Monthly Archives: September, 2023

Thames Water starts £16 million Haydon End, Swindon pipe replacement

Thames Water has started a £16m project to reduce pipe bursts in Haydon End, Swindon. The company is replacing the full-length of the 3km...

Southern Water completes new £7.5m water pipeline to serve Isle of Sheppey

Southern Water has completed its £7.5 million project to provide a new water pipeline to the Isle of Sheppey. The project team led by Peter...

Northern Ireland Water selects Blackline Safety devices to keep workers connected in real-time

Northern Ireland Water has purchased more than 700 connected wearable devices by safety technology provider Blackline Safety Corp. for its frontline workers. The devices –...

Excavation safety training uncovered – with Chris Gearren of Vp Groundforce Training Services

Chris Gearren, Director of Vp Groundforce Training Services, offers some fascinating insights on excavation safety, explaining why the topic should be a high priority...

High Court rejects claims that Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan is unlawful

The High Court has rejected claims that the government’s Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan is unlawful, following claims brought forward by the Marine Conservation...

Thames Water appoints new Operations Director for London executive 

Thames Water has appointed Esther Sharples, as its new Operations Director for London. Esther has 20 years of experience managing infrastructure across a number of...

Deeside Cereals find wastewater solution with Watermark and Landia

Investment in new wastewater treatment equipment has enabled a leading producer of cereals and cereal bars to overcome the challenges it was facing with...

£380,000 project to reduce metal pollution from former lead mines is now complete

A project to reduce the amount of metal waste from former lead mines near Garrigill in Cumbria from polluting Garrigill Burn is complete. Over time,...

Yorkshire Water improving river Don with £40m investment at Blackburn Meadows

Yorkshire Water is investing £40m in its Blackburn Meadows wastewater treatment works, as part of its ongoing commitment to improve river water quality. The project,...

UK Politicians call on Government to greenlight new energy and water-saving technology

A coalition of almost 20 MPs and Members of the House of Lords, spearheaded by leading Conservative backbench MP, Henry Smith, is calling on...

ADS pleads StormTech in pollution mitigation

StormTech, the stormwater management system from Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS), is the first combined SuDS attenuation and water quality management system to obtain third...

Chamber success as Borger’s pumps take screws out and send energy costs down

Burdened with cumbersome maintenance, expensive spare parts and very high energy costs, a wastewater treatment plant has replaced its multi-phase eccentric screw pumps with...

Flood risk and water engineering firm Waterco looks to surf the wave of employee ownership

Waterco, one of the UK’s leading water and environmental engineering consultancies, has transitioned into employee ownership 25 years since its inception. Established in 1998, the...

Government proposal to relax nutrient neutrality rules for housebuilders defeated in House of Lords

The House of Lords has rejected the UK government's plans to relax nutrient neutrality laws for housebuilders in a vote late on Wednesday 13th...

£4m river embankment repairs now complete protecting over 170 properties at Airmyn

A £4 million project to protect more than 170 residential and other properties from the risk of flooding at Airmyn near Goole is now...

Solar powering Oban’s WWTW

Scottish Water’s latest solar power scheme is helping to protect the coastal community of Oban from the effects of climate change. The installation of 556...

Innovative engineering solution up and running in drive to reduce Kent storm overflows

A major redesign of a wastewater treatment works near Whitstable in Kent is set to reduce storm overflows in the area by up to...

WEG invests in new electric motor plant in Turkey

To provide customers with the latest technology, global motor and drive manufacturer, WEG has expanded its operations to the Eastern Europe and southwestern Asia...

Greg Newbloom, Membrion CEO, chats with Phil Alsop about Membrion’s wastewater technology solution

In this Water Vlog, Greg Newbloom, Membrion CEO, discusses the company’s wastewater technology solution – based on ceramic ion exchange membranes – described as...

Galliford Try appoints Russell Palmer as General Manager

Galliford Try’s Environment division has appointed Russell Palmer as General Manager within its Water Technologies operation, enabling the business to meet growing demand for...

water2business named among top performers in 2022/23 CCW report

In the water industry’s leading annual business customer complaints report, national retailer water2business has delivered another excellent performance, reducing the number of complaints it...

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