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Welsh Water completes £1.4 billion investment
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has announced the completion of its five-year AMP4 £1.4 billion investment programme which has included a £225 million programme to renew 1,800 kilometres of water mains.
Welsh Water asks communities to help conserve water supplies
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has written to around 50,000 customers in parts of north and west Wales asking for their help in conserving water supplies during the current very dry summer.
Welsh reservoir fishing ban due to low water level – not cost cutting
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water is extending the fishing suspension at Llwyn Onn reservoir near Merthyr Tydfil due to low water levels.
Water chiefs criticised for taking large pay increases
UK water company chiefs have come in for sharp criticism in the press this weekend for taking big pay increases at the same time as big hikes in customers’ bills.
Veolia Water buys United Utilities water assets
United Utilities (UU) has agreed to sell its principal non-regulated water interests in the United Kingdom and Europe to Veolia Water UK PLC.
URS triumphs in Scott Wilson takeover battle
CH2M HILL has pulled out of the battle with rival URS for engineering consultancy Scott Wilson.
Up to 600 UK jobs to go at Arup
Engineering consultancy Arup has today confirmed that as many as 600 UK jobs may go as the result of a falling workload.
United Utilities urges customers to conserve water
United Utilities is urging its customers to conserve water – the company said it needs people to keep taking care with their water usage, because reservoir levels are still lower than they should be.
United Utilities trading “in line with expectations”
United Utilities Group PLC has issued an update on trading for the six months ending 30 September 2010.
United Utilities to start work on £3 million scheme
Work is due to begin on a major new pipeline project to ensure Widnes homes and businesses have a reliable water supply for years to come.
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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. -
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. -
Barhale completes two Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects for Severn Trent
Barhale has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent.
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