Yearly Archives: 2023

Industry News

Clancy secures extension with Thames Water

Clancy has secured a five-year extension to its partnership with Thames Water on Lot 2 of the water company’s organisation-wide framework for AMP8. The capital...

Insight & Opinion

Digitalisation is transforming approaches to asset management

Data forms the foundation of advanced asset management – a foundation that must be laid by water companies now to unlock its full potential,...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Nature charities sound wake-up call for UK to meet global environmental targets and accuse Defra of hibernating

A year on from a global pledge to halt the decline of nature by 2030, signed by the UK at COP15, nature groups are...

Industry News

Households urged to tap into water company support ahead of utility bill rises

Struggling low-income households are being urged not to miss out on financial support from their water company to help absorb the impact of looming...

Market Analysis & Research

Ground-breaking new survey highlights major impacts for businesses that abstract water

Water Resources West (WRW) has released the results of a new survey, "A thirst for collaboration", to understand the water resources issues faced by...

Industry News

New CIRIA guidance for challenges facing siphons in dams

CIRIA has announced new guidance for Siphons in dams – design, installation, operation, management and testing (C813). With an increasing focus on enhancing drawdown capabilities...

Environmental News

New fish passes to improve fish migration in Yorkshire

Six fish pass projects on the Rivers Don, Black Brook, Rother and Ryburn are in development to help fish migration in Yorkshire as part...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Unlimited penalties introduced for those who pollute environment

Companies who pollute the environment can now be hit with unlimited financial penalties from the Environment Agency. The previous £250,000 cap on Variable Monetary Penalties...

Environmental News

Drought investment must remain priority, experts urge

Drought experts have highlighted the need to continue investing and preparing for droughts to ensure England is in the best possible position to deal...

Environmental News

SEPA confirms new regulatory framework to help protect Scotland’s king of fish

Once found in abundance in our rivers and coastal areas, wild salmon are under threat from a range of pressures including habitat barriers, invasive...

Market Analysis & Research

Research reveals utility sector leads the way in training for safety

Research conducted amongst learning and development (L&D) professionals across the UK’s high-risk industries reveals a clear link between annual industry fatality rates and the...

Case Studies

The iVapps solution proving its worth at the Water Research Centre (WRc)

Water distribution system operators need to identify issues within their networks efficiently and accurately. They also need to be able to fix them when...

Industry News

Anglian Water alliance streams aerial mapping for web app

An alliance that is delivering £1.2 billion of capital investment schemes for Anglian Water is streaming aerial maps to improve decision making, with the...

Industry News

Pioneering 3D-printed innovation for water industry delivers major carbon savings

Sustainable building materials and construction solutions business Tarmac has teamed up with Finnish technology company Hyperion Robotics to bring structural 3D-printed concrete to the...

Industry News

Vogelsang UK celebrates 20 years of trading

Pump and machinery manufacturer for the wastewater industry, Vogelsang Ltd, is celebrating 20 years of trading in the UK. The business was established in the...

Case Studies

Specialist installers Drain-Age take under four days to install a Graf UK treatment plant.

Drain-Age, specialists for 40 years in compliance works for septic tanks and sewage treatment plants, were able to supply and install a nine-person Graf...

Industry News

Water engineering firm hails quality of tippers from MV commercial

Water and utility solutions company, Valley Water Services, says four DAF CF 450 tipper grabs purchased from MV Commercial are reducing downtime and improving...

Government, Policy & Regulation

UK backs work to protect global water and food supplies at COP28

At COP28, the UK’s International Development and Africa Minister Andrew Mitchell has announced that the UK is scaling up a partnership with the World...

Water Company News

Green energy expansion for North East water company

A high-tech test facility which uses heat to capture ammonia from sewage, ready to turn into green fuels, is now up and running in...

Water Company News

Splashing the cash to neutralise nutrients in Somerset

Ecological protection of Somerset’s watercourses and rivers is being significantly boosted by an investment of more than £18 million to reduce the impact of...

Environmental News