Environmental News
Watercourses hit by 67% increase in fly-tipping incidents
The UK recorded 1.1 million incidents of fly-tipping last year — the highest number recorded for over a decade, since 2008/09. Watercourses have seen...
Industry News
Sutton Harbour to receive £3million in repair and maintenance work
The work is being carried out by the Environment Agency, with funding from the UK Government, and will see the replacement of worn lock...
Industry News
Munters creates new data centre technologies division
Munters, a global leader in energy-efficient air treatment and climate solutions, is changing the structure of the organization to create a new Data Center...
Appointments
Achilles appoints new CEO
Achilles, a global leader and partner of choice for supply chain risk and performance management, has announced the appointment of Paul Stanley as Chief...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Environment Agency confirms drought status in eight of its 14 areas
The National Drought Group, made up of senior decision makers from the Environment Agency, government, water companies and key representative groups, joined by Water Minister...
Water Company News
Welsh Water grabs top water company spot in national customer service measure
Welsh Water becomes the top-rated water company in Wales and England in the latest update of UK-wide customer service research.
The not-for-profit company – which...
Industry News
Stantec selected as Program Management Consultant for Metro Vancouver’s Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Projects
Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been selected as the Program Management Consultant (PMC) for the Iona Island Wastewater Treatment...
Mergers & Acquisitions
WSP to acquire RPS
The Canadian engineering firm, WSP Global Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire UK based RPS Group plc, currently valued at approximately £625m.
Half the...
Industry News
ACO supplies sustainable attenuation system for Lovell Homes Ludgershall
ACO Water Management has designed and delivered a 4,500m³ StormBrixx attenuation tank to help prevent flooding at Lovell Homes’ Drummond Park estate.
A mixed tenure...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Environment Secretary meets with water company chief executives during driest summer in over 50 years
The Environment Secretary, George Eustice and Environment Minister, Steve Double met with the chief executives of water companies last week to discuss the ongoing...
Industry News
Advanced water quality monitor installed in the Serpentine
Looking to find ways to keep improving water quality, the managers of the Royal Parks have installed a continuous water quality monitor; an ESNET...
Industry News
Atkins delivers key insight to water industry on natural capital for Environment Agency
Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has worked with the Environment Agency to develop and deliver a series of webinars on ‘Natural Capital...
Product News
Abloy UK launches BEAT Controller for keyless access
Abloy UK has unveiled its new BEAT Controller that enables mobile access for a wide variety of security products, allowing organisations to upgrade their...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Holme Styes Reservoir flow rate reduced by half to stop it running dry
The Environment Secretary agreed last week to grant the EA’s application to Defra for a ‘drought order’ which should help prevent Holme Styes reservoir...
Water Company News
Yorkshire Water announces hosepipe ban after lowest rainfall figures in 130 years
Yorkshire Water has announced that it will introduce a hosepipe ban from 26th August.
Yorkshire Water’s director of water, Neil Dewis, said:
“Parts of Yorkshire have...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Salmon returns to river after 100 years thanks to river restoration by SEPA
Salmon have returned to the Garrell Burn in Kilsyth for the first time in 100 years, as a result of a river restoration project...
Industry News
UV lighting up water treatment at Happy Valley
After more than six months of successful production, the southern hemisphere’s largest Xylem-manufactured drinking water ultraviolet disinfection system has kept pathogens at bay to...
Environmental News
Salisbury River Park construction begins
Construction has begun on a £27 million transformational scheme which aims to reduce flood risk to over 350 homes and businesses in Salisbury.
It will...
Industry News
Stantec opens new Exeter office
Stantec has announced that their new Exeter office is now open. The office, located on the Exeter Science Park, near junction 29 of the...
Water Company News
Thames Water and national disability charity Sense helping more customers with complex needs
Thames Water and national disability charity Sense are encouraging those customers and families of people with complex disabilities to join Thames Water’s priority services register.
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Water Company News
North West developers save £44m with United Utilities water efficient homes project
A United Utilities program to encourage sustainable water use and drainage in new homes has saved developers more than £40m and created potential for...
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