Southern Water has won the top prize for Risk Management Programme of the year at the CIR Risk Awards held in London on 6 November.
Leaders from leading UK infrastructure firms have joined forces in a new initiative intended to drive a “step change” in the safety, health and wellbeing of workers involved in major projects.
Efforts to safeguard water supplies from the risk of more frequent droughts and other challenges will be discussed when water companies meet in London next week.
The eight2O alliance has deployed Active Risk Manager to manage projects across Thames Water’s 2015-2020 £1.7 billion infrastructure capital investment programme.
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.”
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 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.
Barhale has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent.