The Silvertown Tunnel’s pumping system is reducing the risk of flooding, delays and costly maintenance, while supporting the long-term resilience of London’s transport network, says Ian Ireland, large pumping projects programme manager, Xylem UK.
Affinity Water has made a direct contract award for a water meter data management solution worth an estimated £192,000 (inc VAT).
Wessex Water has awarded multiple contracts for its £multi-million pound AMP8 Design and Build Contractors (Minor Works) Framework - the contract was tendered in 2024 via the Achilles UVDB qualification system.
Work on the third phase of a £16 million project to upgrade a strategic rising sewer main carrying waste water from Renfrew for treatment in Glasgow is getting underway.
United Utilities is progressing a number of multi-million pound AMP8 projects, including seven projects to boost water quality around the Eden Valley which are due to start this month.
Pennon Group has announced the appointment of Keith Haslett, currently the CEO of Affinity Water, as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director.
The Drinking Water Inspectorate has announced that a court summons has been issued to South West Water for prosecution for potential offences under section 70(1) of the Water Industry Act 1991.
Over £10 million in water company fines has been channelled through the Water Restoration Fund into cleanup projects to repair the damage done by sewage, benefitting communities and the environment which have been harmed by rule breaking.
Severn Trent Water has awarded an AMP8 contract for AMI meters for itself and sister company Hafren Dyfrdwy Cyfyngedig - the contract had an estimated value put at £200 million when it went out to tender in October 2024.
South East Water has completed the first project in its £1.2 billion AMP8 business plan - the most ambitious plan the water company has ever created.
bNovate has launched BactoCloud, a secure cloud-based platform that connects and manages its BactoSense instruments, enabling real-time monitoring and optimization of microbial water quality.
Amiblu, a global leader in Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) pipe systems for wastewater, stormwater, drinking water, irrigation, hydropower, and industrial applications, has announced the appointment of Martyn Turton as its Sales Director for the UK & Ireland, driving strategic market development in the infrastructure and water sectors, effective immediately.
As a project manager at Metasphere, a Grundfos-owned remote telemetry company at the cutting edge of innovation, Fey McHarg, has witnessed firsthand how the intelligent harnessing of data, specifically through the data-as-a-service model, is fundamentally reshaping and revolutionising the water sector.

Attendees at next month’s National Civils Show, Floodex, National Drainage Show and Waterways Management on 26th and 27th November are set to benefit from an expert speaker line-up and the opportunity to visit a wide range of exhibitors all co-located in one place at Excel, London, one of the UK’s leading international exhibition and convention centres.