Screening is the first line of defence for treatment works and at the Pump Centre 2016 Jacopa presented the very latest in trash rake technology from renowned manufacturer Bosker®.

The Advetec group, specialists in rapid thermal organic reduction and a pioneer in the use of extremophile bacteria for digesting solid and liquid organic waste, is set to quadruple its turnover in 2016.

Dee Valley Water is starting a £14 million programme to secure and improve the quality and resilience of the water supply for more than 43,000 customers in Wrexham and the surrounding areas.

Severn Trent Water has started the recruitment process for 80 brand new apprentices in 2016 - the largest number the utility has taken on board to date.

Northumbrian Water is starting work on a £15 million upgrade at the North East’s largest sewage treatment works in Tyneside.

The new HortiStick from Electronic Temperature Instruments Ltd (ETI) is a three-in-one instrument that combines pH, conductivity (mS) and temperature measurement, into one, easy to use instrument.

The Environment Agency is starting annual water quality testing at bathing beaches in England.

Veolia, the global leader in optimised resource management, has won a new contract with Irish Water which includes an €2.16 million upgrade of the waste water infrastructure at Kingscourt, County Cavan.