Grontmij awarded €5.5m Turkish water job
Engineering consultant Grontmij has been awarded a €5.5 million (£4.7m) contract to prepare water and wastewater investment projects for the Turkish government.
Balfour Beatty expects year-end order book of £15bn
International infrastructure group Balfour Beatty said it expects its year-end order book to stand at around £15 billion after contract wins in December.
Thames Water to involve supply chain in future investment
Thames Water will use an alliance model to deliver a significant proportion of its 2015-to-2020 capital investment programme, it announced this week.
Thames Water extends US partnership to improve customer service
Thames Water and Arizona-based Global Water have entered into an agreement to research how they can improve customer service to over 60,000 of Thames’ residential and commercial customers.
£18.5m investment improves river quality in Wakefield
The quality of the water in the River Calder through Wakefield has received a boost following the completion of a £18.5m investment in treating sewage by Yorkshire Water.
Yorkshire Water best graduate employer in water sector
The Guardian newspaper has named Yorkshire Water in its Top 10 Graduate Employers for Energy & Utilities Top 300 following its biggest-ever survey of UK graduates.
Carillion expects substantial increase in profit for 2012
Infrastructure services group Carillion is expecting to deliver a “robust” financial performance in 2012, with growth in operating profit despite challenging market conditions, it has said in a pre-close update on trading in the 12 months to 31 December 2012.
US expert : more studies needed on solutions to London's sewer problems
A leading US water expert has suggested that Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in tackling combined sewer overflows (CSOs) for London is a realistic alternative to Thames Water’s proposed £4.1 billion Tideway Tunnel for London and that more studies are needed before any final decisions are made. The utility has acknowledged that SUDS has an important role to play in addressing the issue but argues that there is no choice and that London needs both a Tunnel and SUDS to address its problems.
Pennon Group leaves FTSE 100 Index
South West Water parent company Pennon Group is leaving the FTSE 100 in a rebalancing of the index, to be replaced by leisure travel company Tui Travel.
Peer calls for Government inquiry into London’s water issues
Lord Berkeley is calling on the Government to launch a new independent study into the feasibility of SUDS for London as an alternative to Thames Water’s proposed £4.1 billion supersewer.
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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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