United Utilities has completed a £6 million investment in a number of projects at its Worsley Wastewater Treatment Works to improve a 7km stretch of Astley Brook.
Leading global water technology company Xylem Inc. has announced a definitive agreement with Evoqua, a leader in mission-critical water treatment solutions and services, which will see Xylem acquire Evoqua in an all-stock transaction that reflects an implied enterprise value of approximately $7.5 billion.
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water is nearing completion of a £10 million scheme to upgrade the water network in the Rhymney Valley.
Anglian Water has finished work on a scheme to lay three new sewer pipes in Lowestoft, because existing pipes were at risk from coastal erosion on the beach at the town’s Gunton Warren Nature Reserve.
NI Water has announced a new £4 million programme of work to replace its Mountfield Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) with state-of-the-art new infrastructure.
Southern Water is investing £15 million in artificial intelligence and 22,000 state-of-the-art monitors to dramatically cut the impact of fatbergs and other blockages that currently cause hundreds of pollution incidents every year.
Thames Water is investing £70 million over the next three years to upgrade the Northern Outfall Sewer and ensure its pipes are resilient for future generations.
Severn Trent is preparing to carry out an £11 million programme of sewer network improvements between Willoughby-on-the-Wolds and East Leake in Nottinghamshire.
Uisce Éireann, working in partnership with Monaghan County Council has announced that works have commenced on the long-awaited €9.7 million upgrade of Carrickmacross Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Affinity Water is collaborating with builders and home buyers to conduct a series of trials that will test how best to reduce water usage in new homes and businesses to protect the environment and secure sustainable water supply for the future.
Amiblu, a global leader in Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) pipe systems for wastewater, stormwater, drinking water, irrigation, hydropower, and industrial applications, has announced the appointment of Martyn Turton as its Sales Director for the UK & Ireland, driving strategic market development in the infrastructure and water sectors, effective immediately.
As a project manager at Metasphere, a Grundfos-owned remote telemetry company at the cutting edge of innovation, Fey McHarg, has witnessed firsthand how the intelligent harnessing of data, specifically through the data-as-a-service model, is fundamentally reshaping and revolutionising the water sector.

Attendees at next month’s National Civils Show, Floodex, National Drainage Show and Waterways Management on 26th and 27th November are set to benefit from an expert speaker line-up and the opportunity to visit a wide range of exhibitors all co-located in one place at Excel, London, one of the UK’s leading international exhibition and convention centres.
Tackling leakage is one of the fastest and most cost-effective ways for utilities to bolster water security, writes Ben Crabtree, Product Line Director, Ovarro, revealing how the potential of smart technologies is being demonstrated around the world.