Yearly Archives: 2023

River Action wins landmark court ruling

Following a hearing held at the High Court in Cardiff on Thursday 19 October, environmental charity River Action has been granted consent to pursue...

Ofwat calls on water companies to prove to customers they can deliver on their promises to clean up Britain’s rivers and seas

Ofwat is calling on water companies to use the next 12 months to prove to customers that they can deliver better service and improve...

Lords committee to scrutinise relationship between regulators and the Government

The House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee has announced that its next inquiry will focus on the relationship between regulators and the Government,...

Time-saving construction & coordination on Tideway’s Carnwath Road shaft

With a combination of steel, precast and reinforced concrete to consider, as well as complex geometric interfaces with numerous M&E, operation and maintenance requirements,...

Irwin Mitchell boosts its ESG Practice with recruitment of leading environmental partner

Top 25 national law firm Irwin Mitchell is boosting its ESG Practice with the recruitment of Keith Davidson as a new partner in its...

Capula consultancy to accelerate digitalisation and decarbonisation of water industry

Capula, a leader in advanced system integration, has launched a new consultancy service to accelerate the digitalisation and decarbonisation of the water industry. The wrap-around...

Scottish Water graduate celebrates the delivery of first solar project in Denny

Heriot-Watt University Chemical and Energy Engineering Graduate, Steven Brasher from Dalgety Bay in Fife, recently celebrated the delivery of his first large-scale solar project...

Innovative tunnel work helps protect Essex watercourses

An innovative tunnel is being drilled beneath the River Blackwater and Langford Cut in Essex to enable a new £20m water pipeline to be...

Long term review sets out pressing need to modernise water infrastructure to address future challenges

Improved infrastructure to boost economic growth across the UK and meet climate goals is both achievable and affordable if the right policy steps are...

Unleashing innovation research in the water sector

The UK water sector is preparing to meet the challenges of AMP8, and in November, Helen Wakeham, director of water transformation at the Environment...

New leadership to drive SciDev’s growth in Europe and North America

SciDev has announced two key appointments to their Leadership Team.; John Wilson, Vice President, Europe – Water Technologies and Quinn Smith, Vice President, North America–...

Royal HaskoningDHV and United Utilities secure UK government funding for sludge technology 

Working in close collaboration with United Utilities, Royal HaskoningDHV has been awarded funding from the UK Government to deliver its Ephyra® plug-flow sludge digestion...

Cenergist acquires Dutch installation company Vriend to support European growth plans

Water and energy efficiency company Cenergist has acquired a specialist Dutch installation company to accelerate its European expansion strategy. Installatiebedrijf Vriend B.V. (Vriend) has become...

Aqua Membranes closes new financing to advance reverse osmosis technology

Aqua Membranes has closed a new round of financing from Kurita Water Industries Ltd. (Kurita), one of the world’s largest suppliers of water treatment equipment, and Clean Energy Ventures, a...

Yorkshire Water invests £18m at Dewsbury WwTW

Yorkshire Water is investing £18m at its Dewsbury wastewater treatment works to help improve water quality in the river Calder by removing Phosphorus from...

Packaged skid mounted Decasmart centrifuge systems now available as pre built plants for rapid on-site installation

MSE Hiller has announced that the DP45N and DP31-422VABD Hiller Decapress centrifuge systems are now available as standard built packaged plants, which means minimal...

Lords debate Industry and Regulators Committee Ofwat report

On Monday 16 October, members of the House of Lords will debate the Industry and Regulators Committee’s report: 'The affluent and the effluent: cleaning...

Consultation launched to ban wet wipes containing plastic

A consultation on banning wet wipes containing plastic across the UK has been launched under plans to tackle plastic pollution and clean up our waterways. A...

Thames21 unveils ‘first-of-its-kind’ online tool to tackle road runoff pollution and help London’s rivers

A new online tool which highlights where the opportunities are to install nature-based solutions, such as wetlands, to tackle road runoff pollution before it...

Rotary Lobe Pumps establish a reputation for reliability and durability, says Borger’s David Brown

In this Water Vlog, Phil Alsop chats with David Brown, UK Managing Director, Börger Pumps, as he explains how modern Rotary Lobe Pumps are...

Ricardo study for IMI Critical Engineering identifies significant emissions savings for aftermarket valve components

Ricardo has applied its expertise in life cycle assessment to help IMI Critical Engineering quantify the environmental impact of its Retrofit3D solution. Ricardo plc, a...

Kraken and Portsmouth Water launch The Water Lab to innovate within the utilities industry

Technology platform Kraken and Portsmouth Water have announced the launch of The Water Lab to improve customer experience across the utilities industry. The Water Lab...

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