Yearly Archives: 2022

Environmental News

River level monitoring lowers bridge scour risk

Engineers at Transport Scotland have investigated the potential for water level monitoring systems to help mitigate risks where transport infrastructure interacts with moving water....

Industry News

Aspia Space launches earth observation intelligence for utilities organisations

Breakthrough cloud-free satellite imaging data combined with expert human analysis enables utilities companies to understand trends, predict risks and make more informed decisions. Earth observation...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Sir James Bevan tells Parliament we need to fix the climate if we want to fix our water

This week Sir James Bevan told the All Party Parliamentary Group on Water that "water is about the most important thing there is." Sir James...

Water Company News

Plans revealed for state-of-the-art water treatment works in Merthyr Tydfil

Welsh Water has revealed proposals for a new, state of the art water treatment works which will ensure customers in the town and surrounding...

Insight & Opinion

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....

Market Analysis & Research

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...

Awards, Charity & Funding

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...

Product News

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,...

Water Company News

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...

Event News

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...

Government, Policy & Regulation

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...

Industry News

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,...

Industry News

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...

Industry News

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...

Insight & Opinion

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...

Insight & Opinion

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...

Government, Policy & Regulation

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...

Water Company News

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...

Government, Policy & Regulation

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...

Case Studies