Monthly Archives: November, 2023

Insight & Opinion

Drug and alcohol testing in the workplace

It was clear – before the Covid pandemic shone a spotlight on the issue – that there was already a gradual increase in reports...

Market Analysis & Research

Fear of flooding affects home purchasing decisions

Nine in ten Brits are so concerned by the increased possibility of flooding that it’s now affecting their purchasing decisions when buying a new...

Insight & Opinion

Telling Tales – Communicating the cost of leaks

A few weeks ago I encountered a leak on the main thoroughfare through my neighbourhood. A steady stream of clean water was escaping from...

Water Company News

Southern Water backs Government’s consultation over banning wet wipes

Southern Water is backing the Government’s continued efforts to reduce plastics pollution – as a consultation on the ban of wet wipes comes to...

Insight & Opinion

Unmasking the ghostly presence of microplastics

Embark on a chilling journey into the shadowy world of microplastics, 4.5 million tonnes of which silently infest our oceans, evading human sight yet...

Awards, Charity & Funding

Double win for Echo at the Northern Ireland Contact Centre Awards 2023

Echo Managed Services, the specialist outsourced provider of multi-channel customer contact services for the water industry, has secured two prestigious awards at the Contact...

Market Analysis & Research

For every dollar New York spends on blue-green infrastructure, it gets two back

New York’s flash flood emergency at the end of September makes the investment of billions to prepare the city for a future of weather...

Water Vlogs

STEM Returners programme provides career boost – Part Two

Jessica Panayiotou explains how she engaged with the Binnies’ STEM Returners programme and how she is now enjoying the next stage of her career...

Water Company News

Water company starts £200 million upgrades at drinking water sites

A landmark project to upgrade two water treatment works has started in Bournemouth. The Bournemouth Water scheme will see both of the company’s water...

Insight & Opinion

LeakNavigator saves millions of litres of water

The UK’s largest water and wastewater company, Thames Water, has selected Ovarro’s end-to-end service LeakNavigator to deliver a three-year leakage reduction contract, writes Tony...

Awards, Charity & Funding

Xylem water quality platform wins instrumentation award

A river water quality monitoring platform, developed to support utilities in meeting requirements of the Environment Act 2021, has been named best-in-class by the...

Environmental News

New flood embankment will better protect properties in Birmingham

Work is underway to build a new £2million flood risk management scheme to better protect homes from flooding in the Pebble Mill area of...

Insight & Opinion

Protecting Britain’s waterways

In 2022, raw sewage was pumped into English rivers and seas for 1.75 million hours, or 200 cumulative years. Despite awareness of the need...

Water Company News

South West Water announces new strategic partnership to support multi-billion-pound investment programme

South West Water has announced the partners who will support its ambitious new investment programme worth almost £3 billion. The company has appointed a number...

Mergers & Acquisitions

Galliford Try progresses growth strategy with acquisition of AVRS Systems

Galliford Try, one of the UK’s leading construction groups, has announced that it has acquired mechanical and electrical engineering specialists AVRS Systems, as part...

Water Company News

Digging deep to protect heritage site

An historic railway has been protected thanks to innovative underground tunnelling to allow a new water pipe to be laid without digging a trench...

Insight & Opinion

Process automation is key to new water cycle management, says water sector technology specialists, Idrica

A leading technology specialist in the water sector believes rolling out artificial intelligence and data integration to warn of and prepare for extreme events...

Water Company News

Enhanced river health in the pipeline in Bristol

The mission to protect the River Avon is stepping up a further gear this autumn as a £800,000 project to reduce the pressure on...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Defra responds to Surfers Against Sewage report

Defra has responded to the Surfers Against Sewage report which claims that 60% of inland swimming spots monitored by the group would be classified...

Market Analysis & Research

Surfers Against Sewage finds popular sites for bathing in England fail to meet minimum safety requirements

A new report by Surfers Against Sewage suggests that multiple popular inland swimming sites in England are unsafe for water users. 40 locations were...

Market Analysis & Research

Study links changes in global water cycle to higher temperatures

An international group of experts from across the globe sought to investigate how water levels may be affected by changing global temperatures and used...

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