Yearly Archives: 2024

Market Analysis & Research

UK will struggle to meet net zero targets unless young people are encouraged to join the green economy

More needs to be done to encourage young people towards a career in the waste and resource management industry to tackle plugging the green...

Mergers & Acquisitions

Bentley Systems acquires 3D geospatial company Cesium

Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, has announced it has acquired 3D geospatial company Cesium. Cesium is recognized as the foundational...

Awards, Charity & Funding

Affinity Water revealed as one of the winners of this year’s UK Enterprise Awards

Affinity Water has been awarded Water-Only Supplier of the Year 2024 for the East of England by SME News’ UK Enterprise Awards programme. Affinity Water...

Water Company News

Jersey Water appoints Ravenscroft as new share broker

Jersey Water has appointed Channel Islands’ investment firm Ravenscroft to manage its share trading arrangements. The oldest registered company on the Island with more than...

Mergers & Acquisitions

Langham Industrial Controls announces employee buyout and new leadership

Langham Industrial Controls (LIC) has announced that the company has undergone an employee buyout. Founded 28 years ago by Nigel and Claire Langham, LIC has...

Awards, Charity & Funding

Ofwat’s fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge to award £40m to innovative solutions to the industry’s big challenges

Ofwat will award up to £40m to highly collaborative innovation projects led by water companies in the Ofwat Innovation Fund’s fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge. The...

Mergers & Acquisitions

Irish water and wastewater engineering company Glanua Acquires Bradford-based Aqua Operations

Glanua, a leading Irish water and wastewater engineering company, has announced it has acquired UK-based industrial operations and maintenance firm Aqua Operations as it...

Event News

WWEM 2024 organiser promises the water and wastewater event of the year

With water companies seeking record funds to invest in water infrastructure, and with the relationship between wastewater and pollution headlining the media on an...

Industry News

Orbia and Microsoft launch first water replenishment project in Brazil

The Orbia Advance Corporation S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: ORBIA*) Building & Infrastructure business Wavin announced its agreement with Microsoft to tackle water stress and...

Mergers & Acquisitions

FFL Partners announces the sale of Ovarro to Indicor LLC

FFL Partners (“FFL”), a private equity firm focused on growth investments, has announced that it has agreed to sell its investment in Ovarro, a...

Appointments

Mott MacDonald continues water sector growth with the appointment of two industry experts

Mott MacDonald has recruited Anthony Crawford and Dr Karen Murrell to its UK Water Consultancy business. Both will provide significant technical expertise, enhancing the...

Industry News

Naylor Industries plc reports continued progress in a “transformational year”

Naylor Industries plc, the construction materials manufacturer, has reported continued progress in a “transformational year” with a £10m investment programme and reshaping at the...

Industry News

Surfrider Foundation unveils its report on biomedia pollution

Surfrider Foundation, an NGO working for the protection of the ocean, is unveiling its report on biomedia pollution, to enable all stakeholders to take...

Water Company News

100 year old photo shows generational change at Southern Water wastewater works

Engineers working at a Southern Water wastewater treatment works in Kent received an extra special visitor this summer, highlighting how times have changed in...

Water Company News

Anglian Water plan outlines £1.5bn investment to keep taps running two years after hottest summer on record

It's been two years since the hottest summer on record in the UK, where temperatures reached record-breaking highs of over 40 degrees in parts...

Environmental News

Pioneering project uses nature to reduce flood risk in Weardale

The £2.1 million Weardale Natural Flood Management project has seen 25 features constructed in the stunning Upper Weardale landscape to reduce flood risk for...

Industry News

The importance of digitalising water in tourist areas

Tourism is a major economic driver, with direct spending of €2.3 trillion per year worldwide. According to the year’s first UNWTO World Tourism Barometer,...

Product News

Brutish crusher protects and serves

From dreaded wet wipes to solids including plastics, textiles and even wood, a new Borger Multicrusher has solved long-standing blocking issues at a wastewater...

Product News

HSS Hire launches advanced new online platform, HSS ProService Marketplace

HSS Hire, a leader in equipment hire in the UK, has announced the launch of HSS ProService Marketplace, an extension of its business designed...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Landmark legislation to crack down on bosses for polluting water

Major legislation to crack down on water bosses polluting Britain’s rivers, lakes and seas has been set out and includes the most significant increase...

Water Company News

Thames Water secures government approval on plans to protect future water resources

Thames Water has secured government approval of its Water Resource Management Plan (WRMP), which sets out its strategy to provide a secure and sustainable...

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