Digital tool developed by Atkins & Thames Water looks set to save the utility £millions
An idea incubated by a team from Atkins and Thames Water looks set to save the utility firm millions of pounds in general maintenance and regulatory upgrade costs.
Defra tenders £3m Data Sharing Platform contract
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has gone out to tender with a contract for a Data Sharing Platform to support the European Union’s Spatial Data Infrastructure which is worth an estimated £3 million.
PwC uses spatial data analysis for Tbilisi masterplan
Consulting company PwC has prepared a detailed development masterplan using spatial data analysis for the Tbilisi Sea area of the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi.
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Webinar to explore moving indirect potable water reuse to full implementation
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. -
Kohtari CEO says joined-up water intelligence needed to predict, not just react - not more data
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. -
IED compliance – using automated sliding floodgates to support secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites
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. -
Making storm overflow data make Sense – Metasphere launches dedicated monitoring device
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.”
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Scottish Water completes £235m investment in two-way connection between drinking water networks
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply. -
United Utilities accelerates investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across Northwest
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest. -
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