Veolia wins Water Treatment Facility contract for Shell Canada
Veolia has been awarded the contract by Shell Canada to design and supply a water treatment facility to recycle the water used for steam generation at Shell's Carmon Creek heavy oil project in Alberta, Canada.
Scottish Water awards six year £700 million framework contracts
Scottish Water has announced its water and waste water infrastructure alliance partners for the forthcoming Quality & Standards IV (Q & S IV) 2015-21 investment period.
Veolia wins €925 million utilities contract with Swiss pharmaceutical giant
Swiss pharmaceutical group Novartis has contracted Veolia to manage its industrial utilities and product support and facility services at fifteen of its largest sites in Europe.
Revised official data adds to signs of recovering construction sector
Rather than contracting 0.3%, as initially thought, the construction industry grew 0.2% in the final quarter of last year, according the latest estimates from the Office for National Statistics. Output jumped 2.0% in December.
Elster wins £3m Northern Ireland Water metering contract
Elster Water Metering Ltd has won a £3 million contract to provide Northern Ireland Water with water meters and meter reading equipment.
Northern Ireland Water awards £260m-plus Capital Delivery Framework contracts
Northern Ireland Water has awarded its Capital Delivery Framework contracts with a total value of £268.5 million.
Work starts on £50m Leeds flood alleviation scheme
BAM Nuttall Limited has been awarded the initial phase of the£50 million flood defence scheme for Leeds.
UK infrastructure contractors expect orders to pick up in next twelve months
A majority of the UK's infrastructure contractors are expecting workloads to increase during the next 12 months - but sound a note of caution regarding growth in the UK’s civil engineering sector.
UK construction sector sees near–record upturn across all sub-sectors
The UK construction industry opened 2014 with its best month for almost six-and-a-half years, according to PMI™ data for January – with house building, commercial activity and civil engineering all see near-record growth rates.
Increased workload - specialist contractors report growing optimism
The outlook for the specialist sector is increasingly positive according to the latest NSCC State of Trade Survey, which shows a record high of 60% of respondents are anticipating an increased workload for the upcoming year.
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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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Southern Water showcases last footage inside Yew Hill Reservoir before filling
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