Barhale continues to build its role within Thames Water’s dedicated programme to improve the performance of London's water network with new project awards at Victoria and Regent’s Park.
NI Water has reached the mid-way point in its ongoing Trunk Mains investment programme across Northern Ireland. The main contractor for the Trunk Mains Framework as part of the Price Control six-year PC21 Business Plan (2021-27) is Farrans Construction, with WSP providing technical and support services.
Scottish Water is starting work on £40 million upgrade to the water network between Peterhead and Ellon.
Thames Water has awarded civil engineering and infrastructure specialist Barhale a £16.8 million contract to upgrade an important water trunk main running through the London Boroughs of Barnet and Enfield.
Thames Water has been given the go ahead for its ambitious plans to transform London’s network of Victorian water pipes, having met additional requirements set out by industry regulator Ofwat.
A £1.2 million trunk main testing facility, a first for the UK water industry, is helping Thames Water improve the efficiency of its water network investment programme.
Irish Water is continuing to progress work to replace problematic trunk mains as part of the its National Leakage Reduction Programme.
NI Water is holding a market engagement event for its upcoming Water Rehabilitation Integrated Partnership Framework which has an estimated total potential value of £270 million.
Southern Water is seeking supply chain input on clean water optimisation ahead of going out to tender with a formal contract in May 2022.
Thames Water has gone out to tender with a leak-testing services framework contract for trunk mains leak detection worth an estimated £25.6 million.
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.”
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 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.
Barhale has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent.