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Ready to Read awarded as a winner of the 2024 MOSL Market Improvement Fund

Sagacity, in partnership with Clear Business Water, have announced that the ‘Ready to Read’ project has been awarded as a winner of the 2024...

‘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,...

Entries now open for the inaugural Energy & Utility Skills Conference and Awards

Energy and Utility Skills has announced that entries for award nominations are now open for their Conference and Awards event. The Energy & Utility...

New fund aims to invest £30 million in nature to address Norfolk’s water security challenges

A £30 million call for investment in nature to address Norfolk's water challenges has been launched today (27 February 2024) through a partnership between...

Aston University receives a £10m Research England grant to establish the Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence

Aston University will establish the Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME), a globally unique, cross-disciplinary institute to develop novel biomimetic membranes, after receiving a...

40 projects to benefit from £25 million funding for natural flood management

Forty projects which will use natural processes such as planting trees and creating wetlands to reduce the risk of flooding are set to benefit...

10 teams awarded a share of £4.5m by Ofwat​ in first ever Water Discovery Challenge

Technologies that use “lightning in a jar” and a chemical process with only water and oxygen as by-products are being developed as potential alternatives...

Wessex Water provide vital support for grassroots projects

The Wessex Water Foundation Community Fund has awarded grants totalling £167,000 to groups across the company’s region. With a particular focus on smaller groups working...

Leep Utilities gives back with employee volunteering days

Community-minded employees from Leep Utilities – one of the UK’s leading owner and operator of last-mile utility networks – have just completed two days...

Aquaporin-led BIOMEM project with Aston University wins €3m Pathfinder grant for novel biomembranes

BIOMEM, a consortium led by Danish biotech company Aquaporin, with research led by Aston University’s Dr Alan Goddard, has won a €3m grant from...

£13m disease early warning system for England to open at University of Bath

A new £13 million Centre of Excellence in water-based health monitoring is set to be established at the University of Bath following a major...

Puraffinity wins Morgan Stanley Sustainable Solutions Award

Puraffinity, which develops precision technology for the removal of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ across multiple water treatment applications, has won a $250,000 award from the...

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...

Pennon Group achieves Gold membership of The 5% Club for the second year running

One of the largest employers in the South West, Pennon Group, has achieved Gold membership of The 5% Club in recognition of its strong...

At-risk wetlands are focus of new £2.66m centre led by Heriot-Watt University

A pioneering project to help protect wetlands – one of the world’s most threatened habitats – has secured £2.66 million in funding for a...

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