£110.2m sale of UK equipment rental firm Hewden
UK construction equipment rental business Hewden has been sold by Canadian parent company Finning International for £110.2 million to Sun European Partners.
Morgan Sindall trading in line with expectations
Construction and regeneration group Morgan Sindall has published its Interim Management Statement covering the period 1 January 2010 to date. The Group’s Annual General Meeting took place yesterday.
United Utilities completes £10.4M scheme in Solway Firth and Eden Estuary
United Utilities has just finished work on a £10.4 million scheme to improve sewage treatment and boost water quality in the Solway Firth and Eden Estuary, north of Carlisle.
£60 Million upgrade announced for Yorkshire Water reservoirs
Yorkshire Water has today announced details of a £60 million programme of work to maintain and modernise reservoir sites across the region.
Massive sewer system upgrade for Keswick
Water engineers are getting ready to start a major investment programme to improve the environment and reduce the risk of sewer flooding in Keswick.
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.
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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. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react.
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