Monthly Archives: May, 2022

Industry News

Technology company issues update on water situation in Ukraine

Technology consultancy Isle has issued an update on water and sanitation workers directly affected by the war in Ukraine, and how Polish and Ukrainian...

Mergers & Acquisitions

CMA clears acquisition of Arran Isle by ASSA ABLOY

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has investigated and cleared the anticipated acquisition of Arran Isle by ASSA ABLOY. The agreement to sell Arran Isle...

Awards, Charity & Funding

Ofwat confirm continued ring-fenced funding for green water investigation

Ofwat has confirmed it will continue to provide ring-fenced funding for further investigations into four strategic regional water resource solutions in England. These proposed...

Government, Policy & Regulation

The Rivers Trust says the scale of problems facing our rivers is not being grasped by government

After the government finally shared its response yesterday (16 May) to the Environmental Audit Committee’s report on water quality in rivers, originally published in...

Water Company News

Dewsbury MP backs bin it, don’t block it campaign after visit to wastewater treatment works

Dewsbury MP Mark Eastwood has backed Yorkshire Water’s ‘bin it, don’t block it’ campaign after visiting one of the utility company’s wastewater treatment works...

Water Company News

Severn Trent wins Ofwat’s Water Breakthrough Challenge

An innovative project to reduce and reuse CO2 emissions from Combined Heat and Power engines has been named a winner of Ofwat’s second Water...

Water Company News

AI technology used for Warleigh Weir bathing water study

Artificial intelligence is helping Wessex Water monitor water quality at a popular wild swimming spot near Bath. Wessex Water has been carrying out a...

Industry News

University in Abu Dhabi uses Axium Process pilot plants for innovative research program

Leading research university NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) recently commissioned filtration specialists, Axium Process to develop, manufacture and supply a range of bespoke membrane filtration...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Government finally responds to EAC’s report on river water quality

The Government has responded to the Environmental Audit Committee's report, 'Water Quality in Rivers', two months later than originally intended. The EAC report, issued in...

Appointments

South West Water recruits outgoing CEO of Cornwall Wildlife Trust

South West Water has announced the appointment of Cornwall Wildlife Trust’s Chief Executive Officer Carolyn Cadman, who will be taking on a new senior...

Awards, Charity & Funding

DuPont wins four 2022 Edison Awards, highlighting innovative technologies

DuPont has announced that four of its innovative, breakthrough technologies were recognized with the prestigious 2022 Edison Award. Selected from hundreds of nominees, DuPont...

Water Company News

Scottish Water to install 560 PV panels to help power WWTW

Scottish Water has applied for planning permission to allow green energy to power a South Lanarkshire waste water treatment works. The company’s commercial subsidiary...

Environmental News

New guidance to drive implementation of natural flood management

New guidance has been published to help drive the implementation of natural flood management (NFM). Mott MacDonald was contracted to author CIRIA’s new manual that...

Market Analysis & Research

GHD’s inaugural UK Disruption Index identifies Water as sector most resilient to future disruption

Leading professional services company GHD has launched its inaugural UK Disruption Index, which evaluates which industries have established resilience, and which are most at...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Public want faster government action on sewage pollution, according to recent survey

18,000 members of the public took part in the consultation on Defra’s draft Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan and the results show that the...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Scottish Environment Protection Agency publishes Annual Operating Plan for 2022-23 period

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has published its Annual Operating Plan which sets out priorities for regulation, climate resilience and recovery for the...

Market Analysis & Research

New research shows customers struggling to pay household bills are more likely to experience poor wellbeing

New research published by Ofwat shows that just over half of water bill payers believe they will struggle to pay a utility bill over...

Water Company News

Welsh Water £3.5 million boost to wastewater treatment works

The water environment in and around Weobley, Herefordshire is set to receive a boost thanks to a £3.5million investment scheme by Welsh Water. The...

Water Company News

Anglian Water and partners awarded £5.5 million for latest project

An innovative project to implement an integrated water management system has been named a winner of Ofwat’s second Water Breakthrough Challenge. The English and...

Event News

HVO fuel to power Main and Registration pavilions at Hillhead 2022

To ensure a more sustainable experience for visitors and exhibitors, QMJ Group, organiser of Hillhead, is launching a number of initiatives at this year’s...

Awards, Charity & Funding

Coltraco Ultrasonics wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade, for second time

High-exporting advanced manufacturer Coltraco Ultrasonics won the Queen’s Award for International Trade in 2019 and are honoured to win it again in 2022 for...

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