Environment Agency approves Lower Tidal River Arun flood risk strategy
Environment Agency Directors have formally approved the Lower Tidal River Arun strategy which sets out recommendations for managing flood risk in the Arun Valley, from Pallingham Weir to Littlehampton and Ford.
Major report identifies ways to improve Wales’ resilience to coastal flooding
A major new report published by Natural Resources Wales is making 47 recommendations to improve Wales’ resilience to coastal flooding in the future.
New Knowledge Transfer Partnership to develop enhanced flood modelling techniques
JBA and Lancaster University’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics have joined forces to create a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) to develop enhanced flood modelling techniques.
Construction work starts on £50m Leeds flood defence scheme
Construction work has started on a major new £50 million flood defence scheme in Leeds, which will protect hundreds of homes and businesses.
Munich Re says flood events in 2013 highlight positive effect of defence measures
Leading global insurance group Munich Re says that flood events in 2013 have highlighted the positive effect of defence measures.
Welsh Assembly provides extra £3.7m to protect Borth from flooding
The Welsh Assembly has announced it will provide over £3.7 million to help protect homes and businesses in Ceredigion that are at risk of flooding and coastal erosion.
Flood protection restored to 115,000 homes
The Environment Agency has said that flood protection has been restored to 115,000 homes with 350 damaged flood risk management assets already repaired following winter flood and storm damage.
Balfour Beatty starts work on £73m coastal protection schemes
Balfour Beatty has started work on one of the largest coastal defence schemes in the UK which will protect over 12,000 homes and businesses from the risk of coastal flooding.
London Assembly -"revive rivers to reduce flood risk in London"
The London Assembly Environment Committee has published a summary of the flood risks facing the capital.
Environment Agency starts dredging on River Parrett in Somerset
The Environment Agency has begun dredging of one of the major rivers in the Somerset Moors and Levels.
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Ledbury engineering firm strengthens senior team as demand for water process systems grows
PureTec Separations, the Ledbury-based water treatment engineering firm, has appointed Dan Norman as its new Sales Manager – Water Process Systems, supporting the company’s continued growth in the UK and international markets. -
BactoCloud platform for bNovate’s BactoSense instruments brings new understanding of water quality
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 appoints Martyn Turton as Sales Director UK & Ireland to accelerate GRP pipe systems adoption in UK
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. -
Data services on track to futureproof water management
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.
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