Water retail market - Mitie Waste and Environmental Ltd applies for Water licence and Sewerage Licence
Mitie Waste and Environmental Ltd has applied for a Water licence and Sewerage Licence with retail authorisations. The UK facilities management company is expanding its environmental services by entering the water retail market in England, Wales, and Scotland.
Ofwat revokes water supply licence and sewerage licences of Thames Water Commercial Services Ltd
Ofwat has issued a notice of revocation of the water supply licence and sewerage licences of Thames Water Commercial Services Ltd which takes effect from today.
Crown Commercial Service tenders £2 billion Water Wastewater and Ancillary Services contract
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service has gone out to tender with a contract for Water Wastewater and Ancillary Services worth an estimated £2 billion.
Castle Water applies for wholesale authorisation to progress water supply pilot project
Castle Water has applied to Ofwat for a wholesale authorisation to be added to its existing water supply licence and sewerage licence.- in order to progress a water supply pilot project - the Didcot Project – which was awarded funding in the first round of the Ofwat Innovation Fund.
Retail market - Ofwat grants pharmacy and beauty retailer Boots UK water and sewerage self-supply licence
Ofwat has granted pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer Boots a Water Licence and Sewerage Licence (WSSL) with a retail authorisation limited to self-supply.
Retail market - pharmacy and beauty retailer Boots UK applies for water and sewerage self-supply licence
Pharmacy-led health and beauty giant Boots retailer has applied to Ofwat for a Water licence and Sewerage Licence (WSSL) with a retail authorisation limited to self-supply.
Retail business market - Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company applies for self-supply water & sewerage licence
Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company (CMBC) has applied to Ofwat for a water supply licence and a sewerage licence (WSSL), with a retail authorisation limited to self-supply.
Retail water sector - energy management specialists apply for water and sewerage licence
Newly formed company Hydrology Supplier has applied to Ofwat for a water supply licence and sewerage licence to provide retail services to eligible premises within the water and sewerage retail market in England.
Retail water sector: Ofwat grants self-supply water and sewerage licences to Arla Foods
Water sector regulator Ofwat has granted self-supply water and sewerage licences to Arla Foods, the company owned by 12,000 dairy farmers.
Retail water market: Arla Foods applies to Ofwat for self-supply water and sewerage licences
Arla Foods, the dairy company owned by 12,000 dairy farmers, has applied to Ofwat for self-supply water and sewerage licences.
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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. -
Welsh Water’s ORAI system shortlisted for three categories at the British Data Awards 2026
Welsh Water’s new artificial intelligence-driven tool, ORAI, has been shortlisted for three categories at the prestigious British Data Awards 2026 – underscoring the company’s commitment to using cutting-edge technology to deliver better outcome for customers. -
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Barhale has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent.
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