Scottish Water is in the process of drawing up plans to build a new pre-treatment facility at its Killylour Water Treatment Works in Dumfries and Galloway.

A training course designed to help reduce surge effect in water networks has received a Certificate of Accreditation from the Institute of Water – the first course ever to be accredited by the Institute.

The Basingstoke Canal has contracted with Aquamatix, pioneer of the Internet of Things in water, to provide real-time monitoring and control of water resources, to allow the public to access information about the canal, and to reduce energy consumed by canal operations.

A new study by the Consumer Council for Water (CCWater) shows that two thirds of water customers find the price review (PR14) proposals that have been put forward by Ofwat acceptable.

Tocardo Tidal Turbines, producer of tidal and free-flow water turbines, has acquired IHC Tidal Energy, the tidal energy division of Dutch maritime company Royal IHC, Tocardo announced today. 

A specialist laboratory that carries out quality tests on cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lining installations has warned that some UK utilities are failing to carry out adequate assessments.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has gone out to tender with a contract worth up to £10 million to establish an energy technical specialist framework, including hydroelectric and marine technologies.

Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has announced further overhead reductions and additional supply chain savings  with the publication of its latest trading update covering the period to 17 November 2014.