Yorkshire Water and Morrison Water Services achieve first drinking water main spray lining in AMP7
Morrison Water Services, a part of M Group Services’ Water Division, is working in partnership with Yorkshire Water to deliver a drinking water spray lining programme, believed to be the first of its kind across the water sector in AMP7.
Spring Accelerator announces first water challenge winners - carbon-reducing solutions from three major innovators
Emission-cutting innovations from three global technology leaders are being accelerated through the UK water sector, thanks to new collaborative platform Spring.
Yorkshire Water and partners launch fibre in water pilot project
Yorkshire Water and its partners have formally launched a pilot in South Yorkshire to explore the potential for the UK's water networks to be used as a conduit for delivering high-speed broadband to homes and businesses.
Yorkshire Water to install 35,000 Technolog sewer alarms across Yorkshire to reduce sewer flooding
Yorkshire Water has begun a project to reduce the risk and impact of sewer flooding in homes and the local environment - the water company will be installing 35,000 Technolog customer sewer alarms at properties across Yorkshire.
Scottish Water to invest £100m to expand intelligent asset base following wastewater technology trials
Scottish Water is in the early stages of investing up to £100 million over the next five years in its intelligent asset base which is designed to use new technology to monitor sewage pipes.
Yorkshire Water gets government funding for Fibre in Water investigations
Yorkshire Water and partners have received a Government grant to kickstart the fibre in water market within the UK.
Yorkshire partnership to deliver £28m investment to tackle water leakage in region's major towns and cities
Yorkshire Water will partner with Hydraulic Analysis and Morrisons Water Services as part of a programme to deliver a £28 million investment to help meet its target of halving leakage by 2050.
How tech is helping water utilities answer the big four sustainability challenges
In an Expert Focus article for WaterBriefing, Greg Moyle, Head of Energy at SAP UK & Ireland explains how tech is helping water utilities answer the big four sustainability challenges.
Anglian Water opts for Ovarro cloud based technology to detect rising main sewer bursts
Anglian Water has become the first utility to adopt new cloud-based technology to detect rising main sewer bursts.
Modelling pollution risk from wastewater pumping stations enables water companies to target maintenance resources at high risk sites
A new study by Dr Atai Winkler of PAM Analytics shows how modelling the risk of pollution from wastewater pumping station sites using alarm data and asset maintenance data can help identify sites with high risks of pollution so that maintenance resources can be targeted to these sites.
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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.” -
King’s Award for Enterprise shows ERG moving forward with growth in UK and Asia
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 ORAI system shortlisted for three categories at the British Data Awards 2026
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.
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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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