Mott MacDonald and Halcrow to tackle tidal energy projects
Leading consultants Mott MacDonald and Halcrow have teamed-up to promote the growing opportunities for the sustainable development of global tidal range energy projects.
Aqua Resources Fund issues confident final results
Aqua Resources Fund Limited, the closed–ended investment company managed by FourWinds Capital Management and established to invest in global water opportunities, has issued its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2009.
Flood-damaged Cumbrian water pipes to be replaced
United Utilities has started work on replacing pipes damaged when bridges collapsed and river beds were swept away in last November’s floods in west Cumbria.
Laing O'Rourke in takeover talks
According to reports in the Belfast Telegraph, UK-based Laing O’Rourke has been involved in two days of negotiations about a possible takeover of parts of the troubled Quinn Group at the company’s headquarters in County Cavan.
VWS (UK) Ltd is a RoSPA Gold Medal award winner
VWS (UK) Ltd is celebrating winning one of the prestigious RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards in 2010. VWS (UK) Ltd comprises Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, ELGA Process Water and ELGA LabWater.
Welsh Water completes £7 million water treatment project
Yesterday marked the completion of Dwr Cymru Welsh Water’s £7 million investment project to enhance the treatment process at Penybont water treatment works.
Balfour Beatty raises £21 million from PPP sales
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has announced this morning that it has completed the sale of two of its UK PPP concessions.
Construction work starts on £2.5 million hydroelectric project
RWE npower renewables has started to construct the £2.5 million Selset Hydroelectric Project. The hydroelectric station is being built at Selset Reservoir, 14 kilometres north west of Barnard Castle in a partnership between RWE npower renewables and Northumbrian Water.
Portsmouth Water publishes new documents to support disputed Water Resources Management plan
Portsmouth Water has published new documents in support of its Water Resources Management plan which is due to be examined at a forthcoming public hearing.
Yorkshire Water initiative to save endangered plant
Yorkshire Water, alongside scientists from the Environment Agency, is embarking on a project to save a rare and endangered plant species - the greater water parsnip - before it disappears from the north of England altogether.
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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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- Yorkshire Water - aerial mapping to prevent bathing water pollution identifies over 32,000 potential misconnections
- Approval of Eleventh Consent Requests allow Thames Water to draw £200 million in further funding
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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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