Yearly Archives: 2023

Insight & Opinion

Finding an efficient route to improved leakage performance

Water companies have set out 2025-2030 leakage ambitions that, if achieved, would put them among the top five performing countries in Europe. With higher...

Case Studies

VWT UK delivers safety upgrade to KP Snacks site

Veolia Water Technologies (VWT) UK has supplied carboy bunds and level sensors to a KP Snacks site in Leicestershire, as part of an upgrade...

Water Vlogs

Focus remains on digital transformation and sustainability

In this Water Vlog, Sophie Borgne, recently appointed Segment President for Water and Wastewater at Schneider Electric, discusses the many ways in which the...

Mergers & Acquisitions

RSE announces 75% majority investment in Chem Resist Group

Ross-shire Engineering (RSE) has announced a 75% majority investment in Dewsbury based Chem Resist – a market leader in thermoplastic process plant, premium branded fluid...

Insight & Opinion

Making the most of existing infrastructure

Q and A with Mitch Donnelly, UK Managing Director, SUEZ Digital Solutions, an experienced C Suite leader in the water services and energy industries...

Insight & Opinion

We have the technology to deliver the right solutions

Water companies need to make significant investment if they are to meet the requirements of the 2021 Environment Act. This means taking great care...

Industry News

Steve Vick International’s vital contribution to Europe’s largest infrastructure project – Phase three

In the ongoing journey of Europe's most extensive infrastructure project, Steve Vick International (SVI) once again played a crucial role in ensuring the success...

Insight & Opinion

SuDS Tips: Specifying for SuDS – Part Two

In the second part of two on the choice of underground SuDS attenuation systems available, Stuart Crisp, UK manager of Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS),...

Insight & Opinion

Drug and alcohol testing in the workplace

It was clear – before the Covid pandemic shone a spotlight on the issue – that there was already a gradual increase in reports...

Market Analysis & Research

Fear of flooding affects home purchasing decisions

Nine in ten Brits are so concerned by the increased possibility of flooding that it’s now affecting their purchasing decisions when buying a new...

Insight & Opinion

Telling Tales – Communicating the cost of leaks

A few weeks ago I encountered a leak on the main thoroughfare through my neighbourhood. A steady stream of clean water was escaping from...

Water Company News

Southern Water backs Government’s consultation over banning wet wipes

Southern Water is backing the Government’s continued efforts to reduce plastics pollution – as a consultation on the ban of wet wipes comes to...

Insight & Opinion

Unmasking the ghostly presence of microplastics

Embark on a chilling journey into the shadowy world of microplastics, 4.5 million tonnes of which silently infest our oceans, evading human sight yet...

Awards, Charity & Funding

Double win for Echo at the Northern Ireland Contact Centre Awards 2023

Echo Managed Services, the specialist outsourced provider of multi-channel customer contact services for the water industry, has secured two prestigious awards at the Contact...

Market Analysis & Research

For every dollar New York spends on blue-green infrastructure, it gets two back

New York’s flash flood emergency at the end of September makes the investment of billions to prepare the city for a future of weather...

Water Vlogs

STEM Returners programme provides career boost – Part Two

Jessica Panayiotou explains how she engaged with the Binnies’ STEM Returners programme and how she is now enjoying the next stage of her career...

Water Company News

Water company starts £200 million upgrades at drinking water sites

A landmark project to upgrade two water treatment works has started in Bournemouth. The Bournemouth Water scheme will see both of the company’s water...

Insight & Opinion

LeakNavigator saves millions of litres of water

The UK’s largest water and wastewater company, Thames Water, has selected Ovarro’s end-to-end service LeakNavigator to deliver a three-year leakage reduction contract, writes Tony...

Awards, Charity & Funding

Xylem water quality platform wins instrumentation award

A river water quality monitoring platform, developed to support utilities in meeting requirements of the Environment Act 2021, has been named best-in-class by the...

Environmental News