Monthly Archives: March, 2023

Yorkshire Water invests in electric vehicle infrastructure

Yorkshire Water is planning to install up to 1,000 electrical vehicle (EV) charging points across its sites and colleagues’ homes, as the water company...

Clamp-on ultrasonic technology is keeping drinking water flowing safely.

With an increased focus on the use of technology in the water sector, non-invasive clamp-on flowmeters are proving to be an innovative and cost-effective...

Bucher Municipal offers Hydro-Excavation option as safer alternative to traditional mechanical excavation

Over the past five years there has been a drastic shift in the UK towards non-mechanical excavation. This is mostly due to the risk...

Let’s take a data-driven approach to water resources, says Peter Baker, Director of Smart Utilities Networks, Arqiva

2022 bore witness to a shift change in the conversation around water’s place as a precious natural resource. It was a year that was...

Grease sludge can’t halt powerful Börger pump

A submerged Börger rotary lobe pump has put a Midlands wastewater treatment plant back on course with what was a troublesome grease-sludge-basin application. Previously, the...

Peter Baker, Director of Smart Utilities Networks, Arqiva, believes smart metering offers sustainable outcomes for all

Peter Baker, Director of Smart Utilities Networks, Arqiva, believes that more widespread use of smart water meters will provide water companies with a major...

Better comms with supply chain can help beleaguered water industry

According to leading pump and mixer manufacturer, Landia, there is support for the call by a water company boss for organisations to engage with...

Emerson releases new aluminium filter regulators

Emerson has launched its new ASCO™ Series 641, 642 and 643 Aluminium Filter Regulators, which maximize process efficiency and reduce unplanned downtime in a...

Pennon Group appoints John Halsall as new Chief Operating Officer

Pennon Group has announced the appointment of John Halsall to the position of Chief Operating Officer. John has been Managing Director, Southern Region at Network...

Edwin James Group expands apprenticeship programme

Edwin James Group has beaten its target of expanding apprenticeships to 15 per cent of the workforce and has announced new commitments to supporting...

Environment Agency welcomes approval of its planning application to protect Worcestershire from flooding

Wyre Forest District Council’s planning committee have voted to approve a flood risk management scheme to better protect homes and businesses. Work on a new...

Thames Water pledges record investment in sewage treatment works and sewer networks to reduce pollution

Thames Water is announcing its commitment to invest £1.6 billion on its sewage treatment works and sewer networks over the next two years. This investment...

Bentley Systems announces strategic agreement with Worldsensing

Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, has announced it has entered into a non-exclusive commercial agreement to strategically accelerate the...

Versatile electric pipe-cutter makes UK debut

The first all-electric battery-operated lateral pipe-cutter to enter the UK market has secured sole distribution with pipeline equipment specialist Ant Hire Solutions. Hächler, the German...

Anglian Water installs new storm tank to protect local rivers

Anglian Water has begun work to install a new storm tank in Flitwick, near Bedford, in line with new Environment Agency regulations. The scheme marks...

Geospatial tech firm sets its sights on sustainable data solutions

One of the UK’s leading geospatial technology companies is scaling up its data-led asset management support for major utility and infrastructure organisations, helping to...

Water company customers invited to Your water, your say series of public meetings with water company bosses

Water company customers and stakeholders will have the chance to question and challenge water companies' future plans in public meetings, set to take place...

ABB reveals an additional 8.56 billion cubic meters of wastewater a year needs to be treated to meet UN goals

Global wastewater treatment capacity needs to increase annually by 8.56 billion cubic meters and investment in an additional 469 treatment facilities per year is...

Failures of regulators, water companies and Government leaves environment in the mire, warns House of Lords Committee report

A slurry of under investment, insufficient government strategy, and inadequate co-ordination has resulted in a failure to “treat water with the care and importance...

Nant embarks on recruitment drive on back of care sector client growth

Leading water safety provider Nant is recruiting six new water safety engineers as it sets its sights on further growth in the care home...

Government supports new Ofwat powers to tackle water company dividends

The government has backed new plans for the water regulator Ofwat to take action against water companies that pay out dividends to their shareholders despite...

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