Northumbrian Water has gone out to tender with a contract for structural steelworks worth up to £14 million.

Galliford Try ‘s construction division order book has increased to £3.6 billion up from  £3.3 billion at the end of December 2015, according to the latest trading update from the housebuilding and construction group for the period 1 January to 11 May 2016 published today.

Construction work has started this week on a new storage reservoir to protect Catterick Village and the A1 motorway from flooding.

Work has started on South West Water’s new £60 million state-of-the-art water treatment works, which will serve Plymouth and the surrounding area.

Northumbrian Water has gone out to tender with a contract for laboratory services worth up to £4.25 million.

As part of a £7 million joint flood reduction scheme started by Northumbrian Water and the Environment Agency in October 2014, the River Ouseburn was diverted yesterday to reduce flood risk.

Welsh Water’s parent company, Glas Cymru Holdings Cyf, is today celebrating 15 years since buying the water and sewerage company on 11th May 2001 and creating the first - and still only - not-for-profit water company in England and Wales.

The Environment Agency has started work to repair the seals on the glass panels along High Hill in Keswick after they were damaged during the December 2015 floods as part of an extensive £10 million inspection and repair programme in Cumbria.