Hyder Consulting appoints new MD to lead utilities sector
Hyder Consulting has appointed Simon Bradley to the role of Sector Managing Director of its UK Utilities business.
Thames Tideway Tunnel to boost number of women engineers
Thames Tideway Tunnel, one of the UK’s biggest infrastructure projects, is working with Government to encourage women to shape London’s infrastructure for the 22nd century.
Good Energy invests in Swansea Bay tidal energy project
Good Energy is to invest for the first time in a tidal energy project, the Tidal Lagoon in Swansea Bay, Wales.
£14m strategic water main shortlisted for major industry award
Sutton and East Surrey Water has been shortlisted for a prestigious regional award presented by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).
Southern Water Cleaner Seas scheme wins prestigious award
Southern Water’s £300 million Cleaner Seas for Sussex scheme has triumphed at this year’s Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Awards South East.
Costain forward order book hits record £3.2bn high
Costain, one of the UK's leading tier one engineering solutions providers, has reported that its forward order book has further increased to a new record level of £3.2 billion (31 December 2013: £3.0 billion) as a result of new contract awards and extensions.
£400k fine for ‘catastrophic failure’ at United Utilities sewage works
United Utilities has been fined £400k for what was described as a ‘ catastrophic failure’ in an incident at the firm’s Stockport Waste Treatment Works.
£30m UK construction shortfall at Balfour Beatty – CEO steps down
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has issued a £30 million profits warning and announced the departure of Chief Executive Andrew Naughton with inmmediate effect with the publication of its latest trading update for the period 1 January to 5 May 2014.
Ofwat publishes water company charges schemes for 2014-15
Water industry regulator has published information about the annual charges schemes the water companies will apply for the period 1st April 2014 to 31st March 2015.
Morgan Sindall appoints new MD of Civil Engineering
Morgan Sindall has appointed former Laing O'Rourke infrastructure operations director, Nick Fletcher as its new managing director of civil engineering.
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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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