Innovate UK, the Government’s innovation agency, has launched a new funding competition inviting companies to apply for £2 million of funding to address potential security problems and challenges related to the ‘Internet of Things’.

Stockholm-headquartered engineering and architecture consultancy Sweco has announced the commencement of the process to integrate Grontmij into the group, following its acquisition of Gromtmij.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Office National de l’électricité et de l’eau potable (ONEE) have signed a €75 million finance contract  to increase the capacity of the water production and distribution and sanitation networks in Morocco.

Severn Trent Water is making further progress with its work with East Midlands Airport and radar specialists, Aveillant, to develop and test the world’s first 3D holographic radar system to support its two wind turbines at Derby.

Northumbrian Water will shortly start work on a £3 million upgrade of a wastewater treatment works which will benefit the environment and enable future developments across County Durham.

Thames Water has gone out to tender with a contract for an industry-specific software package to meet requirements under the Open Water programme ahead of the opening of the competitive market for non-household water and sewerage retail services in April 2017.

Scottish Water has gone out to tender with a contract for waste water packaged plant worth up to £6 million.

United Utilities is upgrading the sewerage system serving Grasmere - some of the money will be spent to enhance phosphorus removal at Grasmere wastewater treatment works, while the remainder will be used to keep the local sewer network flowing more smoothly.

Work is getting underway on a major £713,000 upgrade at NI Water’s Banbridge Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW).