Thames Water seeks third parties proposals for solutions covering water resources, demand management or leakage services
Thames Water has launched a market engagement exercise aimed at encouraging third parties proposals for solutions covering water resources, demand management or leakage services for consideration in the Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP29) process.
Northumbrian Water partnership embarks on £2.3 million Gateshead flood reduction project
Work is set to start on a groundbreaking partnership project to reduce the risk of flooding in Gateshead.
Severn Trent awards Barhale £9.5 million Stoke resilience project
Barhale has been appointed by Severn Trent Water to deliver a £9.5 million scheme in Stoke-on-Trent that will strengthen the network and help improve water quality in local watercourses.
Yorkshire Water - aerial mapping to prevent bathing water pollution identifies over 32,000 potential misconnections
Aerial mapping by Yorkshire Water to map the county’s bathing waters to help cut pollution has identified over 32,000 potential misconnections, with 2,800 connecting directly to watercourses.
Approval of Eleventh Consent Requests allow Thames Water to draw £200 million in further funding
Thames Water has announced that the Eleventh Consent Requests launched on 5th June have been approved, allowing the company to draw £200 million in further funding from the £2.25 billion available under the super senior facility it had entered into with its subsidiary, Thames Water Super Senior Issuer PLC.
Severn Trent seeks supply chain input in market engagement on framework for reedbed refurbishment services
Severn Trent Water is seeking supply chain input into a preliminary market engagement on a proposed framework for reedbed refurbishment services.
South East Water asks customers to use water for essential purposes only as temperatures rise
With temperatures widely expected to exceed 35°C this week, South East Water is asking its customers to use water for essential purposes only.
Thames Water awards first contract under wide-ranging AMP8 framework for Digital Contingent Labour
Thames Water has awarded what is presumably the first contract under a wide-ranging AMP8 framework for Digital Contingent Labour covering for business analysis and project management services.
British Water launches annual Water and Wastewater Company Performance Survey 2026
British Water has launched its annual Water and Wastewater Company Performance Survey 2026 - the organisation is inviting members and non-members alike to respond.
Southern Water launches market engagement ahead of upcoming procurement for biogas assets, digester maintenance and tanks
Southern Water is inviting interested suppliers to register their interest in participating in a market engagement exercise for biogas assets, digester maintenance and tanks.
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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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