Southern Water making progress with Peacehaven water scheme
Southern Water’s Peacehaven water scheme has moved a step nearer to getting the go-ahead after an application for a judicial review into the scheme by campaigners was rejected last week by the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court in London.
Laing O’Rourke buck the downturn
Ray O’Rourke, chairman of Laing O’Rourke, has predicted a minimum of 25 per cent growth on group revenue and a minimum 25 per cent growth of profit before tax.
Yorkshire Water unveils plans for environmental visitor centre
Work has begun to create a new £500,000 Yorkshire Water environmental visitor centre at the company’s Esholt waste water treatment works near Bradford.
Local company scoops £50m Northern Ireland water contract
Northern Ireland Water (NI Water) has awarded a £50million water and sewerage networks service contract to Meridian Utilities Ltd.
Northern Ireland water investment spans one million metres
Northern Ireland Water (NI Water) has laid its one millionth metre of water main pipe within the £80 million Water Mains Rehabilitation Project.
Mott MacDonald Bentley awarded core contractor role for major Severn Trent Water project
Mott MacDonald Bentley has been appointed as a select tender list contractor for sewerage projects in AMP5, enabling the company to bid for non-core sewerage projects over the same period.
Repairs to Bideford flood defences
The Environment Agency is starting repair works to the sheet pile flood defences along the Taw Torridge estuary at Bideford later this month.
Wrekin Construction go into administration
Shropshire-based Wrekin Construction, which employs up to 600 workers across the UK, has gone into administration.
Thames Water puts back date for new Abingdon reservoir
Thames Water is putting its plan to build a £400 million 150Mm3 reservoir at Abingdon on hold.
Severn Trent Water announces AMP5 contractor appointments
Severn Trent have announced the advancement of its “early start” contracting strategy with the appointment of its principal AMP5 contractors.
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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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