Monthly Archives: December, 2024

Additive Catchments bolsters leadership team with new Head of Sustainability and Social Impact

Water monitoring and protection solutions company, Additive Catchments has announced a new Chief Sustainability and Social Impact Officer. Hedvig (Hedda) Lyche brings over two decades...

Anglian Water teams find 28,000 tonnes of unflushables in the sewers this year

Data collected by Anglian Water shows that people across the East of England wrongly disposed of 2,800 tonnes of unflushable items last year creating...

Siltbuster wins prestigious Made in Wales ethical manufacturer award

Water treatment specialist Siltbuster has been recognised at the 2024 Made in Wales Awards as the winner of the Sustainable/Ethical Manufacturer category. The awards, run...

State of the art pumps installed at Loch Eck water plant to combat flood risk

Work is under way to replace ageing dry well pumps at Scottish Water’s Loch Eck clean water plant in Dunoon. To improve reliability and...

Water treatment comes naturally to Poole Harbour

A new £2.2 million wetlands project near Poole is set to boost the drive towards using natural methods to help protect the area around...

mua Group partners with South East Water to provide billing services

Independent multi-utility network operator mua Group has partnered with South East Water to provide billing services to support its regulated water business. Newly licensed in...

Pumps: The hidden champions of energy efficiency and sustainability across all sectors

In this article, Europump President, Luboš Michlík, highlights the vital role of pumps in powering the drive for a sustainable future. As the global push...

Highlighting the multi-billion dollar need for PFAS treatment

"Forever chemicals", the family of chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), are coming under regulatory pressure as concerns over the negative effects...

GMB Union warns that Thames Water breakup would be disastrous for consumers and workers, following reports of multiple bids

The GMB Trade Union, which represents around 10,000 water industry workers in the UK, has said that the potential breakup of Thames Water would be...

Anglian Water fined £300,000 for sewage pollution in Norfolk

Following a successful prosecution by the Environment Agency, Anglian Water has been fined £300,000 for illegally discharging sewage into a watercourse that feeds into...

Scientists at Heriot-Watt University develop technology that will significantly improve the detection of waterborne pathogens

Technology that will significantly improve the safety of public water supplies by greatly improving the detection of waterborne pathogens, has been developed by scientists...

Rachel Greasby becomes President of the BPF Pipes Group

Rachel Greasby, Managing Director of George Fischer UK, is set to become President of the BPF Pipes Group in January 2025, taking over from...

Key milestone for £3m green hydro energy scheme at East Lothian reservoir

Scottish Water has completed construction on a pioneering new type of hydro energy generation scheme at a reservoir in East Lothian, believed to be...

Xylem pumps bolster Rotherham flood resilience

The centre of the town of Rotherham in South Yorkshire suffered significant flooding following extreme rainfall in June 2007 and November 2019, affecting hundreds...

Scottish Water served £6,000 civil penalty for polluting Dunfermline burn

Scottish Water has been served a civil penalty of £6,000 by Scotland’s environmental regulator for breaching a condition of its licence after a discharge...

SES Water appoints cybersecurity specialist, iboss, as part of a £400m five-year development plan

Drinking water-only company, SES Water, has appointed Zero Trust Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) vendor, iboss as part of its five-year, £413.9m strategic business development and investment plan. SES...

Wrekin Products announces new appointment to technical specification team

Wrekin Products has increased its workforce with the arrival of new product manager, John Kiernan. The company said that as its business pipeline for providing...

Costain wins two significant awards at Project Controls Expo UK 2024

Costain secured two award wins at the Project Controls Expo UK 2024, recently held in London. The awards recognise Costain’s commitment to excellence and...

water2business achieve top score on Trustpilot

Water retailer water2business has achieved the top score for customer service on the international review website Trustpilot. It is the first water company to...

Bobcat wins prestigious Red Dot Design Award for RogueX2 Loader Concept

Bobcat has been selected as a Red Dot Award: Design Concept winner for RogueX2, an all-electric, fully autonomous concept loader. The Red Dot Design Award...

Alternative water supply partnership protects Yorkshire Water customers

In this Water Vlog, Thomas Carter, Manager of Emergency Preparedness and Response, Yorkshire Water and Adam Johnson, Chief Executive of Water Direct, explain how...

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