United Utilities awards £12 million AMP8 contract for mobile centrifuge and associated maintenance service operators
United Utilities has awarded an AMP8 contract for mobile centrifuge and associated maintenance service operators with an estimated value of £12 million including VAT.
North Ayrshire Council tenders £200k contract for general repairs & annual maintenance of Sustainable Urban Drainage (SUDs) installations
North Ayrshire Council is readvertising a tender for General Repairs and Annual Maintenance of Sustainable Urban Drainage (SUDs) Installations with an estimated value of £200,000 excluding VAT.
Defra Secretary of State to face questioning by EFRA Committee on water sector, farming support and food security
Defra Secretary Emma Reynolds is set to face questions on Tuesday next week on a range of topics that the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs EFRA Committee has examined in this Parliament.
Defra - almost 20,000 new homes unlocked after breakthrough by government Water Delivery Taskforce
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)is reporting that 18,771 new homes in East Anglia, Lincolnshire and the Home Counties are closer to being built following a landmark breakthrough between the government and Anglian Water.
Flood defence - EA begins ground investigations for £100m-plus Eastbourne and Pevensey Bay Coastal Management Scheme
Ground investigation works are underway along a 15km of coastline between Eastbourne and Bexhill as part of the multi-million-pound Pevensey to Eastbourne Coastal Management Scheme (PevEb). The project will cost in excess of £100 million over the next 10 years.
New report from S&P Global Ratings decodes data centre risk
A new report from S&P Global Ratings is flagging up three critical risk dimensions for data centres which set them apart from other project finance asset classes – namely, real estate, traditional infrastructure, and technology.
Anglian Water flags up procurement of upcoming c£35 million AMP8 Grounds Investigation Framework
Anglian Water is flagging up the procurement of its upcoming AMP8 Grounds Investigation (GI) Framework – the contract has a total estimated value of c£35.445 million including VAT.
NI Water to begin £8 million programme of work at Downpatrick Wastewater Treatment Works
NI Water will commence an £8 million programme of work this summer at its Downpatrick Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) to modernise the facility and ensure that this critical asset can continue to meet strict environmental standards.
United Utilities starts £1.7 million project to deliver major water quality improvements in West Cumbria
United Utilities has started work on a project to deliver major water quality improvements in Scad Beck near Maryport.
Schneider Electric launches EcoStruxure™ Water Advisor to enhance visibility and performance of water infrastructure
Schneider Electric has launched EcoStruxure™ Water Advisor, a cloud-based intelligence platform that enables utilities to see what is happening in their infrastructure in real time - pilot projects and early deployment are currently underway globally.
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Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites. -
Making storm overflow data make Sense – Metasphere launches dedicated monitoring device
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.” -
King’s Award for Enterprise shows ERG moving forward with growth in UK and Asia
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise.
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- United Utilities awards £12 million AMP8 contract for mobile centrifuge and associated maintenance service operators
- North Ayrshire Council tenders £200k contract for general repairs & annual maintenance of Sustainable Urban Drainage (SUDs) installations
- Defra Secretary of State to face questioning by EFRA Committee on water sector, farming support and food security
- Defra - almost 20,000 new homes unlocked after breakthrough by government Water Delivery Taskforce
- Flood defence - EA begins ground investigations for £100m-plus Eastbourne and Pevensey Bay Coastal Management Scheme
- New report from S&P Global Ratings decodes data centre risk
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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United Utilities accelerates investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across Northwest
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest.
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- Defra - almost 20,000 new homes unlocked after breakthrough by government Water Delivery Taskforce
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