Blair connection with Thames Water overseas investors?
A report in yesterday’s Sunday Times newspaper has suggested that former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair may have advised two sovereign wealth funds - the China Investment Corporation (CIC) and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) on investing in Thames Water.
Waterlogic Plc delivers solid results with 22.4% growth
Waterlogic Plc, global distributor of point-of-use drinking water purification and dispensing systems. has announced its first set of full year results since its results its successful Admission to the Alternative Investment Market in July 2011.
Thames Water to publish report on environmental case for Thames Tunnel
Thames Water is planning to publish a new report setting out the environmental case for the Thames Tunnel.
£10m Anglian Water reservoir project set to begin
Anglian Water is starting work next month to protect the shorelines at Rutland reservoir as part of a £10 million, two year project, to secure more than 18km of shoreline at three drinking water reservoirs across the region.
Aqua Resources Fund announces full year results
Aqua Resources Fund Limited, the Authorised Closed-ended investment scheme managed by FourWinds Capital Management and established to invest in global water opportunities, has today issued its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2011.
ABB sees fall in operating margins despite 6% sales increase
Severn Trent submits planning application for two new reservoirs
Severn Trent Water has submitted its planning application to build two new service reservoirs near Ambergate in Derbyshire.
Official news on UK recession could damage fragile revival
Leading economic analysts Markit have said that this morning’s gloomy news on the economy from the Office for National Statistics could deliver a fatal blow to the fragile revival of consumer and business confidence, harm the recovery and even send the UK back into a ‘real’ recession.
Arup wins HS2 Environmental Impact Assessment contract
Arup has been selected by HS2 Ltd to deliver the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and the civil and structural design services for phase 1 of the UK's High Speed rail line from London to Birmingham. In February United Utilities suggested that a £2.6 billion pipeline to pump water from the North to water-stressed Southern England could be built to run alongside the proposed route.
South Staffs/Cambridge Water merger provisionally cleared
The Competition Commission (CC) has today (23 April) provisionally cleared South Staffs Water's completed acquisition of Cambridge Water.
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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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- United Utilities awards £1.5 million AMP8 contract for leakage detection and repair for biogas facilities
- Affinity Water makes c£728,000 direct contract award for supply of No Dig Injection System and Solution
- Yorkshire Water tenders £multi million pound contract for MEICA Services framework
- United Utilities completes £50 million investment in Bury to help improve water quality in River Irwell
- MPs on EFRA Committee to explore options for future of water company ownership in England
- Guardian report on Thames Water – Burnham asks advisers to “rip up” current plans and suggest “more radical options"
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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
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest.
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