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Public consultation launched on proposals to designate 13 new bathing spots across England
Local communities are being invited to have their say on proposals to designate 13 new bathing water sites across England as part of a six-week public consultation.
Thames Water launches process to allocate further funding under Accordion facility
Thames Water Utilities Ltd and its subsidiary, Thames Water Super Senior Issuer plc have launched the process to allocate a further £823 million under its £1.5 billion Accordion facility.
Water Minister hails United Utilities’ award-winning training academy
To mark National Apprenticeship Week, Water Minister Emma Hardy toured United Utilities’ state of the art technical training academy in Bolton meeting dozens of trainees embarking on careers in the water sector.
UK’s safe digging industry breaks records in 2025
LSBUD, the UK’s leading online safe digging platform, surpassed four million searches in 2025, making it the most successful year in the organisation’s history.
Arup and Evides Industriewater sign MOU to tackle industrial water supply challenges in UK
Global engineering and built environment consultancy Arup and Dutch industrial water specialist Evides Industriewater have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) designed to address a major barrier to development of the UK’s new industrial clusters by addressing the complex water challenges.
Thames Water tenders £8.4 million AMP8 contract for trunk mains roll out
Thames Water has gone out to tender with an AMP8 contract for a trunk mains roll out Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) Fibre Sensing Solution with an estimated total value of £8.4 million (inc VAT).
Xylem reports Q4 orders up 9% to $2.4 billion and revenue up 6% to $2.4 billion
Global water solutions company Xylem Inc has reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results. The company’s fourth-quarter revenue of $2.4 billion was driven by strong execution. Fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share were up 20% driven by productivity and price.
Key supplier for MBR technology announced by United Utilities’ Enterprise
United Utilities’ Enterprise has agreed a single supplier for a key piece of technology needed to treat wastewater at some of its largest sites.
HydroWing awarded additional 10MW in CfD, advancing world-leading tidal energy project at Morlais
HydroWing Tidal Energy Projects, part of Inyanga Marine Energy Group, has been awarded a further 10MW for its Ynni’r Lleuad Project at Morlais in Wales in yesterday’s announcement of the UK government’s Allocation Round 7a (AR7a) Contracts for Difference (CfD) awards.
Southern Water to triple early careers recruitment in 2026
Southern Water is looking to take on more than 90 graduates and apprentices before the end of 2026 – three times last year’s total.
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South West Water explores new approach to sludge dewatering in UK-first municipal trial
South West Water has hosted the first municipal trial of the Fournier Rotary Press in the UK, assessing its potential to improve sludge dewatering performance and support future biosolids standards. -
Uniwater strengthens its UK presence with acquisition of Hy‑Ram Engineering
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England. -
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd in new collaboration for Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK. -
BactoSense ID cuts wastewater and bathing water bacteria testing from days to minutes
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.
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