Yearly Archives: 2022

Market Analysis & Research

Smart water metering rollout could deliver £1.9 billion net benefit to society

Rolling out smart water metering by 2030 would deliver huge benefits for households, the environment and the water industry, according to new analysis. Independent research...

Industry News

Michelle Donelan MP visits Steve Vick International in support of Family Business Week

Steve Vick International was visited recently by Michelle Donelan MP, as part of the very first Family Business Week run by the Institute for...

Industry News

£6.5 million flood defence scheme in Stoke-on-Trent to commence in March

The Environment Agency is to start work in March 2022 on a £6.5 million flood risk management scheme in Stoke-on-Trent. The scheme is designed to...

Case Studies

HRS heat exchangers helps Nutripeople combat hunger and food waste crisis

While a third of the world’s food is wasted, one in nine people do not have enough to eat. Thanks to support and equipment...

Awards, Charity & Funding

Naylor women receive national recognition

Barnsley based Naylor Industries were shortlisted in the 2021 Corporate category and the Naylor delegation at the awards ceremony were delighted to be “highly...

Industry News

Binnies and iVapps partnership to support digitalisation of water networks

An exciting new service offering that combines Binnies’ strategic asset management, leakage and digital expertise with iVapps’ industry-leading, self-powered digital portal It is often acknowledged...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Ofwat PR14 review highlights performance improvements but little or no progress on leakage or river improvements

In a paper published January 13 on the impact the 2014 price review (PR14) had on the sector during 2015-20, Ofwat suggest that prices...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Poor water quality in rivers a result of chronic underinvestment, says Government Report

A report published by the Environmental Audit Committee suggests the 'Chemical cocktail' of sewage, slurry and plastic polluting rivers in England is putting at...

Event News

Hillhead 2022 – Back to business

Registration to attend Hillhead 2022 is now live, so visit and celebrate 40 years of the iconic quarrying, construction, and recycling exhibition. The 2022 event...

Product News

First self-monitoring for Ultrasonic Flow Measurement

The measurement technology manufacturer Nivus is now equipping the NivuFlow 750 flow measurement system with self-monitoring intelligence. Measurement place operators benefit from higher operational...

Insight & Opinion

Seven reasons for pump stator failure

Pump Stators are vital for pump efficiency within Progressing Cavity Pumps, with a stator failure being potentially disastrous. Typically manufactured in a variety of...

Awards, Charity & Funding

Naylor CEO at the palace

Barnsley based Naylor Clayware won a Queen’s Award for International Trade recently, and Naylor CEO Edward Naylor attended the recent winners’ reception which was...

Appointments

Rotork appoint new CEO

Rotork has announced that Kiet Huynh (pronounced ‘Gig Win’), previously MD of their Water & Power and Chemical, Process and Industrial divisions, has agreed...

Market Analysis & Research

Utilities industry business investment falls for second quarter running

Business investment in the utilities industry fell for a second consecutive quarter in Q3 2021, according to the latest ONS data, raising the possibility...

Case Studies

Record-breaking year for safe digging in the UK

The UK’s safe digging industry is seeing its best performance to date. LSBUD, the UK’s leading online safe digging resource, welcomed more than 3.4 million...

Case Studies

Energy efficiency is key to disruptive technology

By Matt Hale, International Sales & Marketing Director, HRS Heat Exchangers As the UK Water Partnership points out, the world ‘faces an unprecedented combination of...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Water companies need to go further to cut carbon emissions, says Ofwat

Water companies in England and Wales should go further to reduce emissions from future infrastructure projects, according to expectations set out by the regulator...

Case Studies

Quick thinking solves double leak at Network Rail yard

Network Rail owns, operates and develops Britain’s railway – the 20,000 miles of track, 40,000 bridges, tunnels and viaducts and the thousands of signals,...

Mergers & Acquisitions

Enaqua management buys the company from Grundfos

Ownership of Enaqua is moved to the company’s management team, as they buy all Grundfos’ shares. Grundfos and Enaqua management have announced the parties have...

Case Studies

Spanish Tannery waste issues solved by ZLD

Zero liquid discharge (ZLD) is a waste management technique which transforms liquid waste streams from industrial plants into clean water, which can be reused...

Case Studies