Yearly Archives: 2023

Partnership project to improve headwaters of River Stour extended

A project to improve the water environment in Dorset’s Stour catchment has successfully gained a sixth year of funding from the Environment Agency. The Stour...

Blackline Safety sets the standard with the first BS8484:2022 certified gas detector

G7c personal wearable by Blackline Safety is the world’s first connected gas detector and lone worker safety monitor certified to the newly upgraded BS...

ABB to divest UK technical engineering consultancy business to TÜV Rheinland

ABB announced this week it has signed an agreement to divest its UK technical engineering consultancy business, a technical engineering consultancy part of its...

Steve Vick International helps at alcohol distillery in Yorkshire

Steve Vick International (SVI) which has traditionally been renown for providing products and services to the utilities industry has branched out into new markets. In...

Anglian Water driving carbon reductions with UK-first fully electric jetting van

Anglian Water is making history with its carbon reduction programme, as the UK utility industry’s first fully electric jetting 4-ton van hits the region’s...

Latest data shows decrease in storm overflow discharges in Wessex Water region

Storm overflow discharges in the Wessex Water region have significantly reduced in the last year, latest data shows. Designed to prevent sewage flooding in homes,...

Southern Water hunts down wrongly plumbed homes and workplaces

A specialist Misconnections Investigation Team has discovered dozens of households and business premises across the Southern Water region have been sending their waste directly...

Doug Anderson appointed Managing Director of VEGA UK

Sensor and measuring instrument manufacturer, VEGA, has announced the appointment of Doug Anderson to the role of Managing Director. Doug takes over from Ray Tregale,...

Digital Water – it’s all about the data, says Oliver Grievson from the IWA’s Digital Water Group

In the first Water Vlog for 2023, Oliver Grievson, Head of the IWA’s Digital Water Group, provides valuable insight into the people, process and...

Thames Water launches draft Water Resources Management Plan – WRMP24

Thames Water has announced the launch of their draft Water Resources Management Plan. The plan sets out how they plan to provide a secure water...

Ingersoll Rand completes acquisition of SPX FLOW’s air treatment business

Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), a global provider of mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions, has completed the acquisition of SPX FLOW’s Air Treatment business...

SKion announces Enpure acquisition

German water and wastewater plant manufacturer SKion has announced the acquisition of Birmingham based treatment plant specialist Enpure Limited.  Dr. Reinhard Hübner, CEO of SKion...

Lhoist’s commitment to carbon neutrality, by delivering climate-neutral reagents

Lhoist recognises that the nature of its operations has the potential to influence the ecology and communities around its facilities. Owning and operating a diverse...

Mabey Hire install propping system for refurb work on sewer bridge

J. Murphy & Sons recently enlisted the expertise of temporary works specialist, Mabey Hire, to design and install a propping system for major refurbishment...

The challenge of treating large volumes while maintaining a low footprint

As the weather predictably turns wetter once more, the volumes of water running along the surface of construction sites across the UK increases significantly....

Wetter winters and fiercer floods: why we need to build climate resilient communities

For many, the risk of flooding sits alongside thick coats and runny noses as a regular a fixture of the British winter. But wetter...

New biogas production landmark for Scottish Water’s acclaimed sludge facility at Nigg

A Scottish Water treatment centre in Aberdeen is currently leading the way as a centre of excellence for biogas production (from sludge), with its...

How to select the right air blower technology for water and wastewater treatment plants

Kirk Lyons, National Sales Manager Low Pressure at Atlas Copco Compressors, explains that up to 70% of the energy consumption in water and wastewater...

Get ahead of PR24 with IoT energy insights

Water companies can get ahead of PR24 by using Internet of Things (IoT) energy insights to deliver cost and carbon savings. Mike Cumby of...

Severn Trent joins ABB’s Energy Efficiency Movement

Severn Trent, one of Britain’s largest water companies supplying over 4 million people, has announced that they have joined the Energy Efficiency Movement. Launched in...

Drone lends support to Big Windermere Survey

The latest Big Windermere survey was given a high-tech boost thanks to innovative autonomous vehicle technology. The survey is one of the largest ongoing citizen...

Yorkshire Water CEO to address skills and diversity

Nicola Shaw CBE, chief executive of Yorkshire Water, is the keynote speaker at British Water’s ‘Better Together - tackling water industry challenges’ reception, taking...

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