Stephen Timms MP, Chair of the House of Commons Work & Pensions Committee, has written to the Trustees of the Water Companies Pension Scheme to raise concerns about its decision to pay a £12 million scheme surplus to an employer, Bristol Water, instead of using the surplus to boost members’ pensions.
South West Water owners Pennon Group is planning to use the £3.7 billion net cash proceeds from the sale of waste company Viridor to fund water sector acquisitions, according to its latest trading update.
The merger between South West Water and Bournemouth Water has been referred for an in-depth phase 2 investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
City analysts said they still expect takeover deals in the utilities sector despite the current regulatory review in the water sector, according to the London Evening Standard (LES).
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.