Leeds River Aire flood scheme exhibition a success
The first of three exhibitions on proposals to tackle flooding to Leeds from the River Aire has been hailed a success by Environment Agency staff.
Anglian promise no service disruption if strike goes ahead
Anglian Water has sent a clear message to customers that there will be no disruption to services in the event of strike action by some of its waste water employees.
Dividends for Scottish Water water mains investment
Scottish Water has published new figures showing that its major investment in new water mains across the Highlands and Islands has paid dividends, with 106 fewer burst pipes in the past year.
May Gurney reports record results
May Gurney, the infrastructure services company providing essential maintenance and enhancement services to clients in the public and regulated sectors, has reported record Preliminary Results for the year ended 31 March 2009.
United Utilities fined £10,000 for pollution
United Utilities has been fined £10,000 for discharging raw sewage into a tributary of Bushburn Brook, Langho.
Balfour Beatty issues strong trading update and anticipates further progress in 2009
Balfour Beatty, the international engineering, construction, services and investment group, has issued a confident trading update.
Earth Tech becomes AECOM
Leading water and environmental process engineering contractor Earth Tech today completed its full integration into the global AECOM group.
Business expansion at MWA Technology
A strong order book and the acquisition of a new business have been marked by a move into larger premises by Birmingham-based meter solutions company, MWA Technology.
CRM Solution helps Severn Trent recover £3 million in unpaid and overdue bills
Severn Trent Water has reported on the success of its innovative Voice CRM solution, which has recovered £3 million in unpaid customer bills and arrears in the last financial year.
Black & Veatch project wins major award
Black & Veatch has won two categories of the Institution of Civil Engineers’ (ICE) London Merit Awards, the city's highest honour for civil engineering excellence.
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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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