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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