South West Water has started work on a £2.2 million flood defence scheme to protect Exeter's water supply.

The Amplio Group (London, U.K.), a leading international operator and investor in the renewable energy and environmental sectors, has announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Puresep Holdings, the UK water purification, filtration and separation company.

As national Water Saving Week gets underway, Veolia Water is inviting its 3.2million customers to do their bit for the environment and save money into the bargain, by saving a litre of water a day.

Yorkshire Water and its contract partners Mott MacDonald Bentley have confirmed work is progressing well on the £750,000 project to repair a stretch of sewage pipe which runs along Whitby Harbour.

More jobs are to go at consulting and business services group Mouchel in an effort to cut costs.

The latest Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index research shows that a increasing number of construction companies has made staff cuts ahead of next week’s comprehensive spending review.

European engineering consultancy Grontmij has been appointed to the United Utilities AMP5 Professional Engineering Consultancy Services (PECS) Framework.

The Amplio Group has acquired Environmental Water Systems (UK) as part of a continued expansion of Amplio Filtration, its water filtration subsidiary.

Anglian Water is poised to launch the biggest water efficiency drive the East of England has ever seen with the region set for a ‘Pay as you Flow’ revolution.

Balfour Beatty plc, the international infrastructure Group, has issued a confident trading update in advance of its results for the half year ended 26 June 2010.