A new meta-study on the service lifetimes of plastic pipes for pressure and non-pressure applications has confirmed through independent findings that safe service lifetimes can be expected to be well above 100 years.

NI Water is set to reduce its carbon footprint after becoming one of the first public sector organisations to install a state-of-the-art battery energy storage system.

Scottish Water is using sniffer dogs to help find leaking water mains in some rural areas in Scotland - the dogs have recently successfully identified hard to find hidden leaks with the discovery of 21 suspected leaks in the Borders and East Lothian.

Paul Hartley, chief commercial officer at Ovarro, explains why water companies getting on the front foot with leakage targets and technology investment now will be in a strong position going into AMP8.

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have designed a novel sustainable hydrogel to remove microplastics from water - the material has a unique intertwined polymer network that can bind the contaminants and degrade them using UV light irradiation.

Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, has made significant time and efficiency savings for its customers - a successful trial using new concrete sensor technology is benefitting major projects in water, road and rail.