Yearly Archives: 2023

Environmental News

Ecology benefits from restoration project in Norwich

Work has been completed at Costessey Fish Farm which will benefit the nationally scarce Marsh Carpet moth and the endangered Black Poplar tree. With the...

Awards, Charity & Funding

Kidney Care UK, Wessex Water and Bristol Water working together to provide vital support for thousands of kidney patients

Kidney Care UK, the UK's leading kidney patient support charity, and water companies Wessex Water and Bristol Water have joined forces to support more...

Market Analysis & Research

River diversions may cause microplastics to remain longer on land and in streams before reaching oceans

Diverting streams and rivers to irrigate crops or provide drinking water may significantly extend the time microplastics spend in river catchments before they flow...

Water Company News

World’s first drone water quality study announced by Northumbrian Water

A North East water company is set to explore how the use of flying robots can help it improve the quality of the region’s...

Appointments

Hero Labs appoints head of sales to drive UK growth

Hero Labs, the manufacturer of the award-winning Sonic smart water management system, has announced that Gavin Morton-Holmes has joined the business as head of...

Awards, Charity & Funding

Pioneering companies win prestigious Lighthouse Award

Collaboration was the key to success for the seven winners of the 2023 Lighthouse Awards, which were presented during BlueTech Forum in Edinburgh, Scotland....

Awards, Charity & Funding

Creature Comforts-style animation about natural flood management takes home national film award

Four lovingly crafted stop-motion animations, produced last year by the Environment Agency, Cumbria Wildlife Trust and animators StudioDOK, have bagged a prestigious national award...

Government, Policy & Regulation

OMEX Agriculture Ltd to pay £510,190 for wiping out over 135,000 fish

In a prosecution brought by the Environment Agency, Lincolnshire firm OMEX Agriculture Ltd - which leaked liquid fertiliser into the River Witham, wiping out...

Industry News

British Geological Survey maps out priorities with five-year strategy

The British Geological Survey (BGS) has published its strategy, Understanding our Earth 2023-2028. BGS was founded in 1835 and is the oldest geological survey in...

Industry News

The future of water meter testing: Xylem opens one of the largest testing facilities in Europe

Global water technology leader Xylem has officially opened its new testing facility for bulk water meters in Laatzen (near Hannover, Germany). The new facility...

Industry News

One of biggest water pipeline projects in Europe backdrop to inaugural industry networking event

Young professionals in the utilities sector got together at an inaugural networking event organised by a leading industry group – with one of the...

Awards, Charity & Funding

ABB and Wellington Water win “Smart Project of the Year” in prestigious Global Water Awards

ABB has won the 2023 Global Water Awards in the category “Smart Water Project of the Year” for its collaboration with Wellington Water, the...

Product News

New 6 tonne Stage V Mini-Excavators launched by DEVELON

DEVELON (formerly known as Doosan Construction Equipment) has launched the new DX62R-7 and DX63-7 6 tonne Stage V mini-excavators, continuing the roll out of...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Ofwat sets out measures that will penalise companies that do not fully monitor their storm overflows

Ofwat has today (14 June 2023) set out measures that will penalise companies that do not fully monitor their storm overflows. All companies will have...

Industry News

Mott MacDonald partners with Fathom to improve global flood and climate change risk awareness

Mott MacDonald is partnering with Fathom, a global leader in flood risk intelligence, to support the delivery of improved flood risk and resilience assessments...

Water Company News

Welsh Water to invest over £20 million to upgrade the water network between Llyswen and Clifford

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water is investing over £20 million to upgrade the water network between Llyswen and Clifford from May 2023 until July 2024. Working...

Water Company News

Southern Water invests millions to improve water quality in West Sussex

Nearly £4m of work to help improve water quality, reduce storm overflows and protect the environment in Rudgwick has started. The project, which will take...

Environmental News

Chalk stream benefits from restoration project in Norfolk

The Environment Agency has been working with Norfolk Rivers Trust to improve the water quality and quantity on the River Wensum. Chalk streams are a...

Awards, Charity & Funding

Sheena Gaynes of Bentley Systems named to CRN’s 2023 Women of the Channel list

CRN has named Bentley Systems's Sheena Gaynes to the Women of the Channel list for 2023. Each year, CRN recognizes women from vendor, distributor,...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Consultation launched to expand the Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan to cover all coastal and estuarine waters

The government has launched a six-week consultation on expanding its targets to tackle sewage even further to cover all coasts, estuaries and marine protected...

Industry News

Digital transformation, key to improving operations in WWTPs

Integrating all data sources into a single environment is a fundamental step in the digital transformation of wastewater treatment plants to provide them with...

Industry News

Jacobs provides asset management consulting services to Anglian Water

Jacobs was selected to Anglian Water’s Asset Management Specialist Consultancy Framework, to provide a range of technical consulting services across the company’s digital and physical...

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