Thames Water has secured c£9.5 million in funding from Ofwat’s Water Innovation Fund for two pioneering innovation projects – the projects will test longer planned water outages for pipe repairs, to enhance mains replacement methods, and another project will support large-scale implementation of sustainable drainage systems alongside planned streetworks to help reduce flood risk.

The Government has announced new funding packages to back the long-term resilience of the ceramics and chemicals sectors, worth £120 million and £350 million respectively.

Calisen, the UK's largest smart meter provider, has appointed Gary Adams as its Operations Director for Water – the new appointment follows the recent hire of Dr Diane Bitzel in April as its first Chief Technology Officer.

The Environment Agency has completed two significant improvements to the Romsey flood alleviation scheme, reducing flood risk and disruption for local communities.

Northumbrian Water is getting ready to start work on the first stage of a new £5.5 million investment to protect and improve water quality in the River Browney at Witton Gilbert in County Durham.

United Utilities is seeking supply chain interest in a multi-supplier framework for the provision of Operational Technology (OT) Build Only Works across water and wastewater infrastructure assets.

South East Water has published a progress update on its Resilience Plan providing an overview on critical infrastructure and digital upgrades aimed at mitigating future outage risks and transforming customer support during interruptions.