Yearly Archives: 2022

Industry News

First new wastewater treatment works for Yorkshire Water in 20 Years is a green revolution

Renewable energy windpower. No CSOs/stormwater overflows. Fully natural bio process. Extremely low carbon footprint. No sludge. No odour. Yorkshire Water adopts unique “Greener”, Nature-Based,...

Insight & Opinion

Gas safety in the water industry – a connected future

Gas detection and monitoring has long been a key part of health and safety in the water industry, and it is a topic that...

Insight & Opinion

FLEXIM’s MD Andy Hammond investigates the challenges involved in sewage pumping, WwTW and MCERTS metering

In the largest ever overhaul of sewer systems, on the 29th March 2021, the UK Government announced measures to put into law new duties...

Product News

Tackling the problem of sludge from wastewater treatment plants through product innovation – Saveco introduce the “Beast”

SAVECO, a leading supplier of industrial and municipal wastewater treatment, farming, and biogas solutions, is reporting unprecedented success within the US Market for one...

Insight & Opinion

From intense droughts to flash floods – how can we break this cycle?

The droughts we’re seeing across the UK are coming hand-in-hand with intense periods of rainfall, thunderstorms and flash flooding. In this column, Mike Ward,...

Insight & Opinion

Ensuring safe valve line ups during chemical offloading in the water industry

At both water and wastewater treatment plants, the chemical offloading process is usually carried out in a set sequence. First, the tanker arrives at...

Appointments

Everflow launches commercial waste service and appoints new exec team to spearhead growth

Everflow, the UK’s fastest growing water supplier and the first to go carbon neutral, has announced the launch of a new waste management division,...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Ofwat calls for trials to help with cost of living and using water wisely

Ofwat is calling on water companies to trial creative and targeted ways in calculating customers' charges to help make sure those who need support...

Event News

Unblocking the path to effective restaurant grease management

Keeping fat out of the sewers and meeting waste disposal regulations is an ongoing challenge for commercial kitchens, but by working with water companies,...

Awards, Charity & Funding

HCL and UpLink call for applications globally for Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative

HCL, a global conglomerate and UpLink, the open innovation platform of the World Economic Forum, have announced that applications have opened for the Global...

Industry News

Access to machine-interpretable standards information will help the green transition in the built environment sector

BSI and Norwegian software provider Cobuilder have signed an agreement to allow access to machine-interpretable standards information for the British and international built environment sector....

Appointments

Belzona announces first Chinese Board of Directors

Global designer and manufacturer of polymeric repair and protection systems, Belzona, has announced the appointments of Charli Yu Walton and Fred Lu as Corporate...

Appointments

Lila Thompson appointed Non-Executive Director of Glas Cymru

Glas Cymru, the not-for-profit company which owns Welsh Water, has announced that Lila Thompson has joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director with effect...

Awards, Charity & Funding

NI Water awarded Silver Diversity Charter Mark by Diversity Mark

NI Water is celebrating having been awarded the Silver Diversity Charter Mark by Diversity Mark. The prestigious award recognises the organisation’s ongoing commitment and...

Water Company News

Northumbrian Water to invest almost £6.5m at County Durham wastewater treatment works

Northumbrian Water is extending and upgrading the treatment works at Kelloe in County Durham with an investment of almost £6.5m, which the company says...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Latest water and wastewater service rankings shows fall in customer service levels and just one water company improving from previous year

On 21 September Ofwat published the latest leaderboard for customer satisfaction and experience for water and wastewater companies for 2021-22. The leaderboard is ranked by...

Market Analysis & Research

Sharp fall in manufacturing output expected in next three months, according to latest CBI/Accenture industrial trends survey

According to the latest CBI/Accenture monthly Industrial Trends Survey, UK manufacturers reported a slight fall in output in the three months to September, with a...

Water Company News