Eight finalists are set to receive £50,000 each from Ofwat’s Water Innovation Implementation Programme to explore the expansion of UK-based Regulation 31 testing capabilities.

Northern Ireland Water has gone out to tender with a contract for the supply, maintenance, modifications and hire of generators with a total estimated value of £7.2 million including VAT.

Yorkshire Water has awarded an AMP8 framework contract for actuators supply and maintenance.

Everflow has been named as one of seven delivery partners in Ofwat’s “Water Efficiency Lab” WIN Initiative – other partners include Aviva, Direk, Waterwise, Wates Group Ltd, Weir The Agency LLP and the University of Southampton.

Scotland’s public sector has saved over £4 million in water costs in past financial year - the record savings have been delivered through a long-standing national framework partnership with one of the UK’s leading water retailers.

Adam Cave, Managing Director of specialist water recruitment firm, Murray McIntosh, is warning that renationalisation alone will fail to solve the sector’s legacy challenges unless it is backed by a clear workforce strategy.

Defra has announced £47 million in new funding to protect England's iconic peatlands which will help to reduce carbon emissions, better protect rural communities from the risks of wildfire and flooding, support nature recovery and local economies.