United Utilities has today announced an equity issue to raise gross proceeds of c. £800 million to fully fund the equity element of c. £2.5 billion of its incremental investment for the AMP8 period 2025-30.
Northumbrian Water engineers working on an £18 million project in a County Durham village are trialling an innovative solution to help protect and improve the region’s rivers, streams and coast.
Yorkshire Water is due to start srilling a new test borehole at Brayton Barff is due to start in May to check its viability as a source of clean water, as part of its long-term water resource management plan.
Uisce Éireann is warning over operational challenges at Poulavanogue Water Treatment Plant - customers in the Clonmel area supplied by the plant have been subject to a number of outages in recent days.
Thames Water has gone out to tender with an AMP8 contract for fire alarm installation and associated works worth an estimated £30 million including VAT in total.
UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) has released a landmark report aimed at tackling the lack of a unified approach to quantifying and valuing asset health across the sector.
The House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee and Environmental Audit (eac) committees have endorsed the Government’s chosen candidate to become the next Chair of the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP).
Kohtari, who are working with an increasing number of water companies and regulators to safeguard water quality, has appointed Lord St John of Bletso as Strategic Adviser.
In response to the increasing demand for its high-performance water treatment systems, services, and advanced technologies, Membracon has acquired Specialist Plastic Manufacturing (SPM), and with it, 8,000 sq ft of fabrication and warehouse space.
Thames Water has begun work replacing 19 kilometres of mains pipes across over 60 roads in Loughton, Essex.
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.”
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 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 has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent.