Contractors win right to bid for £1.5bn Northumbrian Water work
Northumbrian Water Limited has selected its preferred contractors and consultants who will carry out its major future investment programme over the next ten years.
Sophisticated equipment used to protect Wessex Water supplies
Wessex Water is using innovative equipment to keep water supplies flowing this winter.
Yorkshire Water start work on £9M water quality project
Yorkshire Water is about to embark on a groundbreaking £9 million project to improve the quality of its water supplies - by going back to nature and restoring some of the region’s most iconic peatland.
Scottish Water dealing with triple levels of customer calls
Scottish Water has been dealing with up to triple levels of customer calls as a result of the current extreme winter weather conditions Scotland has been facing in recent days.
Yorkshire Water starts £23 M drinking water improvement programme
Yorkshire Water is starting a £23M programme of work to create sixteen new clean water supply reservoirs across the region.
£7M spend by Yorkshire Water to step up leakage reduction work
Yorkshire Water has stepped up its leakage reduction work to ensure it is in a strong position to tackle any bursts brought about by the freezing weather.
Deloitte to review Mouchel business activities
Consulting and business services group Mouchel has this morning confirmed that its bankers Barclays, Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland have appointed accountancy firm Deloitte to conduct a review of its business.
Thames Tunnel consultation goes into extra time
Thames Water has extended its 14-week public consultation on the Thames Tunnel by almost a month to give people more opportunity to have their say.
Latest UK R and D Investment Rankings by sector published
The Department for Business Innovation and Skills has published The 2010 R & D Scoreboard – the top 1000 UK and 1000 Global Companies by R & D Investment.
Mogden improvement work progressing well
Thames Water has made significant progress at Mogden Sewage Works in west London, which is undergoing a £140m upgrade to reduce the amount of storm sewage that overflows into the River Thames following heavy rain.
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IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites. -
Making storm overflow data make Sense – Metasphere launches dedicated monitoring device
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.” -
King’s Award for Enterprise shows ERG moving forward with growth in UK and Asia
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise. -
Welsh Water’s ORAI system shortlisted for three categories at the British Data Awards 2026
Welsh Water’s new artificial intelligence-driven tool, ORAI, has been shortlisted for three categories at the prestigious British Data Awards 2026 – underscoring the company’s commitment to using cutting-edge technology to deliver better outcome for customers.
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
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