Interserve acquires Employment & Skills Group for £25m
Interserve, the international support services and construction group, has acquired the Employment & Skills Group (esg), a UK-based provider of vocational training, skills and employability services, from Ares Capital for £25 million.
Balfour Beatty rejects £1bn Laing Infrastructure PPP bid
Balfour Beatty has rejected the bid by John Laing Infrastructure Fund Ltd to acquire its entire PPP portfolio for approximately £1 billion.
United Utilities trials energy crops on treatment works site
United Utilities is running a pilot scheme to find out how it can get more use out of its land by generating renewable energy from energy crops.
Scottish wave firm Aquamarine Power to "significantly downsize business"
In a further blow for the Scottish wave industry, the Board of wave energy company Aquamarine Power, which is headquartered in Edinburgh, has announced plans to downsize its business.
Pump failure leads to £4k fine for Northern Ireland Water
Northern Ireland Water was fined £4,000 by magistrates on Monday for breaching the conditions of a discharge consent relating to the operation of its Flynn’s Waste Water Pumping Station.
Profits unchanged at Portsmouth Water for first half year
Portsmouth Water profits has reported a total operating profit of £3.4m for the six months ended 30 September 2014 – the figure remains unchanged from the same period last year.
Scottish Water completes £6m WwTW project
Scottish Water has completed a major 6 million upgrade of Dalbeattie’s waste water infrastructure to boost the local environment and meet the future needs of the area.
Northumbrian Water launches pilot SuDs scheme for schools
Northumbrian Water is launching an innovative and sustainable SuDS pilot scheme which will reduce the amount of surface water which runs off school grounds from entering the sewer network.
Balfour Beatty possible bid - Board “open to opportunities”
Balfour Beatty has responded to this morning’s announcement by the John Laing Infrastructure Fund Ltd that it intends to make a non-binding proposal for Balfour Beatty’s PPP portfolio.
Balfour Beatty target of new takeover bid?
Balfour Beatty is the target of a possible bid by the John Laing Infrastructure Fund in a move which could see the breakup of the UK’s largest construction company, according to a report in yesteday’s Sunday Times.
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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. -
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.
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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
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