Yearly Archives: 2023

Ofwat makes three senior director appointments to strengthen leadership team

Ofwat has made three senior director appointments to strengthen its senior leadership team.  The role of Senior Director in Sector Performance will be taken by...

UK SMEs emit nearly 15m tonnes of CO2 a year – Yet 77% have no plans to reduce carbon footprint over next three years

Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) account for 99.9% of all businesses in the private sector in the UK, with London accounting for 34% of the overall...

Birmingham start-up awarded funding for technology that generates water out of air

NovNat Tech Ltd, a visionary new company based in the Unit 9 incubator at the Birmingham Research Park, has secured funding from Innovate UK...

New screen orders captured by SPIRAC

SPIRAC has won a new order to supply four of its proven screens to wastewater treatment plants in the Midlands. In the West Midlands, two...

HP Nanda, CEO, Grundfos Water Utilities, discusses the recent acquisition of Metasphere, and why he believes data drives the digital future

In this Water Vlog, HP Nanda, CEO, Grundfos Water Utilities, discusses the thinking behind the company’s recent acquisition of Metasphere, explaining that data-driven solutions...

RSK Group acquires engineering and energy transition experts PD&MS

PD&MS, a specialist engineering services company operating within the energy transition, conventional energy, low carbon and renewables sectors, has been acquired by RSK. The Aberdeen-based...

Chris Walters appointed to the Ofwat Board

Ofwat has confirmed that the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has appointed Chris Walters as an executive member to Ofwat’s...

Northumbrian lead the way with open data

Northumbrian Water has become the first water company to publish their open data strategy under an open licence. By publishing the strategy openly, the water...

3 things you may not know a VSD could do

Variable speed drives (VSDs) have long been established as an effective tool to save energy on motor-driven processes. In recent years, the modern VSD...

Galliford Try scales up Environment ops with new division

Galliford Try, one of the UK’s leading construction groups, has scaled up its Environment business with the introduction of four Business Units under a...

Clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeters deliver concrete flow measurement solution

Perceived by many water companies to be an incredibly challenging, if not insurmountable measuring task, clamp-on ultrasonic flow measurement is offering a straightforward, non-invasive...

Acoustic lead screening is a game changer for quickly identifying lead service pipes in the UK

Water regulators around the world are taking numerous steps to address the removal of lead from drinking water systems due to the serious health...

Pump Supplies launches new range of eel friendly pumps

Pump Supplies, the owner and operator of the UK’s largest hire fleet of electric submersible pumps and accessories, has launched a new range of...

Spotting cracks and finding leaks isn’t easy. Could inspection robots provide the answer?

According to water regulator Ofwat, around three billion litres of water are lost through water pipe leaks in the UK every day. With over...

Tackling the £10 billion water crisis – a safe, effective and affordable solution for water companies in the UK

In England, water companies have apologised for repeated sewage spills as public anger grows against the industry. To deal with this situation, water companies...

The Power Struggle – why reliable power is central to the success of water companies

Although the power supply in the UK is generally considered to be reliable and stable, it is not without its vulnerabilities and challenges. The...

Telling Tales – Vive la révolution – on water!

I was lucky enough to spend the month of June travelling around France, trying out life as a digital nomad. First stop was as...

Sulzer replaces two XFP pumps in the Midlands

One of Sulzer’s key clients from the Midlands operates a small sewage treatment works (STW) for a population of 5000 people, with an inlet...

Challenge overload: why cutting-edge asset management is the starting place for every solution

Transformational asset management has finally come of age. And, as climate change bears down on the water industry, it’s just in time. We need...

Is this the next generation of mag meter?

ABLE Instruments & Controls believe their partner company McCrometer has invented the next generation of mag meter, with a unique and ground-breaking configuration. Here,...

Action on preparing for drought must remain, National Drought Group experts warn

As many parts of the world experience extreme heatwaves and severe drought, the Environment Agency will continue to prepare for all weather eventualities for...

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