Industry News
Salinity Solutions secures £1 million investment from SQM Lithium Ventures
Salinity Solutions, an engineering tech start-up based in Birmingham (UK) has secured a GBP £1 million initial investment from SQM Lithium Ventures to fund...
Water Company News
Thames Water to start work on £20 million pipe upgrade in Islington in order to future-proof water supply in the capital
Thames Water has started a £20 million upgrade on Pentonville Road, London replacing 1.2 miles of ageing Victorian pipes.
The £20 million project will take...
Water Company News
Work complete on £1m environmental protection project
Work has completed on a £1m project to upgrade the sewer network and protect the environment near Shotton Colliery, County Durham.
Five hundred metres of...
Government, Policy & Regulation
CCW publishes review of water companies’ business plans for 2025-2030
The Consumer Council for Water (CCW) has published a review of water companies' business plans for 2025-2030, after they were submitted to the regulator...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Wet winter doesn’t negate need for water scarcity plans, says SEPA
Despite Scotland experiencing a very wet autumn and winter, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has reminded abstractors that they still need to plan...
Water Company News
£5m investment in Northumberland sewage treatment works
Northumbrian Water is planning a £5m upgrade to its Felton Sewage Treatment Works, near Morpeth, helping to protect water quality in the River Coquet.
The...
Product News
DEVELON Launches New DX17Z-7 and DX19-7 Mini-Excavators
DEVELON (formerly Doosan Construction Equipment) has launched the new DX17Z-7 zero tail swing and DX19-7 conventional Stage V compliant mini-excavators. Both new models provide...
Water Company News
South West Water helps customers save water and save money whilst protecting the environment
South West Water has launched a new campaign to support customers in becoming water efficient and benefitting from more affordable bills whilst helping to...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Welsh Water to pay £40 million following Ofwat investigation
Following an investigation by Ofwat, which found Welsh Water misled customers and regulators on its performance on leakage and per capita consumption (PCC) data,...
Government, Policy & Regulation
NIC says the Government’s response on surface water flooding risk “does not meet scale of challenge”
The government has responded this week to the National Infrastructure Commission's study on reducing the risks of surface water flooding, published in November 2022.
While...
Water Company News
Innovation would help find more chemicals in water
At the British Water Micropollutants Conference 2024, which took place in London on 8 February, keynote speakers from the UK's Environment Agency called for...
Insight & Opinion
How water companies can make their data watertight against cyber attacks
Hackers have developed a taste for water. At the end of last year, the US federal investigators confirmed multiple water utilities in the US...
Industry News
Aliaxis secure framework win to support Scottish Water
Fluid management solutions specialist, Aliaxis UK, has been named as the single-source supplier for all PE Barrier system requirements for Scottish Water for up...
Water Company News
Thames Water on track to deliver £45 million supply upgrade in Swindon
Thames Water has reached the final stages of its project to protect future water supply across Swindon. The £45 million project includes a new...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Planning for climate impacts falls short once again, says Climate Change Committee
The Climate Change Committee's assessment of the Government’s Third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) is that it falls far short of what is required, whilst...
Event News
WWEM organiser announces visitor registration for the 2024 event is now open
ILM Media, the organiser of Water, Wastewater & Environmental Monitoring (WWEM) taking place this October at the NEC, Birmingham, has announced that the registration...
Market Analysis & Research
Payment plans are the most popular form of debt management support for water bill payers
As the cost of living crisis continues, new research shows that payment plans are the most popular form of financial support for water customers.
Almost...
Appointments
JDP welcomes new Network Manager for South-East region
JDP (John Davidson Pipes), one of the leading suppliers in the drainage pipe systems and water management solutions sector, has announced the appointment of...
Awards, Charity & Funding
‘Amazing achievement’ as customer service award retained for Wessex Water
A new independent assessment has recognised Wessex Water for Customer Service Excellence (CSE).
The water and sewerage company has retained the CSE quality mark award,...
Government, Policy & Regulation
English water companies publish plan to remove 4 million spills from our rivers and coasts
English water companies have published a comprehensive plan to remove 150,000 annual sewage spills by 2030, making nearly 9,000 storm overflow improvements.
If approved by...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Over £180m of investment fast-tracked to prevent sewage spills
Fast-tracked investment of £180m over the next 12 months is expected to prevent more than 8000 sewage spills polluting English waterways, the Environment Secretary...
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