Southern Water has recorded a record breaking year for finding and fixing leaks – thanks to new technology on the streets and in the control room.
Thames Water has awarded a contract to develop an innovative ‘no dig leak repair' technology solution worth an estimated £4.5 million.
Southern Water has become the first UK water company to use a special gel which fixes leaking sewer pipes without the need to dig holes.
Thames Water is seeking supply chain input on a no dig leak repair innovation project opportunity ahead of potentially issuing a formal contract notice in March next year.
Northumbrian Water has successfully trialled a brand-new invention in Newcastle that will allow water pipes to ‘self-heal’ without the need for digging or excavation.
UK water companies are invited to join an upcoming webinar which will explore how the sector can take indirect potable reuse (IPR) from concept to full-scale operational reality.
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react.
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.
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.”