South East Water pays out dividend and 6 figure bonuses despite £74m pre-tax loss and “significantly impacted” business operations in 2022/23
According to South East Water's latest annual results for 2022-23, Chief Executive David Hinton received an annual bonus of £104,759 on top of his £280,040 salary while Chief Financial Officer Andrew Farmer received a bonus of £68,982 on top of his £162,290 salary - despite incurring a £74 million pre-tax loss and significant operational performance penalties.
Yorkshire Water signs 15 year agreement to construct biomethane gas to grid plants at Knostrop and Blackburn Meadows WwTWs
Yorkshire Water has signed 15-year agreements with SGN Commercial Services and Centrica Energy Trading that will see biomethane gas to grid plants introduced at its Knostrop and Blackburn Meadows wastewater treatment works.
South East Water starts work on £14m upgrade for Maidenhead.water treatment works
South East Water is getting ready to start work on a £14 million upgrade to its College Avenue water treatment works in Maidenhead.
Thames Water - Canadian investor reduces value of investment from £979m to £700m
According to a report in The Financial Times, Canadian-headquartered Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System (Omers), which owns a third of Thames Water, has significantly reduced the value of its investment in the last year.
Northumbrian Water starts work on £8 million Durham sewer network investment
Northumbrian Water has started work on an £8 million project to upgrade parts of the sewer network in County Durham to help improve water quality.
Severn Trent supports Coventry-based underground pipes installers through Green Recovery Grant Scheme
Severn Trent is encouraging local industry-approved underground pipe installers to access its grant scheme as part of a £78 million project to upgrade up to 25,000 customer-owned water supply pipes across the city.
Southern Water - £1.4 million wastewater treatment project in West Sussex gets underway
Southern Water is starting work on a new scheme to improve the capacity and efficiency of a West Sussex wastewater treatment works will boost local river water quality, reduce storm overflows and keep up with population growth.
Scottish Water submits planning application for upgrades proposed for Glenfarg Water Treatment Works
Scottish Water has submitted a planning application to Perth and Kinross Council for upgrades proposed for its Glenfarg Water Treatment Works.
Northumbrian Water completes £37 million investment to help protect Northumberland water supplies
More than £37 million has been invested in five new water treatment works (WTWs) to help secure future supplies in Northumberland.
NI Water completes major £18 million Ards North wastewater improvement project
NI Water has completed an extensive wastewater project aimed at improving the quality of bathing waters along part of the Ards Peninsula.
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South West Water explores new approach to sludge dewatering in UK-first municipal trial
South West Water has hosted the first municipal trial of the Fournier Rotary Press in the UK, assessing its potential to improve sludge dewatering performance and support future biosolids standards. -
Uniwater strengthens its UK presence with acquisition of Hy‑Ram Engineering
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England. -
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.
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