Yearly Archives: 2024

Gerben Hardeman appointed as Exhibition Manager of Aquatech Amsterdam

Aquatech Amsterdam, one of the world's leading events for sustainable water solutions, has announced the appointment of Gerben Hardeman as the new Exhibition Manager. With...

Arup supports NI Water on large-scale battery energy storage system project

Global engineering and sustainable development consultancy Arup, working collaboratively with national contractor and developer GRAHAM, were commissioned by Northern Ireland (NI) Water as technical...

Thames Water protects four sites against potential fluvial, pluvial, or groundwater flooding events

Flooding from rivers, surface water, high tides and groundwater can all affect water company treatment works and pumping stations, with flood waters impacting on...

Hi-tech transformation for victorian waste water pumping station in glasgow

One of the most important waste water facilities in Scotland has undergone a technological transformation 120 years after it was built at the end...

Thames Water launches public consultation on proposals for new reservoir in Oxfordshire

Thames Water is launching a public consultation on its proposals for a new reservoir near Abingdon in Oxfordshire, a nationally significant infrastructure project that...

Jet Aire part of a research project awarded £1.2m in Ofwat’s latest innovation challenge

Jet Aire has been named one of the winning partners in the Ofwat Breakthrough Innovation Challenge for its participation in a research project to...

Search begins for new UKWIR Chief Executive following announcement that Steve Kaye will step down in November

UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) has announced that its chief executive, Steve Kaye, will be stepping down in November 2024.  Richard Warneford, UKWIR Chairman, will...

Registration opens for ESS Expo 2024

Environmental Services & Solutions Expo (ESS) has announced registration is now open with a limited number of early-bird free tickets available, as the event...

Lagan Group completes wastewater contract at Kinnegar for NI Water

NI Water and its partners are marking the end of a long-standing contract that outsourced the operation of wastewater treatment facilities at Kinnegar, Holywood...

South West Water puts non-native trees to good use to help restore damaged peatlands

South West Water is embracing a truly sustainable approach with the reuse of conifer trees from its wastewater sites in Devon. Its teams have been...

United Utilities announces new partnership with seven leading engineering and infrastructure businesses

United Utilities has announced a new partnership with seven leading engineering and infrastructure businesses who will help deliver the largest investment in water and...

Anglian Water invests almost £8m to protect Cambridgeshire’s rivers

Anglian Water’s @one Alliance is working across the county upgrading various water recycling centres (WRC), installing new equipment which will remove phosphorous from wastewater...

Costain selected by Thames Water to upgrade key treatment sites 

Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, has been awarded a design and build contract with Thames Water to upgrade two strategic treatment assets in Sandhurst,...

Funding to improve biodiversity observation capabilities in UK waters

Innovate UK and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) have announced seven winners receiving a share of £1.3 million. The competition is...

Government to fund 180 local projects to boost water quality

Local projects across England will be able to clean up lakes and rivers, protect communities from flooding and plant thousands of trees, thanks to...

AimHi Earth secures £1 million to transform businesses into sustainable leaders

AimHi Earth, a leading climate and sustainability training provider, has secured £1 million in funding to accelerate its mission to create 100 million nature-first...

Green Jobs Plan must not be kicked into the long grass by the next government, says the IEMA

The next Government must commit to delivering the Green Jobs Plan – that was due to be published in a matter of weeks –...

Trent’s boosts drainage services with BigChange mobile tech

Trent’s Drains, a provider of 24/7 drainage services, is using BigChange software to jettison inefficient job management and improve productivity. Transitioning to digital working, Trent’s...

Water retailer joins Southeastern on its sustainability journey

The UK’s longest established water retailer has signed a contract with Southeastern worth over £100,000 to support the rail company’s ambitious sustainability plans. Business Stream...

Innovative tunnelling set to begin on Project Pipeline: County Durham and Tees Valley

Civil engineering and building contractor Farrans Construction is set to begin innovative tunnelling operations on Northumbrian Water’s Project Pipeline: County Durham and Tees Valley. A...

Reverse water consumption increases

With an increasing population and changes in lifestyle the UK water deficit is anticipated to be 4017 mega litres per day. To reduce this...

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