Profit falls £22m at Thames as it battles bad debt
Thames Water has seen its underlying operating profit reduced by nearly £22 million due to rising inflation and increased bad debt as it announces its results for the six months to 30 September 2012.
Alumasc buys online drainage business in £770k deal
Building products firm Alumasc has acquired online rainwater product specialist Rainclear for £770,000.
South West Water profit up 10%
South West Water has seen its profit before tax climb 10 per cent to £83.8 million as its parent company Pennon Group announces its results for the first half of financial year 2012/13.
Bluewater Bio wins Cleantech Connect ‘One to Watch’ Award
Bluewater Bio International, the provider of innovative high-performance, cost-effective water and wastewater treatment technologies, has been awarded ‘One to Watch’ at this year’s Annual Cleantech Connect awards, which celebrate Europe’s fastest growing Cleantech companies.
NI Water plans £8m environmental improvement scheme
The Glen Water & Northern Ireland Water Project Team has briefed council officials on an £8 million scheme to restore on-site lagoons back to grassland at Ballynacor treatment works.
Severn Trent Costain MD calls for more innovative approach to water and wastewater services for business
The Managing Director of Severn Trent Costain has called for a more innovative approach to water and wastewater services for businesses and stressed the need for added value ‘behind the stop tap’, where the services of traditional water utility companies often terminate.
Yorkshire Water removes over 5 tonnes of fat from single sewer blockage
Yorkshire Water has removed more than five tonnes of fat in a single blockage from a stretch of sewer in South Yorkshire.
Galliford Try working on early stages of AMP6 procurement
Galliford Try plc, the housebuilding and construction group, said it is now working with water sector clients in the early stages of AMP6 procurement for 2015-2020 in its Interim Management Statement issued this morning for the period from 1 July 2012 to 8 November 2012.
Dŵr Cymru invests £153m in six months - up 35% on last year
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water invested £153 million in capital projects in the six months to September 2012 - £40 million more than the same period last year. The investment will further improve services for the company’s 1.4 million customers.
Southern Water launches customer engagement website
Southern Water has launched a new website aimed at encouraging local communities to have their say on the shape of services provided by the utility over the rest of the decade and beyond.
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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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