Thames Water awards major AMP7 contract for £123m Beckton sewage works upgrade
Laing O’Rourke will work with Thames Water on a £123 million project to ensure Beckton sewage works can cope with London’s growing population - it currently treats the wastewater of almost 4 million Londoners.
Thames Water tenders £80m Beckton STW AMP7 upgrade construction contract
Thames Water has gone out to tender with a major new AMP7 contract to design, construct and commission an upgrade to the current Beckton Sewage Treatment Works (STW) in Essex worth up to £80 million.
Thames Water starts tunnelling for Beckton sewage works upgrade
Thames Water has lowered a state-of-the-art tunnelling machine into position 20 metres below ground, as part of a £190m project to extend one of Europe's largest sewage treatment works.
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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
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply. -
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