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£12bn construction projects put on hold in last 12 months – up 29% in a year
The value of projects being put on hold has increased by almost 30 per cent in the past 12 months, despite a resurgent construction industry.
CH2M helps develop new Coastal Change Adaptation Planning Guidance for England
Engineering and programme management company, CH2M, has played a major role in developing new Coastal Change Adaptation Planning Guidance for England in partnership with East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
CMA issues new policy guidelines to encourage competitive markets
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued new guidelines to provide policymakers with advice on how to assess whether proposals could affect competition adversely
WWF report says marine life halved in last four decades
Populations of fish critical to human food security are in serious decline worldwide with some at risk of collapse according to the emergency edition of a WWF report released today.
Arctic sea ice reaches fourth lowest extent on record
Arctic sea ice cover appears to have reached its minimum extent on September 11, 2015. Sea ice extent on that day was measured at 4.41 million square kilometers (1.70 million square miles).
Yorkshire Water awards £100m AMP6 MEICA contract
Yorkshire Water has awarded its new £100 million AMP6 mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, controls and automation (MEICA) contract to four firms.
Cost to serve per customer – lessons for the water companies?
A new analysis by consultants Arthur D Little on the cost to serve per customer in the utilities sector – specifically the gas and power markets – has highlighted some key issues of interest to the UK water sector, particularly in the run-up to the opening of the competitive marketplace in 2017.
Wessex Water: Fitch affirms 'A-' rating & £165m outperformance expected in AMP6
Fitch affirms Wessex Water's senior unsecured rating at 'A-'
Fitch Ratings has affirmed UK-regulated water and wastewater company, Wessex Water Services Limited's (WWSL) Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BBB+', senior unsecured rating at 'A-' and Short-term IDR at 'F2'.
Barhale and North Midland Construction win £62m Severn Trent Water tunnelling contracts
The BNM Alliance, Barhale’s newly-formed joint venture with North Midland Construction Plc, has been awarded a £62 million contract by Severn Trent Water to deliver three tunneling projects and one pipeline project on the Elan Valley Aqueduct.
Ofwat: longer AMP cycles a possibility
Water industry regulator Ofwat has said it is not ruling out moving to an eight year price control and that there is “nothing magic” about the current five year AMP investment period.
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Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd in new collaboration for Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK. -
BactoSense ID cuts wastewater and bathing water bacteria testing from days to minutes
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies. -
ABB launches digital platform for optimizing operation of water networks
ABB has launched AquaMaster+™, a digital platform for smart water network management, designed to help water utilities monitor, analyze and manage their water networks, preventing pipeline water losses and optimizing operations. -
Safe access solutions a key requirement for water sector and other Critical Infrastructure Providers
Craig Nienaber, Business Development Manager for Safe Access Solutions (SAS) at HUBER Technology, explores why the company is seeing a growing level of interest in its safe access solutions for critical infrastructure providers, including their application in wastewater treatment assets.
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Southern Water showcases last footage inside Yew Hill Reservoir before filling
Southern Water has released film and images showing what it’s like to walk inside Hampshire’s expanded Yew Hill underground reservoir for the very last time, before it gets filled with water. -
Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply. -
United Utilities accelerates investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across Northwest
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest.
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