networks...
Awards, Charity & Funding
Oxyle raises $16m to lead the fight against ‘forever chemicals’
Swiss startup Oxyle has announced a $16m funding round to scale its breakthrough solution to destroy, not just relocate, PFAS from wastewater. This builds on its $3M pre-seed round in 2022, growing support for its mission.
The seed round was...
Industry News
Pump expert predicts 2025 will be the year remote monitoring comes to the fore
A pump expert has predicted that 2025 will be the year that smart monitoring and digitalisation in IoT pump monitoring will come to the fore across the sector.
Smart pumps have seen a significant increase in demand, with forecasts predicting...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Water UK promises support for more than 3 million households, as water companies announce record-breaking investment
Water UK, the trade association for the water industry representing all of the water and wastewater companies across Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland, has promised support for more than 3 million households with their bills as part of a...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Urgent action needed to protect cash-strapped households from soaring water bills, says Consumer Council for Water
The Consumer Council for Water (CCW) has warned many of the most financially vulnerable households will not be able to cope with a £123 (+26%) increase to the average household water and sewerage bill in England and Wales from...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Concern over river recovery grows as Government fails to enshrine the Water Restoration Fund in law
After urging all MPs to do their job as elected representatives in Parliament, Mark Lloyd says he is disappointed in the Government's decision not to formalise the Water Restoration Fund in their Water (Special Measures) Bill.
Mark, who is...
Market Analysis & Research
Water scarcity could cost UK economy £25bn over five years in undelivered housing, reveals CIWEM
CIWEM, as part of the Enabling Water Smart Communities project, has unveiled research demonstrating the urgent need for water-smart housing to mitigate the economic impact of water scarcity in the UK. The research was conducted by Public First, a policy, research,...
Market Analysis & Research
Address aging infrastructure to confront climate change safety risks, says Institution of Civil Engineers
Delaying investment in the UK's transport network and water infrastructure could have safety and supply implications for the UK, according to the Institution of Civil Engineers.
The State of the Nation report, Infrastructure in 2025, published today, focuses on three...
Water Company News
Pennon Group accepts Ofwat’s Final Determinations
Following Ofwat's PR24 Final Determinations in December 2024, Pennon Group has announced that after careful consideration, South West Water and SES Water will be accepting their respective Determinations and will not be seeking a reference to the Competition and...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Environment Agency secures record commitments from water sector of over £22bn to invest in the environment
The Environment Agency, working closely with Natural England, has secured the largest ever commitment from water companies to clean up the environment and invest in new infrastructure since privatisation.
The Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) sets out over...
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