Monthly Archives: August, 2024

Industry News

Barhale secures appointment to Southern Water AMP 8 framework

Southern Water has appointed Barhale to its £500M framework for low complexity infrastructure design and build route schemes through the forthcoming Asset Management Period...

Industry News

Mott MacDonald to support Southern Water in its largest ever investment programme

Mott MacDonald has been appointed as a major local supplier to Southern Water’s AMP8 Professional Services framework. Under the framework, it will be developing...

Industry News

CMDP+ joint venture between Costain and MWH Treatment wins AMP8 framework with Southern Water

CMDP+, a joint venture between Costain and MWH Treatment, has been selected by Southern Water to shape and deliver its next strategic asset upgrade...

Water Company News

NI Water reaches half-way milestone in Trunk Mains Project

NI Water has announced the mid-way point in their ongoing Trunk Mains investment programme across Northern Ireland. The Trunk Mains project team is delivering a...

Water Company News

How Severn Trent created ‘hidden treasure’ reservoir 60 years ago

Trimpley Reservoir is sited near Bewdley, Worcestershire, and was built by an army of dedicated workers over four years from 1964 on former farmland...

Industry News

WSP appointed by National Highways to support the delivery of its Water Quality Plan

Multi-disciplinary professional services consultancy WSP has been appointed to National Highway’s Water Quality Plan, which commits to addressing the 1,200 highest-risk outfalls by 2030. The...

Industry News

Costain and MWH Treatment joint venture CMDP awarded £65m of clean water projects by Southern Water

CMDP, a joint venture between Costain and MWH Treatment, has been awarded a number of multi-million-pound contracts with Southern Water as part of the...

Event News

World Water Week: Tackling Global Water Challenges

Water is arguably the planet’s most valuable resource. Without water, no life can possibly be sustained. It is the foundation of every ecosystem and...

Water Company News

How Severn Trent is helping peatland thrive to boost flood defences and reduce carbon emissions

Severn Trent has been funding the introduction of sphagnum mosses to aid peatland restoration in Combs Moss moorland in the Peak District. They are nature’s...

Water Company News

Benfleet water network upgrade starts final phase

Work is set to start on the final part of a project to upgrade the water network in Benfleet, Essex. The work will finalise the...

Water Company News

Tunnelling works complete on NI Water’s £7.8m wastewater upgrade at Meadow Lane

NI Water’s contractor, BSG has completed the tunnelling element of work associated with laying 620m of new large diameter sewer pipes. The 25-tonne Tunnel Boring...

Water Company News

Glasgow schoolchildren help Scottish Water launch generation h2o education programme at Loch Katrine

A group of schoolchildren from Glasgow has helped Scottish Water officially launch a nationwide education programme to encourage young people to protect the future...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Chemical spill in Walsall canal

The Environment Agency (EA) is working with other agencies across the West Midlands to treat a chemical spillage into a canal in Walsall. The EA...

Industry News

CIWEM announces strategic business partnership with WSP

The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) has announced a strategic business partnership with WSP, a global leader in multi-disciplinary professional services...

Appointments

CTS appoints Matthew Johanson as new Managing Director

CTS, a provider of construction materials testing, and surveying and monitoring services across the UK, has appointed Matthew Johanson as Managing Director. He will...

Market Analysis & Research

Health-threat ‘forever chemicals’ removed from water with 3D-printed ceramic ink

Engineers have invented a new way to remove health-harming ‘forever chemicals’ from water – using 3D printing. Researchers at the University of Bath say their...

Event News

Water Envoy for the Kingdom of the Netherlands Meike van Ginneken to open Aquatech Mexico 2024

Aquatech Global has announced that Meike van Ginneken, the esteemed Water Envoy for the Kingdom of the Netherlands, will officially open Aquatech Mexico 2024. The...

Awards, Charity & Funding

Triple triumph for water retailer at inaugural awards ceremony

One of the UK’s largest water retailers received three accolades at a major industry awards ceremony in London. Edinburgh-based Business Stream emerged as a top...

Product News

Wavin launches Osma B125 range

Plumbing and drainage manufacturer, Wavin, has launched Osma B125, a new range of covers and frames to complement its extensive A15 offering designed for...

Water Company News

Thames Water’s Oxfordshire reservoir aims to create jobs and boost the local economy

The construction of a proposed new reservoir near Abingdon in Oxfordshire, that will secure the water supply of 15 million people, could support around...

Insight & Opinion