Monthly Archives: May, 2024

Product News

Engineers unveil sustainable water purification technology to tackle world’s overreliance on bottled water

A team of UK-based engineers have developed new technology that could revolutionise access to safe, clean drinking water for millions of people worldwide. The innovation...

Industry News

UKWIR seeks partners for carbon accounting workbook

UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) is seeking expressions of interest from partners to develop a next generation version of the carbon accounting workbook, which...

Appointments

United Utilities appoints new Enterprise lead

United Utilities has announced that Tony Slater has been appointed as Director to lead its new Enterprise organisation. Adopting Project 13 principles within an...

Product News

Develon Offers 4 Model Super Long Reach Excavator Range

DEVELON, formerly known as Doosan Construction Equipment, now offers a range of four different Stage V Super Long Reach excavators from 24.6 to 52.2...

Water Company News

£1.9m investment in Blyth water supplies

Water workers are busy renewing more than 11km of pipework in Blyth to protect customers’ supplies and enhance the network across the area. Northumbrian Water...

Industry News

Salisbury River Park flood defence project opens the doors to greater environmental education

Environmental and regeneration education, encompassing everything from a public art programme to water sector career opportunities, forms an integral part of the Salisbury River...

Market Analysis & Research

CIWM, ESA, and Groundwork collaborate on survey to drive UK’s environmental strategies

Leading industry organisations the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM), the Environmental Services Association (ESA) and Groundwork are calling on UK environmental professionals to...

Water Company News

South West Water identifies probable cause of cryptosporidium outbreak

South West Water has identified a probably cause of the recent outbreak of cryptosporidium, affecting thousands of homes in the Devon area. In a statement...

Government, Policy & Regulation

ACE and EIC members call for dedicated infrastructure minister following NIC’s Infrastructure Progress Review

The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) and the Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) have called on the Government to appoint a dedicated infrastructure minister,...

Environmental News

Government launches fund to help farmers manage water resources

Groups of farmers will be offered support to work together to store water and protect against the impact of drought through a new fund...

Water Company News

NI Water appoints consortium to design key North Foreshore projects

NI Water has awarded an ECI (Early Contractor Involvement) contract to progress designs for the much-needed upgrade of three Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) around...

Industry News

Bluewater urges against PFAS and microplastic pollution

Bluewater, a global leader in water purification and beverage solutions, has called on governments worldwide to tackle the urgent issue of PFAS (Per- and...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Government Ministers receiving regular updates on South West Water’s Boil Water Notice

Government Ministers are receiving regular updates on the situation in Devon following the detection of cryptosporidium in water supplies. Ministers are meeting with senior...

Water Company News

Traces of cryptosporidium detected in water supplies in Devon

South West Water has advised customers in parts of Devon to boil their drinking water before consuming following new test results for cryptosporidium. Small traces...

Appointments

United Utilities appoints Clare Hayward as an Independent Non-Executive Director

United Utilities Group PLC has announced the appointment of Clare Hayward as an independent non-executive director. On appointment, Clare will become a member of...

Industry News

New screens firmly in place as SPIRAC and MWH Treatment fight back the storms

At a crucial stage of a £43M upgrade, including a critical inlet screen and screen handling replacement, the last thing a contractor would want...

Awards, Charity & Funding

Polypipe Building Services achieves international sustainability standard

Polypipe Building Services has achieved the BES6001 international sustainability standard for its commercial drainage systems. The standard is designed to enable manufactured products to be...

Water Company News

£500k investment to reduce storm overflows into Bain and Ure rivers

Yorkshire Water is planning to invest £500,000 in Bainbridge, North Yorkshire to reduce the number of discharges into the river Bain, a tributary of...

Water Company News

Anglian Water invest £1.7m into Norwich’s sewer network

Anglian Water’s @one Alliance is planning to work to reline more than 530m of a sewer pipe in Norwich, improving the sewer network’s resilience...

Awards, Charity & Funding

Ofwat awards trailblazing innovations in latest Water Breakthrough Challenge

An innovative solution to reduce the environmental impact of managing sewage sludge by turning it into a source of hydrogen and low-carbon products is...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Window closing on infrastructure catch up, warn government advisers

Failure to go further and faster over the next five years on plans for infrastructure delivery could constrain economic growth and threaten climate targets,...

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