Conference held to address utility skills gap
Energy & Utility Skills’ inaugural Conference was held last week to help unite employers in addressing the widening skills gap in the energy and utilities industry, with 180,000 new people in the sector reportedly needed by 2025.
68% of companies see water as substantial risk to business, CDP reports
There is a sharp rise in company reports of detrimental impacts from drought and other water-related issues, yet little change in the number of companies with board level oversight of water strategies.
CDP to launch Water Disclosure 2012 global report
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Global Water Forum will launch the release of the CDP Water Disclosure 2012 global report and corporate responses at an event in New York next week.
Wet summers linked to ocean warming
This year's dismal UK summer could be part of a run of poor summers caused by a major warming of the North Atlantic Ocean that occurred back in the 1990s, according to new research.
Decline in drinking water quality in NI
The latest report by the Drinking Water Inspectorate in Northern Ireland has revealed a marginal fall in compliance levels.
London Assembly flags up pressures on the city's water supplies
A new London Assembly report being published today sets out a range of measures to help London manage its limited water supplies more effectively and avoid drought restrictions in the future.
Industry unites in call for action to avoid UK “infrastructure crunch”
Leading engineering and construction bodies have united behind a call for action to avoid a future ‘infrastructure crunch’ in the UK.
Government sets up new infrastructure Forum
Treasury chief secretary Danny Alexander has announced that the Government is to establish a joint industry group to advise on the delivery of its National Infrastructure Plan.
WSP calls for bigger picture thinking on future cities
Engineering consultancy WSP has today (19th September) launched its Future Cities campaign, calling for the UK to think bigger about urban development for the future.
European Environment Agency maps look at city vulnerability to climate change
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published a series of detailed interactive maps to give an overall impression of the challenge for European cities to adapt to climate change, allowing users to explore data from more than 500 cities across Europe.
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Albion Water appoints new Director of Business Development
Albion Water, the first NAV (New Appointment & Variation) to have been established in1999 and now under the ownership of SDS Water Group, has appointed Andy Holland as its new Director of Business Development. -
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.
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