Yearly Archives: 2023

David Head appointment head of safety marketing at Draeger Safety UK

Draeger Safety UK has appointed David Head as their new head of safety marketing. David, who has worked for Draeger for eight years, was previously...

Cybersecurity in the water industry – Glenn Warwick from Bridewell highlights where and how security improvements can be made

In this Water Vlog, Glenn Warwick, Head of Operational Technology at Bridewell, discusses the findings of the company's recent water industry cybersecurity report, highlighting...

Galliford Try and Siemens partner for water industry infrastructure and digital technology offering

Galliford Try, one of the UK’s leading construction groups and industrial technology leader Siemens have partnered to accelerate the integration of digital technologies across...

NI Water win new Diversity and Inclusion Award at Belfast Chamber Business Awards

NI Water fought off tough competition from five other major employer’s as they sought to win the new ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ award at Belfast...

River reset for the first time in 2,500 years to help climate change

A river restoration project on the River Witham in Lincolnshire between the Environment Agency, Breheny Civil Engineering, Ebsford Environmental and a local landowner is...

Perstorp set to save more than one million litres of fresh water yearly at Stenungsund plant

Sustainable solutions provider Perstorp is investing in a unique project that will allow it to use wastewater from a nearby municipal treatment plant for...

InfoTiles selected to trial technology in Switzerland

Digital technology company InfoTiles has won the opportunity to demonstrate its water management platform with a municipality in western Switzerland. The BlueArk Challange is a...

EA Chair says collaboration needed to protect local economies and nature on the coast

A concerted effort is needed to better protect our coastal communities and economies whilst enhancing our marine environment, says Environment Agency Chair Alan Lovell,...

Sewer cleaner doubles as pumping station – overpumping with a Bucher Municipal Tanker

Flooding is one of the worst things that can happen to any homeowner or business. To combat this, the UK Government have heavily invested...

VWT UK delivers water treatment solution to gin distillery

Veolia Water Technologies UK (VWT UK) recently supplied a water treatment solution to optimise the operational processes at a large-scale gin distillery. By adding its...

Flowmeters fight customer disruption

As showcased at WWEM 2022, clamp-on ultrasonic flow metering is helping to tackle the ever-increasing challenge of leakage reduction and interruptions in UK water...

Research builds knowledge on carbon and water

Sector-wide research is critical for navigating the myriad approaches that the water sector might pursue for reducing its carbon footprint and reaching net zero...

Barhale to install critical north London sewer reinforcement

Barhale has been awarded a £4.5M contract by Thames Water to install a protective liner to minimise the impact of a third party tunnel...

KSB Canada completes Lake Huron high lift pump replacement project

For half a century residents and commerce across eight municipalities of the greater London Area of south western Ontario have received their potable water...

Ofwat and CCW welcome water companies’ efforts to ease cost of living pressures, but call on them to take further action

Information from Ofwat and CCW, published 26 January 2023, shows that water companies are increasing financial support for their customers, with record numbers benefiting...

Canvey Island flood defence work to begin

The Environment Agency is set to begin a £75 million project to keep homes and businesses in Canvey Island protected from flooding. Much of Canvey...

M Group Services’ success at street works awards

M Group Services secured an impressive four out of seven category wins at the Street Works Awards recently. Morrison Water Services, a part the Group’s...

More than 200,000 people in the North West set to benefit from help with their water bill in 2023/24

More than 200,000 people in the North West of England are expected to receive support with their water bill during 2023/24 amid continuing cost...

Seventy-metre floating carpet of pennywort removed from River Wey

The Environment Agency has just finished removing more than 200 tonnes of floating pennywort from the River Wey, near Byfleet Mill weir. Upstream of...

100 flood-risk staff work night and day to protect thousands of homes and businesses from floods

Early action by the Environment Agency protected more than 4,000 homes and businesses in the West Midlands from the devastation of flooding this January. Environment...

New research from FM Outsource finds that short waiting times are the most important factor when it comes to customer service satisfaction

Long customer service waiting times are jeopardising the utilities industry’s relationships with its customers, with new research revealing that unacceptable wait times have directly...

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