Yearly Archives: 2024

Water Company News

Planning approved for solar panels at eight Yorkshire Water sites

Solar panels are set to be installed at eight Yorkshire Water sites throughout the region. Once installed, the panels will contribute towards Yorkshire Water’s...

Industry News

Artificial intelligence tackling global water shortages

A company using artificial intelligence (AI) to save billions of litres of water has partnered with University of the West of Scotland (UWS) to...

Market Analysis & Research

Utilities suppliers leaking £3.3 billion in revenue a year

A new report from technology-enabled data consultancy Sagacity shows utilities suppliers are leaking billions of pounds in revenue and don’t know how to prevent...

Industry News

Chartered Surveyor expands South West Reach with new Exeter Office

National Chartered Surveyor firm, Bruton Knowles, is expanding its presence in the South West, with the opening of a new office in Exeter –...

Water Company News

South West Water contributes to regional climate change adaptation strategy

South West Water has contributed to a regional strategy to help the South West adapt and prepare for the worst effects of climate change. The...

Water Company News

Work complete on upgrades to water for over a million people in Essex

A £14m project that will enhance the resilience and quality of drinking water for more than a million people across Essex has been completed. Essex...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Average water bills to increase by around £2 per month

Water UK has announced that average water bills will increase by around £2 per month from April 2024. The trade association was keen to point...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Water companies urged to use profits to help bolster support for those struggling to pay

The Consumer Council for Water (CCW) has called for action from water companies on the same day Water UK confirmed the average household water...

Environmental News

Celebrating World Wetlands Day

World Wetlands Day is celebrated each year on 2 February to raise awareness about wetlands. This day also marks the anniversary of the Convention...

Awards, Charity & Funding

Pennon Group receives Fair Tax Mark for sixth consecutive year

One of the largest employers in the South West, Pennon Group, has been awarded the Fair Tax Mark for the sixth year in a...

Appointments

Groundforce appoints new engineering director

Shoring specialists Groundforce Shorco has promoted their Head of UK Engineering Design, Oliver Smith, to Engineering Director. In his new role as director of engineering,...

Market Analysis & Research

Significant emission reductions possible through global water sector, new research reveals

4% of the world’s carbon emissions could be saved within the global water sector, initial findings from research commissioned by WaterAid’s Resilient Water Accelerator...

Market Analysis & Research

Distilling industry wastewater could create green hydrogen, Heriot-Watt scientists find

Wastewater from the distilling industry could be used to produce green hydrogen – a type of sustainable fuel – using materials developed by scientists...

Water Company News

Yorkshire Water to reduce storm overflows in Scarborough with £2.8m investment

Yorkshire Water is set to invest £2.8 million in its network in Scarborough to reduce the number of discharges into the sea. This work will...

Industry News

Hoist & Winch designs and manufactures outdoor-specification tandem-lifting hoist for Environment Agency

Hoist & Winch Ltd recently supplied a special tandem-lifting hoist system as part of improvements to Environment Agency flood defence assets at Taplow Weir...

Environmental News

National Trust and Yorkshire Water’s nature-restoration programme receives £1million funding from the White Rose Forest

Landscapes for Water, an ambitious new programme of moorland restoration and woodland creation across the South Pennines by the National Trust and Yorkshire Water,...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Government launches new measures to halt and reverse nature’s decline

New measures have been set out by the Government to boost nature recovery on land and at sea. The new plans - announced one year...

Market Analysis & Research

Rivers are Life unveils global results of inaugural “State of Rivers Around the World” survey

Rivers are Life, a collective voice for global river ecosystems, in consultation with Louisiana State University (LSU), has revealed the multinational, multicultural, and cross-generational...

Market Analysis & Research

Customer research lifts the lid on sewage stink in Camberley

Ofwat and CCW have published the results of research into customers' experience of how Thames Water handled an incident in Camberley in 2023, in...

Industry News

Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research elevates aquaculture practices with Nuvonic UV technology

Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Nofima), a renowned food science research institute in Norway, partnered with Øwre-Johnsen, a leading supplier of...

Industry News

Anglian Water expands transformative AI technology trial

Following the successful pilot of its digital asset management technology with Anglian Water, Norwegian digital analytics company, InfoTiles, is embarking on an expanded proof...

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