Wastewater solutions specialist Jacopa has reached a landmark agreement with German water technology systems expert Steinhardt GmbH as the sole agent for its wide range of flood and process protection products in the UK and Ireland.
In an Expert Focus article for Waterbriefing, Marc Barone, Managing Director Water, UK & Ireland, AECOM discusses a range of projects in the UK and the USA to contain flooding – including multi-benefit integrated flood protection designs and ways to both store and transport floodwater.
Paul Davies, Global Surface Water Skills Leader, Arup outlines why a radical change in approach is needed to translate stormwater drainage into stormwater management.
Hydro International has received record-breaking orders for more than 100 of its Downstream Defender® advanced vortex separators which are now being used in an ambitious project to clean up Kuala Lumpur’s river system with stormwater technology.
A leading British academic is arguing that without major changes in the structure and behaviour of key institutions in England , including the water companies, the Cabinet Office, Defra,, the Environment Agency and Ofwat, a complete transition to adopting surface water management systems using Green Infrastructure (GI) in England will not happen.
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.”
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise.
Welsh Water’s new artificial intelligence-driven tool, ORAI, has been shortlisted for three categories at the prestigious British Data Awards 2026 – underscoring the company’s commitment to using cutting-edge technology to deliver better outcome for customers.
Barhale has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent.