Severn Trent sees 38% fall in group profit before tax
Severn Trent Group has announced that its turnover stood at £1.77bn for the year ended 31 March 2012, an increase of 3.5 per cent on the previous year, but suffered a significant fall in group profit before tax.
South West Water profits climb to £141.5m
Pennon Group PLC, owners of South West Water, has announced an increase of 9.8 per cent in profit before tax for the water company in their financial results year ended 31 March 2012.
Olympics water supply project guided by new standards
Engineering group Atkins is currently delivering the UK’s biggest ever temporary water supply project in time for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games while using new standards for the first time.
Thames Water chief says "national water grid is not going to happen in my lifetime”
Martin Baggs, Chief Executive of Thames Water has said that “a national water grid is not going to happen in my lifetime” when he appeared as the keynote speaker at the Institute of Water annual conference in London yesterday.
Stakeholder disappointment at Thames Water tunnel decision
Southwark Council and local community group Save Your Riverside have expressed their disappointment and anger at yesterday’s confirmation by Thames Water that it will use Chambers Wharf as one of the key construction sites for the proposed Thames Tunnel.
Northumbrian Water leads British Water supply chain survey rankings
For the third year running Northumbrian Water has come first in the British Water’s annual Water Company Performance survey based on rankings from supply chain stakeholders.
Grontmij sells Trett Consulting for £3m
Dutch engineering group Grontmij has sold Trett Consulting, which specialises in dispute resolution and contractual advice, to construction consultant Driver Group for £3m.
Carillion progress “in line with expectations” but market conditions stay challenging
Carillion plc said that trading in the period 1 January to 2 May 2012 was in line with expectations with the publication of its latest Interim Management Statement at the firm’s Annual General Meeting today.
Costain looks to double profits in medium term
The Board of engineering and construction group Costain has said it remains committed to delivering its ambition of doubling profits in the medium term with the publication today of its latest Interim Management Statement for the period from 1 January 2012 to date. Costain's order book currently stands at £2.4 billion.
Galliford Try “recent wins in water reinforce our leading position in the sector”
Galliford Try plc, the housebuilding and construction group, said that recent wins in water have reinforced its number one position in the sector. However, it described the construction market as remaining difficult with the publication of its interim management statement for the period 1 January to 8 May 2012.
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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
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