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Halcrow calls for radical overhaul of UK water network
Leading engineering and design consultancy Halcrow is calling for a radical overhaul of the water management network in England and Wales.
Kier Group profits up 24%
Kier Group has reported a 24% increase in underlying pre-tax profits - up to £68.9m compared with £55.5m in 2010 – with the publication of its preliminary results for the year to 30th June 2011.
Arctic ice plummets to second lowest minimum
Arctic sea ice extent appears to have reached its second lowest minimum since records began, according to the latest figures from the National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) in the US.
Galliford Try JV wins £35m water work contract
Galliford Try, the housebuilding and construction group, announced this morning that it has, in partnership with Imtech Process, been awarded a £35m contract to construct two advanced anaerobic digestion plants for Anglian Water at sewage works in Basildon and Ipswich.
Another acquisition for Costain
Costain has announced that it is broadening the scale and scope of its business through the acquisition of Promanex, an industrial support services business.
Turning sewage into house bricks
Clay and concrete bricks could become a thing of the past thanks to a new project up and running at Yorkshire Water's Knostrop waste water treatment works in Leeds that is turning incinerated sewage into carbon neutral house bricks.
UK must change attitudes to water reuse
The belief there is an endless supply of clean fresh water and an apparent squeamishness about recycled water are serious barriers to better use of the vital resource in UK homes and businesses, experts have warned.
Construction sector workforce falls 3%
Latest figures from the Government 's Office for National Statistics, for the year to June 2011 show a 3.0% drop in the number of people employed in UK construction.
Ofwat launches new consultation on water and sewerage charges approvals process
Water industry regulator Ofwat has launched a new consultation on proposals for changing the way it carries out the approval of water companies’ schemes of customer charges for water and sewerage services in England and Wales between now and 2015.
Carbon emissions to go on rising “way beyond 2030”, warn experts
Energy experts are seriously concerned about the world's capacity to cut carbon emissions over the coming decades, according to a new report published by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
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South West Water explores new approach to sludge dewatering in UK-first municipal trial
South West Water has hosted the first municipal trial of the Fournier Rotary Press in the UK, assessing its potential to improve sludge dewatering performance and support future biosolids standards. -
Uniwater strengthens its UK presence with acquisition of Hy‑Ram Engineering
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England. -
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.
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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
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United Utilities accelerates investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across Northwest
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