Yearly Archives: 2024

United Utilities chooses AtkinsRéalis, Mott MacDonald and Stantec as design partners following competitive tender process

United Utilities has selected three leading design and development partners (DDPs) as it prepares to deliver the largest environmental programme in the North West...

Thames Water appoints Turner & Townsend as new Programme Partner to support delivery of future water resources

Thames Water has appointed Turner & Townsend to help deliver a range of nationally significant water supply projects. The schemes include a new reservoir near...

Energy & Utility Skills celebrates 25 years

This month Energy & Utility Skills is celebrating 25 years as an industry skills body, collaborating with employers, regulators, governments and agencies across the...

SUEZ to provide satellite surveillance for Anglian Water’s wastewater network

SUEZ has announced a new contract with Anglian Water to supply satellite surveillance of its water recycling network. The agreement covers the entire company...

Good progress made on reducing phosphorous in rivers as Dŵr Cymru spends £483m to improve services

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water spent £483m to maintain and improve its assets in the last 12 months, according to the company’s financial results for...

New upgrade delivers major benefits to key facility

At a Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF), sewage overspill on the floor and over your head was never a good way to start your...

Textiles company ordered to pay £71,000 for sewer abuse offences

Thames Water has been cracking down on industrial sewer abuse in West London after Ivo Textiles, a fabric and wallpaper printing company based in...

EU backed fund PureTerra Ventures invests in Sudoc

Sustainable chemical company Sudoc has received capital commitment worth $4 million from water tech fund PureTerra Ventures, and its backer European Investment Fund (EIF),...

Farmer given suspended prison sentence for persistently allowing slurry to pollute stream

A farmer from Somerset has been given 14 weeks in prison suspended for a year and ordered to pay £10,000 costs after he persistently...

New appointments at Polypipe Building Services give customers enhanced access to technical expertise

Drainage and water supply specialist Polypipe Building Services has appointed four new Technical Sales Managers to support specifiers, contractors and merchants across the Midlands,...

Northumbrian Water Group’s mobile pressured water supply unit goes international

An innovative new product, developed jointly by Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) and Furst Technologies has been launched to the wider water industry. In late 2023,...

Olympic swimming pool of fats, oils and greases diverted from North West sewers

2.5 million litres of cooking fats and oils which is enough to fill an Olympic swimming pool have been saved from being washed down...

CCW seeks views on how to improve WaterSure

The Consumer Council for Water is seeking views on ways to improve WaterSure, which provides financial support with water bills to more than 220,000...

Environmental specialist moves from global engineering firm to Shropshire consultancy

A water quality and resources professional has moved from global engineering company, WSP, to a Shropshire-based environmental consultancy. Ana Braid joins GeoSmart Information, a leading...

High performance sensors protect centrifuges

Condition monitoring sensors are an essential component in many of todays’ manufacturing systems and thanks to the rapid expansion and application of digital technologies,...

Costain secures new AMP8 Framework Agreement with United Utilities

Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, has been selected by United Utilities as one of seven partners that will deliver its new strategic investment programme. This...

Phosphorus removal options explored in collaborative trials 

Alternative approaches to phosphorus removal at rural wastewater treatment works are being explored in an innovation project led by United Utilities.   The ALT-P project, for...

Starters, main course & dessert for hungry Landia Chopper Pumps

Landia has won important new orders from the food industry for its Chopper Pumps to work in wastewater treatment applications. In the north of England,...

King Charles III marks the opening of Parliament with a legislative programme that includes increased water industry legislation

In his second ever King's Speech, King Charles III marked the opening of Parliament on 17th July by setting out a legislative programme that...

UK off track for net zero, say country’s climate advisors

The Climate Change Committee has published a report highlighting that only a third of the emissions reductions required to achieve the country’s 2030 target...

Europe at forefront of innovation in water technologies, according to European Patent Office report

Europe is leading globally in the development of new technologies in the water sector, according to a study published by the European Patent Office...

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