Monthly Archives: February, 2022

Product News

Bobcat T7X – World’s First All-Electric Compact Track Loader

Doosan Bobcat unveiled its new, all-electric Bobcat T7X compact track loader at a recent event, held in Las Vegas, USA. The T7X is the...

Environmental News

World leaders call for innovative solutions and urgent financing to address rural poverty in a warming world at IFAD’s global meeting

World leaders yesterday (16 February) called for urgent and innovative investments to help rural communities in the world’s poorest countries adapt to climate change....

Government, Policy & Regulation

Yorkshire Water pays £300,000 to wildlife trust after sewage discharge

Yorkshire Water has agreed to pay £300,000 to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust after a sewage discharge led to pollution in Leeds in 2018. The company breached...

Industry News

British Water produce ‘How to Guide’ to plug gaps in CIRIA SuDS manual

British Water has produced a downloadable guide to help engineering and construction professionals applying the CIRIA sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) manual. To mark the launch...

Product News

Premier Tech announce next generation of Rewatec Solido Smart

Premier Tech Water and Environment has upgraded its 3,000 L and 4,000 L range of Rewatec Solido Smart sewage treatment plants. By utilising proven sequencing...

Appointments

Keyland Developments expands its board

Keyland Developments Ltd, the property trading arm of Kelda Group and sister-company to Yorkshire Water, has announced the expansion of its Board with the...

Event News

Brightest engineering minds needed to stop UK water infrastructure reaching breaking point

Engineering students and junior engineers across the UK are being called upon to find radical ideas to tackle the nation’s growing water crisis as...

Water Company News

Anglian Water outlines largest ever year of investment

Anglian Water has unveiled a huge £680 million investment programme to be spent across the entire East of England. The funds will be ploughed into...

Awards, Charity & Funding

BPMA reveals award finalists

Following yet another comprehensive and robust Judging Session, which this year was held virtually in January, the Finalists in the 2022 Pump Industry Awards...

Mergers & Acquisitions

CMA investigate acquisition of Arran Isle by ASSA ABLOY

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is to investigate the proposed acquisition of Arran Isle by ASSA ABLOY. The agreement to sell Arran Isle was...

Water Company News

Cambridge Water says newspaper reports of forever chemicals in their water is ‘factually inaccurate’

Cambridge Water has responded to accusations made by The Guardian newspaper that water containing high levels of toxic chemicals was supplied to more than...

Appointments

Julia Lopez MP announced as new Government’s ministerial champion for the Thames Estuary

Julia Lopez MP will become the Government’s ministerial champion for the Thames Estuary, it was announced this month. Ms Lopez is the Minister for...

Environmental News

Grundfos helps to develop blockchain to help track critical and rare earth materials

Grundfos has partnered with BEC, Circularise, Minviro, and the global Rare Earth Industry Association (REIA) to lead a three-year EIT RawMaterials funded innovation project...

Water Company News

Thames Water lays new pipes to protect London from future bursts and leaks

More than 1.5km of new water pipes will be installed in Lewisham to protect residents from disruptive bursts. The £4.5 million project will see...

Product News

New ride-on tractor designed to maximise operator experience

Ditch Witch® has introduced the RT70 Tractor equipped with features that increase operator comfort and visibility, helping to boost efficiency and profitability on the...

Industry News

BlackBerry & University of Waterloo announce partnership to address global water challenges

Building on a partnership spanning over three decades, BlackBerry Limited and the University of Waterloo’s Water Institute, one of the world’s top water research institutes, launched...

Event News

Over 100 experts to speak at this year’s Flood Expo

Organiser of Flood Expo, Roar B2B, has announced the two-day event in September will play host to more than 100 expert speakers, across 60...

Government, Policy & Regulation

3.5 billion litres of sewage released into the Thames in 2020

More than 3.5 billion litres of untreated sewage was reportedly discharged into the River Thames in 2020, two billion of that figure across just...

Awards, Charity & Funding

Flottweg ranked in TOP 100 best SME innovators

Flottweg SE from Vilsbiburg, Germany has received the TOP 100 award for being one of the most innovative medium-sized companies in Germany. The independent...

Appointments

Xylem appoints Mark Morelli to Board of Directors

Global water technology leader, Xylem (NYSE:XYL), has announced the appointment of Mark Morelli to the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Morelli did serve as...

Environmental News