Monthly Archives: November, 2023

Environmental News

Environment Agency and partners practise for extreme storm event

The Environment Agency, along with the emergency services, local authorities and voluntary organisations, has been preparing its tactical and strategic response to an extreme...

Water Vlogs

Louise Parry, Energy & Utility Skills, discusses the findings of the 2022 Inclusion Measurement Framework report

In this Water Vlog, Water Magazine's Editor Phil Alsop talks with Louise Parry, Energy & Utility Skills, about the findings of the 2022 Inclusion...

Water Company News

Plans approved for pioneering Warrington carbon-capture facility

Planning permission has been granted for a state-of-the-art new carbon-capture facility at Lingley Mere business park in Warrington. The project, Mersey Biochar, will lock away...

Industry News

New method for purifying drinking water could be used in disaster zones

Scientists have developed a new method that converts seawater into drinking water that could be useful in disaster zones where there is limited electrical...

Industry News

Secondary lining finished in eastern section of the super sewer project

The team behind London’s new super sewer are another step closer to delivering the tunnel following the completion of the final section of secondary...

Industry News

Turnover success for Warwickshire company

Leading waterways specialist, The Rothen Group, has announced turnover of £5.2 million, following the release of its 2023 financial year results. Turnover has increased by...

Industry News

Metcor Group launches to help a greener built environment and get a grip on pollution

Three long-established companies, Metcor Environmental (formerly Metro Mechanical Services), Anglo Pumps, and Aylesford Electrical Contractors, are being brought together to form The Metcor Group,...

Mergers & Acquisitions

Henkel acquires specialised supplier for innovative composite repair and reinforcement solutions

Henkel has acquired the US-based Critica Infrastructure, a specialised supplier of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) composite solutions for the world’s most critical infrastructure...

Industry News

Information silos in water utilities: a stumbling block on the road to digital transformation

Digital transformation, defined as the process by which a company implements digital technology to obtain a competitive advantage, is becoming increasingly necessary in addition...

Industry News

Hong Kong’s floating solar farm solution to land challenge

The Government of the Hong Kong SAR is introducing an innovative floating solar farm to overcome limited land resources as it pursues its plan...

Industry News

JDP announces new £3million flagship branch opening in Leeds-Bradford

JDP (John Davidson Pipes), a leading distributor and supplier of civils and drainage products, has announced the opening of a £3million flagship branch in...

Water Company News

Southern Water invests millions to continue boosting water quality in and around the Isle of Wight

More than £9 million of work to upgrade Sandown Wastewater Treatment Works on the Isle of Wight is set to begin. It is part of...

Mergers & Acquisitions

Schneider Electric finalizes acquisition of EcoAct

Schneider Electric has announced that subsequent to entering into exclusive negotiations with Atos Group on July 3, 2023 it has finalized the acquisition of...

Market Analysis & Research

RS releases ‘Industry in Motion’ 2023 Maintenance Engineering Report

RS, a global provider of industrial products and services including maintenance and safety solutions, has unveiled findings from a report based on survey responses...

Industry News

Jones Bros achieves excellence as a considerate constructor

Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK has been rated ‘excellent’ for its site practices on a multi-million-pound coastal defence scheme. The Ruthin-based firm’s activity to deliver...

Industry News

Severn Trent to revolutionise service for millions of customers with Kraken

Kraken, the fastest growing software provider for utilities in the UK, has licensed its tech platform to Severn Trent. Kraken will enable the launch of...

Product News

Borger’s pumps manage tricky effluent at new carpet recycling facilities

At a recycling company that transforms end-of-life waste carpet into products for a wide range of industries, Borger’s BLUEline rotary lobe pumps are playing...

Water Company News

£10m investment into Dronfield wastewater treatment works

Yorkshire Water is investing £10m at its Dronfield wastewater treatment works to help improve water quality in the river Drone by removing Phosphorus from...

Industry News

Wastewater system selected for landmark logistics scheme

WCS Environmental Engineering technology has been selected to deliver wastewater treatment at a landmark industrial development in east London. Momentum is a strategic logistics scheme...

Government, Policy & Regulation

OEP welcomes the implementation of the Environmental Principles Policy Statement

Ministers and government departments have a new legal obligation to consider the impact their policies will have on the environment. The OEP will now...

Government, Policy & Regulation

UK supports moratorium on deep sea mining to protect ocean and marine ecosystems

The UK government has announced its support for measures designed to protect the world’s ocean and improve the conservation of marine biodiversity. Ahead of International...

Water Company News