Severn Trent Water tests two new wind turbines
Severn Trent Water expects to start testing its two wind turbines in Derby over the coming weeks.
Northumbrian Water: £3m upgrade for two sewage treatment works
Northumbrian Water is investing £3 million to upgrade of two County Durham sewage treatment works.
United Utilities unveils plans for £multi-million Allonby beach sewer scheme
United Utilities will set out its plans next week for a £multi-million upgrade of the Allonby beach sewer scheme.
Balfour Beatty: Carillion bid fails to address “significant risks”
Balfour Beatty has dismissed today’s latest statement from Carillion on its bid attempt, saying it fails to address “the significant risks” set out in Balfour Beatty’s announcement of 11 August.
Carillion in talks with Balfour Beatty shareholders
Carillion has held a number of meetings this week with Balfour Beatty’s major shareholders outlining the benefits of its merger bid, which includes a one-off dividend of £59 million for Balfour’s shareholders.
Bristol Water:confident that AMP6 Business Plan has support of customers
Bristol Water has said it remains confident that its AMP6 Business Plan has the support of customers, following water industry regulator Ofwat’s identification of what it described as a £203m “gap” in the Plan.
Pennon Group:South West Water continues strong financial performance
Pennon Group, owner of South West Water, said the water company is continuing its strong financial performance with the publication this morning of its Interim Management Statement.
Balfour Beatty pre-tax profits fall £25m in first half of 2014
Balfour Beatty’s half year 2014 results announcement confirms that “ongoing issues” in UK construction have led to a disappointing performance - underlying pre-tax profits fell by £25m during the period.
Balfour Beatty rejects Carillion’s revised merger proposal
Balfour Beatty has rejected a revised merger proposal put forward by Carillion after Balfour announced on 31st July that discussions had been terminated – with ongoing disagreement around the sale of Parsons Brinckerhoff a key reason for the breakdown in negotiations.
Japanese firm outbids Arcadis to win Hyder Consulting
Nippon Koei Uk Topco Ltd, a subsidiary of leading Japanese engineering consultancy firm Nippon Koei, has outbid Arcadis Consulting’s offer of £256.2m for Hyder Consulting in a deal worth £268.1m.
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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
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. -
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