Loss of data or interruptions to key business systems as a result of cyber threats is now regularly identified as among the key business risks the water companies face on an ongoing basis. Deborah Galea from San Francisco based firm OPSWAT looks at how SCADA security can be improved in the water industry.
As part of its on-going drive to create an injury-free environment on its sites, Skanska is taking steps that will lead to the use of 360° all-round visibility cameras on a selection of mobile construction plant.
Thames Water has appointed Water & Environment Resource Management Ltd to conduct surveys of polluted surface water outfalls to establish the source of pollution in surface water courses and rivers in its region.
Yorkshire Water has launched its biggest ever apprenticeship recruitment programme.
United Utilities has appointed J. Murphy & Sons Limited to design, build and commission works in connection with the replacement of Harrowside Outfall in Blackpool located just south of Blackpool Pleasure beach.
The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is planning to develop a hydro-electric power scheme.
Anglian Water is set to invest £12 million into the East of England’s coastline over the next five years as part of its ongoing commitment to help improve the cleanliness of the local bathing waters.
Civil and MEICA engineering companies Barhale in the UK and Response in Ireland have launched a new business with a dedicated focus on design, manufacture, delivery, installation and commissioning mechanical, electrical and ICA services across the UK.
The Environment Agency is warning that a record number of England's beaches are at risk of failing to meet tougher European Union water quality standards.
Thames Water has gone out to tender with an AMP6 contract for the supply of sewage screens and associated equipment.
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.
ABB has launched AquaMaster+™, a digital platform for smart water network management, designed to help water utilities monitor, analyze and manage their water networks, preventing pipeline water losses and optimizing operations.
Craig Nienaber, Business Development Manager for Safe Access Solutions (SAS) at HUBER Technology, explores why the company is seeing a growing level of interest in its safe access solutions for critical infrastructure providers, including their application in wastewater treatment assets.
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development.