Scottish Water has started a major environmental improvement project which will tackle sewer flooding in part of the Springburn area of Glasgow.

Northumbrian Water is investing £2 million to improve the water supply network near Haltwhistle, Northumberland from next month.

The recent announcement by exploration firm UK Oil & Gas Investments (UKOG) that there could be up to 100 billion barrels of oil onshore beneath the South of England, following its discovery at a well near Gatwick airport, is wildly optimistic, says an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData.

Aggregate Industries, provider of silica sand to the water utilities industry, has announced the acquisition of a new plant which will see the expansion of its Garside Sands range and offer customers even more variety.

Speedy, the UK's leading tools, equipment and plant hire services company, operating across the construction, infrastructure and industrial markets, will announce results for the year ended 31 March 2015 on 12 May 2015.

Global designer and manufacturer of rugged computing devices, Getac, has signed a deal to supply Southern Water with 380 of its F110 Windows 8 fully rugged tablets for field service use.

The World Water Council and the Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water) together with representatives from the 7th Forum National Committee have urged political leaders to set their nations on a more sustainable economic growth path.

Pump hire specialist, Sykes Pumps has been awarded a one year extension to its Tier 1 framework agreement with Anglian Water with an option for a further extension.

The European Commission has granted aid worth €66.5 million from the European Union Solidarity Fund to Bulgaria, Italy and Romania following three natural disasters in 2014.