Yearly Archives: 2023

Government, Policy & Regulation

Company fined £650,000 after banned chemical entered Yealm estuary

Multi-national owned International Paint Ltd has been fined £650,000 after a banned chemical entered the Yealm estuary in Devon, which is designated a Site of...

Government, Policy & Regulation

UK takes further action to protect vital marine habitats

The latest stage of proposed measures to protect further valuable marine habitats and manage harmful fishing activity in England’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) were...

Awards, Charity & Funding

National trade body celebrates Northamptonshire supplier

A national trade body is celebrating a supplier in Northamptonshire who goes the extra mile to support the building materials industry. The Builders Merchants Federation...

Industry News

SUEZ and Southern Water seal agreement to monitor greenhouse gas emissions on wastewater treatment sites

SUEZ and Southern Water Services Ltd have announced a formal agreement to monitor greenhouse gas emissions as the water utility company moves closer towards...

Event News

Brooklands Innovation Academy inspires 400 STEM students

Engineers and scientists from organisations like McLaren F1, Airbus, the NHS, and Haleon, joined over 400 students for the first-ever Brooklands Innovation Academy. Part...

Environmental News

Volunteers pick up 64,000 wet wipes out of the Thames over five-year period

Around 64,000 wet wipes have been counted and removed from several small sections of the Thames foreshore by volunteers over a period of five...

Awards, Charity & Funding

Five Doosan DX17Z Mini-Excavators sent as part of aid package for Ukraine

Five Doosan DX17Z mini-excavators are part of a package of equipment being sent by South Korea to support Ukraine. The mini-excavators and 20 generators...

Industry News

Aliaxis enters into a strategic partnership with global venture capital, Emerald Technology

Aliaxis SA, a world leader enabling access to water and energy through inventive fluid management solutions, has announced that it has formed a strategic...

Awards, Charity & Funding

United Utilities announces £1.3m support to boost river health and reduce flooding risks

United Utilities, the North West’s water company, has awarded more than £1.3m of funding to projects which will boost levels of sustainable drainage across...

Insight & Opinion

Electric actuation with the speed and reliability of pneumatics? Al Gunnarson of Warren Controls says it’s possible

Maintaining complex systems in the OEM industry can often times be a challenge, particularly when something goes wrong that causes automatic systems to leak....

Product News

Henkel introduces a comprehensive range of WRAS-approved engineering adhesives

To meet the specific needs of water engineers and plumbing professionals, Henkel has introduced a comprehensive range of LOCTITE® engineering adhesives that are WRAS-approved. The...

Awards, Charity & Funding

Business Stream’s £50,000 fund supports the public sector’s commitment to water efficiency

Edinburgh-based water retailer Business Stream has awarded six public sector initiatives nearly £50,000 of funding through its annual Public Sector Scotland (PSS) Water Efficiency...

Appointments

Barbara Moorhouse appointed Non-Executive Director and Chair-Designate of the Quality and Safety Committee of the Board of Glas Cymru

Glas Cymru, the not-for-profit company which owns Welsh Water, has announced that Barbara Moorhouse will join the Board as a Non-Executive Director with effect...

Insight & Opinion

Confusion over regulations hampering water equipment innovation according to Aquacheck

A common misunderstanding over water fittings regulations in the UK is creating confusion over clean water equipment compliance and specification, and could be a...

Awards, Charity & Funding

NI Water’s George Ong wins lifetime achievement award for commitment to risk management

NI Water’s Head of Corporate Governance and Chief Risk Officer has been awarded a lifetime achievement award from a leading industry body. George Ong was...

Product News

Stantec joins Cloud Partner Program with four products available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace

Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, announced the availability of four critical digital products in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online...

Product News

Evercam’s new 4D View, powered by iTwin, improves collaboration with easier access to real-time videos and project design data

Evercam has announced the addition of Evercam 4D View to Bentley Systems’ powered by iTwin program. Evercam 4D View helps project teams leverage engineering and...

Awards, Charity & Funding