Sutton and East Surrey Water AMP6 Plan seeks above-average returns for investors
Sutton and East Surrey Water’s revised AMP6 Business Plan is retaining a Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) of 4.75% to deliver greater investor returns during 2015-20, compared to regulator Ofwat’s guideline of 3.85%.
Costain forward order book reaches record £3.2bn
Costain, one of the UK's leading tier one engineering solutions providers, has reported that its forward order book has reached a record £3.2 billion with the publication today of a pre-close trading update.
United Utilities to set out plans for £15m storage reservoir
United Utilities is to put its plans for a £15m reservoir project which will improve water supplies to around 40,000 customers in the Disley area on public display.
Severn Trent Water fined £10,000 for Nottinghamshire pollution
In a case brought by the Environment Agency this week, Severn Trent Water has been fined £10,000 and ordered to pay £2,659.63 in costs for polluting a Notthinghamshire watercourse.
Thames Tideway Tunnel commits to raise profile of women in construction sector
One of the largest infrastructure projects in Europe has made its first major steps in raising the profile of women in construction on the first National Women in Engineering Day (NWED).
Moody's affirms Affinity Water's ratings and stable outlook
Moody's Investors Service has today affirmed theBaa1 corporate family rating (CFR) of Affinity Water Limited, together with other ratings on the water company’s medium term note programme, and affirmed the outlook on all ratings is stable.
Northern Ireland Water fined £10k for pollution offence
Northern Ireland Water Limited (NIW) was fined £10,000 at Armagh Magistrates Court last Friday after pleading guilty to a charge of making a polluting discharge from its Tandragee Wastewater Treatment Works in Co Armagh.
Telemetry failure costs Anglian Water £94,000 in fines and costs for sewage pollution
Anglian Water has been fined £50,000 and required to pay £44,000 in costs after sewage contaminated a brook through an emergency overflow pipe killing more than 1,500 fish.
ENER-G expands CHP wastewater treatment and biogas team in run-up to AMP6
ENER-G Combined Power is targeting the UK water sector in the run-up to AMP6 with the expansion of its specialist CHP wastewater treatment and biogas team.
South West Water joins new industry skills partnership
South West Water has joined a new Government and employer partnership to help strengthen the UK's energy and utility workforce.
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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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