National Highways has selected HerrenKnecht to build the massive tunnel boring machine that will dig the UK’s longest road tunnel for the Lower Thames Crossing - at 16.4 metres in diameter the machine will be the largest ever used in Europe, and the third largest ever in the world.
Yorkshire Water has gone out to tender with an AMP8 contract for water mains pipeline renewal in Sheffield with a total estimated value of approximately £17.2 million including VAT.
United Utilities has gone out to tender with an AMP8 contract for the supply, delivery and installation of water municipal screens, spares and associated equipment with an estimated total value of £80.6 million including VAT.
Scottish Water has awarded two major strategic contracts to BT Business and Accenture – BT Business has been awarded the contract for Networks and Security Services and Accenture has been appointed to deliver Applications Management Services.
Thames Water has gone out to tender with a major AMP8 framework for sewer rehabilitation including CCTV and cleaning with a total estimated value of c £228 million including VAT.
Severn Trent Water is preparing to launch a pre-market engagement notice to initiate early engagement with the supply chain for a new generation of capital delivery frameworks, representing up to £25 billion of investment over the next 8–15 years across the Midlands.
Yorkshire Water has gone out to tender with an AMP8 contract to inform the development of a procurement strategy for the provision of diffuser system services across its wastewater treatment asset portfolio with an estimated value of c £9.273 million including VAT.
Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, has been awarded a three-year extension to its existing Managed Service Provider (MSP) contract with United Utilities.
Kier has secured two more Stage 1 Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) contracts with Southern Water under the water company’s £3.1 billion Strategic Delivery Partner framework for AMP8, continuing its role in delivering major water infrastructure upgrades across East Sussex and Brighton.
Northumbrian Water has awarded an AMP8 contract for Nereda Technology with a total value of £840,000 including VAT to Haskoning UK.
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 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 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.
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.