Mike Woolgar, previously water market director at Atkins and latterly chairman, energy and water, in the infrastructure advisory business Atkins Acuity, has been appointed as water strategy director in the energy and industry team, based in London.
With more than 35 years’ international experience in the industry, he brings expertise in water management, flooding, water resources, water and wastewater treatment, network management, strategic asset management services, regulation development and regulatory advice, and institutional development.
Mike Woolgar said:
“I joined WSP as I can see it has an appetite for growth in the UK and across the globe, and I am looking forward to working across the organisation to help create great careers for people in a sustainable, exciting consultancy as trusted advisers to our clients.”
The appointment follows WSP’s recent water project wins in Ireland. In Northern Ireland WSP has been appointed to NI Water’s PC15 Professional Services Framework, which commenced in June 2017 and is valued at £8m-£20m per annum over four years across eight suppliers. In the Republic of Ireland WSP will deliver Irish Water’s Nationwide Asset Register Data Capture Programme over 30 months starting from June 2017.
Barhale has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent.
Börger UK, which has firmly established itself as a leading pump brand since it was set up in Staffordshire in 2004, has moved into bigger, brand-new premises in Shrewsbury.
HUBER Technology UK & Ireland are inviting people to register for their March webinar where they will be providing information about HUBER water intake screens for municipal and industrial applications.
Sulzer has launched a new global Center of Excellence (CoE) for Water Treatment Solutions - the CoE consolidates Sulzer’s wastewater treatment expertise in a unified and global manner.
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply.
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest.
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