Yearly Archives: 2023

Environment Agency wins bid for net zero workboats on Thames

The Environment Agency is set to play a vital role in reducing carbon emissions of commercial workboats in the UK. The organisation has just secured...

Wave secures major public contract

National water retailer Wave has won a significant new framework agreement with YPO, a publicly owned central purchasing body operating across the UK. The new framework...

Ayesa gains more wastewater treatment projects in Spain

Ayesa, a global engineering services and technology provider, has secured a new contract from Acuaes, a state-owned entity under the Spanish Ministry for Ecological...

Lanark homes and businesses protected with new flood prevention works

The last project in a programme of wastewater infrastructure works across Scotland has successfully completed an urban flood prevention scheme that will protect central...

Environmental assessments are not as effective as they should be due to practical barriers to implementation, says OEP

Practical issues with how assessment regimes are implemented must be addressed if Government is to meet its environmental ambitions, an Office for Environmental Protection...

Water industry leaders gather to explore resilience measures that future-proof UK’s infrastructure

Industry leaders will convene at the Water Infrastructure Forum 2023 on 27 November, to explore strategies for improving resilience of the UK’s water system...

Yorkshire Water names British AI company Aiimi as a new IT partner to pioneer water strategies underpinned by data insights

Yorkshire Water Services has named British AI company Aiimi as a new IT partner, with work already underway to pioneer water strategies underpinned by...

Global Underwater Hub opens North England office

Global Underwater Hub (GUH), the trade and industry development body representing the UK's growing £8 billion underwater industry, has opened a new north England...

80 graduates and apprentices join United Utilities to start their careers in the world of water

United Utilities has welcomed this year’s cohort of graduates and apprentices, with 80 new starters joining the North West’s water company. The group – made...

Wavin continues major focus on SuDS and sustainability innovation

Martin Lambley, Senior Product Manager for Urban Climate Resilience at Wavin, discusses the company’s major focus on sustainability throughout the water cycle, with SuDs,...

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–...

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