Northumbrian Water offers discount to customers who monitor local rivers
Northumbrian Water has launched an initiative which will encourage and enable people to help protect and improve water quality in rivers, streams, becks, burns and bathing waters.
Work starts on Southern Water’s £63m Woolston WWtW upgrade
Work is starting this week on the £63 million redevelopment of Southern Water’s Woolston Wastewater Treatment Works.
Balfour Beatty warns on financial risk if Parsons Brinckerhoff sale falls through
A circular issued by Balfour Beatty to its shareholders is warning that the group could be at risk of financial default if they fail to approve the sale of Parsons Brinckerhoff – but also warns of risks if the sale gets the go-ahead.
Ofwat rejects Bristol Water mediation request on £203m PR14 cost gap
Water industry regulator Ofwat has rejected a request by Bristol Water to enter into mediation facilitated by a confidential body on the £203m totex ‘gap’ for wholesale water costs in the firm’s revised business plan.
Thames Water trebles size of Scottish retail operation
Thames Water Commercial Services has trebled the size of its Scottish operation in a bid to seize a greater share of Scotland’s £330million non-household water retail market.
Job cuts at Severn Trent Water - up to 500 jobs will go
Severn Trent Water has announced that around 500 jobs will go following changes made to its operating model and executive team structure in August.
Galliford Try: strong competition from new entrants for AMP6 work puts "significant pressure on prices"
Galliford Try has flagged up strong competition from new entrants for work on AMP6 programmes as leading to significant pressure on prices in its Annual Report and accounts for the year ended 30 June 2014 published today.
Royal BAM Group announces 650 jobs to go in business restructuring
Royal BAM Group nv has set out details of the Back in Shape programme for the improvement of its operational and financial performance, including around 650 job cuts out of a total 9,700-strong workforce in the Netherlands.
Scottish Water completes £multi-million infrastructure investments
Scottish Water has completed three £multi-million infrastructure projects in recent weeks worth £10m in total.
Employee’s innovation idea could see company-wide adoption by Costain
An innovative solution submitted to the CostainMWH Severn Trent Water AMP5 Framework team award scheme is under consideration for company-wide adoption by Costain.
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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
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