South East Water Chair resigns after MPs declare “no confidence" in leadership team to turn failing company around
Chair of South East Water Chris Train,has resigned after MPs on the EFRA Committee have today declared it has no confidence in the Chief Executive or Board of South East Water (SEW) to address the company’s multiple and ongoing failures and protect residents from disruption, highlighted by the major recent water outage in Tunbridge Wells.
Northumbrian Water - County Durham trial could boost river protection work
Northumbrian Water engineers working on an £18 million project in a County Durham village are trialling an innovative solution to help protect and improve the region’s rivers, streams and coast.
Yorkshire Water to begin drilling at second Brayton Barff borehole
Yorkshire Water is due to start srilling a new test borehole at Brayton Barff is due to start in May to check its viability as a source of clean water, as part of its long-term water resource management plan.
Uisce Éireann warns over operational challenges at Poulavanogue Water Treatment Plant
Uisce Éireann is warning over operational challenges at Poulavanogue Water Treatment Plant - customers in the Clonmel area supplied by the plant have been subject to a number of outages in recent days.
Kohtari strengthens leadership team with appointment of Lord St John of Bletso
Kohtari, who are working with an increasing number of water companies and regulators to safeguard water quality, has appointed Lord St John of Bletso as Strategic Adviser.
New acquisition set to bring more water treatment solutions from Membracon
In response to the increasing demand for its high-performance water treatment systems, services, and advanced technologies, Membracon has acquired Specialist Plastic Manufacturing (SPM), and with it, 8,000 sq ft of fabrication and warehouse space.
Thames Water starts £30 million mains replacement project in Loughton, Essex
Thames Water has begun work replacing 19 kilometres of mains pipes across over 60 roads in Loughton, Essex.
United Utilities appoints new Corporate Affairs Director
United Utilities has announced the appointment of Andrew Ward as Corporate Affairs Director.
United Utilities gets work underway on major £34m water quality schemes across Bury, Prestwich and Whitefield
United Utilities has started work is on three projects that will improve water quality in the River Irwell and its tributaries around Bury.
SES Water completes major investment to improve water resilience in Box Hill
SES Water has completed a £600,000 project to strengthen water resilience for customers in Box Hill and the surrounding area.
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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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