Yearly Archives: 2022

86% of HR Managers think their training provisions could be improved

New research amongst HR managers and ‘deskless’ workers, including those in the hospitality, retail, and construction industries, reveals that 86% of HR heads and...

Water sector still at greatest risk of asset strikes

Fionn Wardrop, Head of Business Development at LSBUD, the UK’s leading safe digging resource, talks to us about why the water sector is still...

Mettler Toledo creates new analytical instrument capable of performing three different measuring tasks

Instrument manufacturer, Mettler Toledo, has launched a new instrument capable of analysing liquid, translucent samples for their optical spectrum, colour, and water parameters, or...

Environment Secretary calls for action to protect and restore nature at COP27

The Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey has called for renewed global action on nature as she sets out an ambitious path forward for nature at...

WJ drives £70m worth of social value in single year

WJ Group has reported over £70m of social value for 2021, following the successful deployment of its long-term nationwide strategy. Using measurement and valuation principles...

Southern Water publishes long-term investment plan for next 50 years

This week, Southern Water has outlined a long-term investment plan, detailing billions of pounds of investment over the next 50 years. The water company has...

Anglian Water uses the Appian Low-Code Platform to reduce its environmental impact and help in their net zero goals

Appian has announced that Anglian Water is leading the way in its use of data and low-code to move towards its net-zero goals. The largest...

Severn Trent recognised as Biodiversity Champion with award win

Severn Trent has been crowned as Biodiversity Champion at the 2022 Responsible Business Awards for its £1.2 billion Great Big Nature Boost (GBNB) project,...

Farrans Construction secures contracts worth £100m as Northumbrian Water invests in water supply resilience for the future

Leading civil engineering and building contractor Farrans Construction has signed two contracts worth in the region of £100m with Northumbrian Water Limited to deliver...

Rising security budgets not enough to quench evolving cyber threats against UK water industry

Current security budgets are failing to keep pace with cyber-attacks against the UK’s water industry, according to new research from UK cyber security services...

44% of Scottish bathing waters rated as ‘excellent’ for 2023

Scotland’s bathing water quality continues to improve with 38 out of 87 (44%) rated as ‘excellent’ for 2023. This is the highest number ever and...

Innovate UK funds collaborative sessions between manufacturing and built environment sectors

Government and Industry leaders have urged the manufacturing and built environment sectors to collaborate on digital twin common language and information management in a...

 Doosan Stand at Bauma ‘Powered by Innovation’

Under the ‘Powered by Innovation’ banner, the Doosan stand at Bauma 2022 highlighted a number of new leading-edge products and services that deliver added...

Dale Croker, Managing Director of KSB, announced as new President of BPMA

Dale Croker, Managing Director of KSB UK Ltd has been announced as the new President of the British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA), following a...

Thames Water and Southern Water to return almost £80m to customers for under performance

Thames Water will have to return more than £50m to its customers and Southern Water almost £30m after missing key performance targets.  This comes as...

Affinity Water launches action plan to combat significant future water shortfall

This month Affinity Water launched its action plan to address a significant future shortfall in water resources. The water company says that population growth, climate...

Stantec delivers record third quarter results and all-time high backlog of $6.2 billion

Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has delivered record third quarter adjusted diluted EPS of $0.86 (CAD) driven by significant net...

Groundforce Training win at the Energy and Utility Skills Awards

Groundforce Training has won a prestigious national award for their work in the water and wastewater sector. Chris Gearren, Groundforce Training Manager, collected the Water...

Nineteen Group acquires Drives & Controls Show

Media & event company Nineteen Group has acquired the Drives and Controls Show along with its co-located manufacturing events (Plant and Asset Management, Fluid...

Grundfos becomes world’s first water solutions company with approved net-zero Science-Based Targets

Grundfos, a global leader in advanced pump solutions and water technologies, has become the first organisation in the water solutions sector (as found on...

New trials show next generation adsorbent performs better at removing genx water contaminants than current methods

GenX chemical contaminants, which don’t degrade in the environment and have been linked to several serious health concerns like cancers, reproductive issues and the...

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