The latest Trading Update for Severn Trent Water for the period 1 April 2015 to 14 July 2015 says the firm is continuing to make "very good progress" on delivering efficiency savings and has made a good start to its AMP6 capital programme.

Mott MacDonald has begun preparing the detailed design of the solids management component of a new sewerage treatment plant in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

Loadmon, WRc’s flagship project to develop a ground-breaking on-line monitor, has won the Future Water Association Water Dragon’s Regional Heat.

The demand for higher-level skills in British industry is set to grow in the years ahead, with sectors central to future growth, including manufacturing and construction, particularly hard-pressed according to this year’s CBI/Pearson Education and Skills survey.

Skanska UK has received a funding award from the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), worth more than £700,000 to develop the use of robots for on-site and off-site construction.

The Marine Management Organisation has launched the enhanced Marine Information System (MIS), an interactive tool for marine licensing applicants and decision makers, supporting marine plan implementation.

PUB, Singapore’s national water agency, and Canadian- headquartered Anaergia Pte Ltd (Anaergia), have announced the start Singapore’s first project aimed at producing more biogas for electricity generation by co-digesting used water sludge and food waste.