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Environment Agency genericThe number of water company pollution incidents across England rose sharply last year, a new report from the Environment Agency has found. The report shows consistently poor performance from all nine water and sewerage companies in the region, with serious pollution incidents in 2024 up 60% from 2023.

THAMES WATER HQThames Water is inviting suppliers to register their interest in its upcoming procurement for a new Debt Management SaaS solution to replace its existing debt management system.

dry river bedA number of areas across eastern Scotland are now within a week of reaching Significant Scarcity according to the latest data from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA).

NISTA LOGO National Infrastructure  Service Transformation AuthorityThe National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) has launched a new interactive online tool alongside the latest Infrastructure Pipeline update, kicking off a new era of infrastructure delivery.

FORESTRY  LAND SCOTLAND LOGOForestry and Land Scotland (FLS) is seeking supply chain engagement ahead of going out to tender in September 2025 with contracts for bridge and reservoir inspections.

BFP PIPES GROUP CHAIR Caroline Ayres Caroline Ayres, who retires as Director of the BPF Pipes Group in August 2025 after 12 years in the role, takes a look back at some of the changes in the industry over the last 20 years and offers some thoughts about its future.

OEP CHAIR DAME GLENYS STACEYThe Office for Environmental Protection has called on the Government to take urgent action on progressing the environmental targets set out in the 25-year Environmental Improvement Plan and statutory targets set for the environment.

IPA REPORT SPONGE CITIESUK councils suffer on average 43 flooding incidents a year, with nationwide recovery costs of up to £566 million, according to findings from Infrastructure Policy Advancement (IPA), the policy think-tank at Bentley Systems Inc. More than half of councils (57%) also reported that their sewer systems had been overwhelmed in the last decade.

OFWAT PROPOSED CLIMATE CHANGE PRINCIPLES JULY 2025Ofwat has published a consultation paper setting out the regulator’s latest thinking on climate change and six proposed principles which aim to provide a clear, flexible framework to guide water companies’ responses to climate change.

CONSTRUCTION SITE EQUIPMENT 1Glenigan’s newly released July 2025 edition of its Construction Review shows an industry which, while definitely on the road to recovery, is making frustratingly slower progress than expected.

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