IET conference to focus on key control and automation engineering challenges in AMP6
The Institution of Engineering and Technology has announced details of its forthcoming keynote conference for the water sector Water:Process Control & Automation.
Sensors Group workshop to examine role of Big Data in UK water sector
The Sensors for Water Interest Group is holding a workshop next month with a specific focus on the growing use and potential application of Big Data in the UK water sector.
UK industry guaranteed central role in tidal lagoon turbine production
British industrial components and expertise will be at the heart of tidal lagoon turbine production following the appointment of General Electric and Andritz Hydro as preferred bidders to the £1 billion Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon infrastructure project.
NEC food waste powers Severn Trent Coleshill AD plant
The NEC has become one of the first local businesses to send its food waste to Severn Trent Green Power’s £13 million food waste anaerobic digestion (AD) plant at its Coleshill sewage treatment works.
Thames Water trials £3.2m underground water storage scheme
In the most advanced scheme of its type in the UK, Thames Water is using an innovative water storage technique from the Middle East and America to help the water-stressed south-east England.
Yorkshire Water trials innovative sewer pipe lining technology
Yorkshire Water has undertaken the UK’s first trials of an innovative technology for lining sewer pipes.
Plans unveiled for major expansion of UK tidal lagoon power
Tidal Lagoon Power Ltd will today take a first significant step towards the delivery of full-scale tidal lagoon infrastructure in the UK with the submission of an Environmental Impact Assessment scoping report for a tidal lagoon between Cardiff and Newport.
'CableFish' innovation to cut cost of marine energy installation by 75%
UK innovator, North Sea Systems, has successfully completed the first full scale trial of its novel CableFish, which was put through its paces at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in the turbulent waters around Orkney- the new installation device could cost 75% less than current mechanisms used by the industry.
KPMG : UK tech sector outperformed wider UK economy in Q4 2014
The UK tech sector enjoyed robust growth in the last quarter of 2014, avoiding the slowdown seen across the wider UK economy, according to the latest KPMG/Markit Tech Monitor UK survey.
Ordnance Survey to launch world-leading digital map as open data - inc water
Ordnance Survey has announced it will launch a world-leading digital map as open data, including Open Water Network - a generalised network product covering Great Britain’s rivers and will provide the ability to carry out some basic network analytics.
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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
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