Monthly Archives: December, 2022

Awards, Charity & Funding

Skills Awards to champion those ‘changing the world’

Nominations are open for a leading awards ceremony – giving engineers the opportunity to put their skills in the spotlight and highlight how they...

Industry News

The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland hits major milestone with commencement of half a million-pound refurbishment

The development of Ayrshire’s new Digital Process Manufacturing Centre (DPMC), part of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), has hit a major milestone with...

Environmental News

New study into fish passage on Dorset chalk stream

The Environment Agency is to fund a new study to improve fish passage on the River Tarrant in Dorset. The Tarrant – a chalk stream...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Worst performing water and wastewater companies called out in latest Ofwat assessments

Ofwat has published its annual assessment of company operational performance and a summary of the financial resilience of companies. Both the Water Company Performance report...

Appointments

Bluegreen Group joins McElroy as Scandanavian distributor

McElroy, a leading designer and manufacturer of thermoplastic fusion equipment, has announced the addition of a new distributor to sell and service fusion machinery...

Market Analysis & Research

New research suggests utilities businesses potentially wasting millions on field service management technology each year

Utilities businesses are potentially wasting millions on field service management technology each year by failing to take sufficient care when rolling out new solutions,...

Environmental News

Major step forward for £21m flood scheme to better protect communities in York

The second phase of a vital Flood Alleviation Scheme for Clifton Ings in York is underway, as the Environment Agency launched the Flood Action...

Appointments

Andel hires first ‘Net Zero & Sustainability’ employee

One of the UK’s leading developer of specialised leak detection and environmental protection systems, Andel, recently created a brand-new job role to support its...

Awards, Charity & Funding

NI Water picks up second award for diversity and inclusion

NI Water is celebrating after being recognised as the best of Belfast Business in becoming the inaugural winners of the Diversity and Inclusion award...

Industry News

Solar-powered ActiveWater tech reduces salinity of water for agriculture

As further droughts are predicted worldwide there will be increasing demand for crop irrigation, but a lack of fresh water is causing extensive soil...

Government, Policy & Regulation

UK Government urges countries to agree a deal for nature as UN Convention of Biological Diversity gets underway

The UK Government is calling on the world to unite and agree a deal that delivers for nature and ends species extinction. The 15th Conference...

Industry News

White paper validates innovative oxygen transfer technology

An industry-verified white paper validating the oxygen transfer efficiency of a market leading, innovative, gas infusion technology for water and wastewater treatment has been...

Water Company News

Yorkshire Water improves borehole data access through British Geological Survey collaboration

Yorkshire Water has committed to making future ground investigation data publicly available to view via the British Geological Survey’s (BGS) GeoIndex platform. The utility company...

Appointments

Detectronic appoints two new Directors

Global wastewater monitoring specialists, Detectronic, have strengthened their leadership team by appointing a new sales director and promoting a long-term member of the team. Paul...

Event News

Bilbao hosts International Water Association’s first Digital Water Summit

The Spanish city of Bilbao has hosted the first edition of the International Water Association’s Digital Water Summit, bringing together participants from around the...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Ofwat reveals that some water companies are investing less than half of their allowances to improve water network

Ofwat has revealed that water and wastewater companies are falling behind on their investment plans, leaving promised service improvements behind schedule or undelivered. Ofwat, as...

Market Analysis & Research

Sewage just the tip of the iceberg, says new report by Planet Patrol

In one of the largest national people-powered scientific studies of its kind six different pollutants- nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, total coliform, pH, heavy metals...

Event News

First Customer Vulnerability Summit brings North West agencies together to champion a joined-up approach to supporting people in need

The importance of a joined-up approach in supporting vulnerable people across the North West of England was the focus of the first United Utilities...

Industry News