Monthly Archives: March, 2022

Rising to the sewer pollution challenge

The UK government has left water companies in England in no doubt that they need to do more to protect the environment from pollution....

Energy & Utility Skills add diversity and inclusion to Commitment Measurement Framework survey

The 2021 results of the energy and utilities sector wide Inclusion Commitment Measurement Framework have been published by Energy & Utility Skills. In its second...

Search on for Scotland’s top green businesses

Entries are now open for VIBES - Scottish Environment Business Awards, and companies across Scotland of all sizes with a green ethos that have...

Belzona introduce flexible containment area coating

In numerous industries, concrete is used to build secondary chemical containment areas and bunds. The function of these structures is to retain spilled chemicals,...

Yorkshire Water and Aqua Enviro in ground-breaking metagenomics partnership

Yorkshire Water and Aqua Enviro have developed a ground-breaking metagenomics project, which will be used to monitor and control performance at wastewater treatment works...

Sold out exhibition suggests positive outlook for UK manufacturing sector

Event organiser DFA Media has confirmed their five co-located events taking place at the NEC, Birmingham in April are 99% sold out, reflecting an...

Water companies told to spell out how they’ll protect river health

Ofwat has called on water companies to spell out plans for how they will cut the harm they cause to rivers in England. Parliament passed...

Aquaspira delivers eco friendly solution to Dalkeith social housing project

Aquaspira has delivered an innovative sustainable drainage strategy, designed to reduce 315 cubic metres of excavation and saving around 20 days of construction time,...

Grundoram central to pioneering culvert expansion

The project managers of a new housing estate in Barnstaple, Devon identified that the capacity of a 600mm concrete culvert on the site was...

Non-household Market Improvement Fund now open

The second round of the non-household market’s Market Improvement Fund (MIF) is now open and accepting bids. The MIF, which MOSL is facilitating on...

Engineers must commit to a global responsibility, says Stantec’s Vaishnavi Balachandran

We spoke with Vaishnavi Balachandran, a talented young design engineer in Stantec's water business. Here are her thoughts on the responsibility placed upon the...

Variable speed actuation opens up new application opportunities

Valve actuators are often misconceived as relatively simple devices that perform a straightforward function. There are, however, significant opportunities and substantial savings available to...

Ofwat recommends further investigations into green solutions that could help reduce chalk stream abstraction

Ofwat has recommended that ring-fenced funding continues to be used for further investigations into four strategic regional water resource solutions in England – with...

Major investment to tackle flooding in Dunblane, Scotland making progress

Scottish Water's £3 million investment project to deliver essential improvements to the waste water infrastructure in Dunblane, Perthshire is well under way. These major...

Ambitious partnership plan to manage flood risk in South Yorkshire

Councils and environmental organisations across South Yorkshire are launching an ambitious plan to reduce flood risk and tackle the climate emergency head on. The Connected...

The importance of wastewater treatment solutions for HS2

The HS2 project will be one of the most environmentally responsible infrastructure projects in the UK. As a result the project has an incredibly...

SuDS Tips: Stuart Crisp talks to Water Magazine to provide tips for below ground attenuation storage

A qualified civil engineer, Stuart Crisp has been at the forefront of construction and a specialist in drainage systems for over 35 years. He...

The benefits of flow control within the water industry

The involvement of flow control within water industries can be split into two main areas: potable water and wastewater. Both areas are essential in...

Marsh launches specialist Civils division

UK manufacturer Marsh Industries has launched a specialist division, Marsh Civils, to focus on the company's activities in industrial water/wastewater storage and treatment. Steve Boyer,...

Welsh Water opens award-winning apprenticeship programme for 2022

Welsh Water, the only not-for-profit water company in England and Wales, has arguably one of the strongest apprenticeship programmes in Wales. It has a...

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