Awards, Charity & Funding
Thames Water and Backyard Nature launch new funding to improve access to nature and inclusion for communities in London
Thames Water and the Backyard Nature campaign have launched a £60,000 fund for grassroots community organisations looking for grants to run nature activities.
The first...
Water Company News
Multi-million pound project enters final phase
An £11.5 million Scottish Water project to protect a Lanarkshire community from sewer flooding has entered its final phase. The improvement work in Airdrie...
Industry News
Greener patch repair as Pipe Doctor switches to recycled plastics
Recycled lay flat tube (LFT) and groundsheet are being phased into Pipe Doctor patch repair materials by manufacturer S1E – which will save a...
Water Company News
Loch Thom triumphs at prestigious Scottish Civil Engineering Awards
Scottish Water's £6.9m investment project at Loch Thom Reservoir in Inverclyde has scooped an award for innovation at the recent Scottish Civil Engineering Awards.
Jointly...
Product News
Coach company utilise Smart Sponge® Technology to solve drainage problem
Nottinghamshire based coach and bus operator Marshalls are situated on a site with no main drains to manage stormwater or vehicle wash runoff.
To alleviate...
Market Analysis & Research
New report suggests most top firms will fall well short of net-zero targets
The headline climate pledges of 25 of the world’s largest companies in reality only commit to reduce their emissions by 40% on average, not...
Industry News
Selwood and Borger create new pump partnership
As it continues to invest record amounts in its fleet, Selwood has agreed a new partnership with Borger. The arrangement commences with Selwood’s purchase...
Industry News
SLD powers its equipment fleet with biodiesel fuel
SLD Pumps & Power (SLD), one of the UK's leading suppliers of industrial pumps and generator rental equipment, has switched exclusively to biodiesel fuel...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Ministers to assess environmental impacts of all future UK free trade agreements
The Government has confirmed that Ministers will assess the environmental impacts of all future UK free trade agreements (FTAs), and has committed to assess...
Industry News
Using data to plug pipe assembly leaks
The UK water sector is making significant progress in reducing leakage, but a data-led approach on flange and joint assemblies, combined with workforce training,...
Awards, Charity & Funding
Stantec recognized for third-consecutive year by Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index
For the third-consecutive year, global design firm Stantec was named to the 2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI), a performance ranking of public companies committed...
Market Analysis & Research
Extreme weather led to ‘extraordinary’ period for Scottish Water, new report reveals
Scottish Water said the record-breaking hot and dry weather last summer along with severe storms has placed its assets and employees under huge pressure...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Pennon Group and Bristol Water merger still on track
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has responded to Pennon Group plc to say it might now accept a modified version of the remedies...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Glasgow based Clearwater Controls acquired by North American firm
Pumping solutions provider Industrial Flow Solutions™, headquartered in Connecticut, USA, has acquired Clearwater Controls Ltd.
Clearwater Controls, based in Glasgow, Scotland, offers a broad line...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Industrial Flow Solutions announces deal to acquire Italian firm Dreno Pompe
Global fluid management solutions provider Industrial Flow Solutions, based in Connecticut, USA, has agreed to acquire Dreno Pompe, an Italian designer and manufacturer of...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Nijhuis Saur Industries acquires the Byosis Group
Nijhuis Saur Industries has expanded its position in resource recovery with the acquisition of specialist ammonia recovery systems company Byosis. Nijhuis say the expanded portfolio...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Water UK forecast below-inflation increase for England and Wales
According to Water UK, the average increase for water and waste water bills in England and Wales is likely to be well below inflation,...
Water Company News
Scottish Water announce 4.2% increase to cover the cost of climate change
Scottish Water has announced the amount households pay for water and waste water services will rise by 4.2% in 2022/23 to cover the increasing...
Event News
Hillhead organiser says it looks set to host over 600 exhibitors for the first time ever
QMJ Group, organiser of the UK’s largest quarrying, construction and recycling exhibition has announced they look set to host their largest event ever.
Hillhead 2022,...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Mitigation and adaptation is how to beat the climate emergency, says Sir James Bevan
In a speech made on February 4th at Wolfson College, University of Oxford, Environment Agency Chief Executive Sir James Bevan, told listeners that mitigation...
Environmental News
Environment Agency uses ‘natural features’ on flood management project in Yorkshire
The Environment Agency is working with Tyne Rivers Trust and landowners to use natural features and materials to slow the flow of water on...
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