Defra Group awards £95 million contract for National Plant Hire Framework 2025-2031
Defra Group has awarded a major contract for its National Plant Hire Framework 2025-2031 with a potential estimated value of £ 95 million.
Thames Water tenders £147 million AMP8 framework contract for plant hire
Thames Water has gone out to tender with an AMP8 framework contract for plant hire worth an estimated £147 million. The water company intends to award a framework agreement for the hire of equipment that is crucial to its business operation.
Business as usual for the HUBER hire fleet during COVID-19 lockdown
Kevin Benson from HUBER Technology explains how the wastewater treatment specialist is pursuing business as usual for the HUBER hire fleet – the company is open for business during the COVID-19 lockdown 
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Scottish Water tenders £60m equipment and plant hire contract
Scottish Water has gone out to tender with a contract for a managed operated service and self-drive equipment and plant hire services worth an estimated £60 milllion in total.
Skills & equipment initiative to reduce need for 3rd party contractors could save NI Water £250k p.a.
NI Water has recently taken delivery of six mini diggers and three tipper lorries which will see the company potentially save £250k per year.
A-Plant places record £50m order with JCB
A-Plant has announced its largest ever single order for new equipment in the firm’s history - the company has purchased more than 1,550 machines from JCB in a ground-breaking deal worth more than £50 million.
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Sulzer launches global Water Treatment Center of Excellence for integrated water solutions
Sulzer has launched a new global Center of Excellence (CoE) for Water Treatment Solutions - the CoE consolidates Sulzer’s wastewater treatment expertise in a unified and global manner. -
Pumps prove to be smooth operators for Anglian Water
“SAS (Surplus Activated Sludge) is a bit weird and can do odd things,” says Stuart Chatten, Lead Bioresources Technician at Whitlingham Water Recycling Centre (WRC), one of Anglian Water’s principal centres for processing sewage, serving a population of 400,000. -
Owen Mace takes over as Director of BPF Plastic Pipes Group
Owen Mace has taken over as Director of the British Plastics Federation (BPF) Plastic Pipes Group on the retirement of Caroline Ayres. He was previously Standards and Technical Manager for the group. -
Ledbury engineering firm strengthens senior team as demand for water process systems grows
PureTec Separations, the Ledbury-based water treatment engineering firm, has appointed Dan Norman as its new Sales Manager – Water Process Systems, supporting the company’s continued growth in the UK and international markets.
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