NI Water to host supplier days for £350m worth of contracts
Northern Ireland Water is holding two information days in the coming weeks for all contractors interested in bidding for a £100 million water and sewerage networks service contract as well as £250 million worth of other contracts.
Modern Water to raise £10M from new share issue
Modern Water plc has announced today that it has raised, subject to certain conditions, £10.0 million via a placing of 20,000,000 new Ordinary Shares with both new and existing institutional shareholders at a price of 50 pence per Ordinary Share.
Labour calls for Government to go back to drawing board on water
In an opinion piece for Waterbriefing, Gavin Shuker MP, Shadow Water Minister is calling on the Government to go back to the drawing board and think again on its proposals for the water sector to avoid repeating the worst mistakes of water privatisation, describing its plans for upstream competition as half-baked.
Arup strengthens US water business
Arup has moved to stregthen its water business in the Americas with the appointment of Janine Witko as New York Water Business Leader.
Latest construction figures - contractors warn growth Is “fragile”
The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) today said that output figures for the construction industry in Q4 2012 show a welcome return to growth, but that the sector continues to face challenging trading conditions.
£294m spend on flood defence announced by Defra
£294 million will be invested in flood risk management this year as 93 new flood defences get the go ahead for construction, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced today.
Cambridge Water launches new customer engagement project
Cambridge Water is seeking views from customers to assist the formulation of its next five-year business plan in a project entitled ‘Your CH2Oice’.
Engineers: Increasing water bills will not solve UK water issues
The Institution of Civil Engineers has said that increasing water bills will not solve UK water issues and is calling on the UK Government – including the Welsh, Scottish and Northern Ireland Assemblies - to create a UK Water Security Task Force.
Tackling surface water flooding “needs a healthy dose of pragmatism”
Renewed urgency in implementing much-needed Sustainable Drainage systems that tackle surface water flooding can be achieved by adopting a more realistic and pragmatic understanding of the techniques available, drainage experts are urging.
Deadline for Northern Area Institute of Water Innovation Awards this week
The entry deadline for applications for the Institute of Water Northern Area Innovation Awards 2013 is close of play at the end of this week.
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ABB launches digital platform for optimizing operation of water networks
ABB has launched AquaMaster+™, a digital platform for smart water network management, designed to help water utilities monitor, analyze and manage their water networks, preventing pipeline water losses and optimizing operations. -
Safe access solutions a key requirement for water sector and other Critical Infrastructure Providers
Craig Nienaber, Business Development Manager for Safe Access Solutions (SAS) at HUBER Technology, explores why the company is seeing a growing level of interest in its safe access solutions for critical infrastructure providers, including their application in wastewater treatment assets. -
Albion Water appoints new Director of Business Development
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development. -
Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality.
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