United Utilities fined £10,000 for pollution
United Utilities has been fined £10,000 for discharging raw sewage into a tributary of Bushburn Brook, Langho.
Balfour Beatty issues strong trading update and anticipates further progress in 2009
Balfour Beatty, the international engineering, construction, services and investment group, has issued a confident trading update.
Earth Tech becomes AECOM
Leading water and environmental process engineering contractor Earth Tech today completed its full integration into the global AECOM group.
Business expansion at MWA Technology
A strong order book and the acquisition of a new business have been marked by a move into larger premises by Birmingham-based meter solutions company, MWA Technology.
CRM Solution helps Severn Trent recover £3 million in unpaid and overdue bills
Severn Trent Water has reported on the success of its innovative Voice CRM solution, which has recovered £3 million in unpaid customer bills and arrears in the last financial year.
Black & Veatch project wins major award
Black & Veatch has won two categories of the Institution of Civil Engineers’ (ICE) London Merit Awards, the city's highest honour for civil engineering excellence.
Earth Tech awarded Gold Health and Safety Award for fourth year running
Global engineering firm Earth Tech has been awarded a prestigious RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Gold Award.
Balfour Beatty publish annual report and accounts – “another excellent financial performance in 2008
Balfour Beatty has published its annual report and accounts, described by Chief Executive Ian Tyler as “another excellent financial performance in 2008”.
Capital for Enterprise announce final closing of the CFE fund - £75M available to SMEs
Following the announcement of the government's Real Help for Business Programme in January, Capital for Enterprise Fund Managers has announced the final closing of the Capital for Enterprise Fund - a £75m fund of funds.
Construction industry facing worst fall on record
The latest Industry Forecasts from the Construction Products Association have highlighted the fact that, despite some indicators predicting construction is beginning to turn the corner, the industry entered 2009 with its sharpest falls in output since 1980 and new orders since 1983.
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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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