Yearly Archives: 2025

Water Company News

United Utilities identifies preferred bidder for Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme

United Utilities has announced its preferred bidder to design, build, finance and maintain the replacement of six tunnels sections of the Haweswater Aqueduct, part...

Industry News

Severn Trent improves stormwater infrastructure with Evenproducts auxiliary tank programme

Severn Trent manages the largest network of storm overflows in the UK, with around 2,472 systems. As part of an industry-leading programme to tackle...

Insight & Opinion

IN FULL FLOW: Low phosphorous consents being achieved at scale

Water company expenditure to reduce nutrients in UK rivers is likely to double in the 2025-2030 investment period, with funding expected for around 900...

Insight & Opinion

Objectively Speaking: How to turn on the digital water taps

In his regular column, Oliver Grievson, Associate Director AtkinsRéalis and Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor at the University of Exeter, asks how we...

Insight & Opinion

Underground SuDS: derisking the future with standards, certifications and approvals

Anyone involved in the design, installation or adoption of below-ground SuDS attenuation assets should be doing their due diligence to ensure they are fit...

Product News

Huber says its compact thickener can reduce sludge tankering costs by up to 90%

Waste water solutions technology company Huber has said that its compact thickener is able to offer a 90% saving in tankering costs. The containerised sludge...

Water Company News

Yorkshire Water extends strategic planning partnership with Stantec into AMP8

Stantec, will support Yorkshire Water as a Strategic Planning Partner (SPP) throughout the AMP8 period. Following a comprehensive review of the successful relationship built...

Awards, Charity & Funding

Double award success celebrates Northumbrian Water’s impact and legacy at Kielder Waterside

The visionary leadership of Northumbrian Water’s David Hall, Head of Commercial Strategy and Transformation, was recently celebrated at the annual Hoseason’s Conference in Birmingham,...

Industry News

Water retailer joins United Nations Global Compact

One of the UK’s leading water retailers has become the first in its sector to join a prestigious global sustainability network. Business Stream has announced...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Floods Minister Emma Hardy meets with Environment Agency and urges caution following rain over New Year

Floods Minister Emma Hardy has met with staff from the Environment Agency to discuss the response to the New Year downpour, as heavy rain...

Government, Policy & Regulation

River levels begin to ease as Scotland recovers from heavy Hogmanay rainfall

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has begun to remove regional Flood Alerts and localised Flood Warnings, which had been issued after widespread river...

Appointments

Glas Cymru bolsters Board with three experienced new Non-Executive Directors

Glas Cymru, the not-for-shareholder company which owns Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, has announced the appointment of three new Non-Executive Directors to its Board. The company...