United Utilities plans £60m upgrade for Ellesmere Port WwTW
United Utilities is planning to carry out a £60 million development to upgrade and increase the capacity of the Ellesmere Port’s wastewater treatment works near the M53 in Cheshire.
NAO warns charges for PFI contracts to cost taxpayer £199bn to 2040
A new report from the National Audit Office on the Private Finance Initiative says that future annual charges for operational PFI contracts which continue until the 2040s amount to £199 billion, even if no new deals are entered into,
Gove warns water companies could face new law on tax havens
Environment secretary Michael Gove has warned that water companies must start to behave “in a responsible fashion” or face regulation on the use of offshore tax havens.
Mott Mac to collaborate with China Gezhouba International Engineering Corporation
Global engineering, management and development consultancy Mott MacDonald has signed global strategic collaboration and framework agreements with China Gezhouba International Engineering Corporation - the main contractor on the 22,500MW China Three Gorges hydropower plant.
MWH integration: Stantec becomes major infrastructure player in UK
Stantec, the leading global infrastructure design and delivery firm has announced the full integration of MWH UK and MWH Treatment into the business.
Water sector expert warns “outlook for underperforming companies is bleak”
Richard Khaldi, water sector expert at PA Consulting Group is warning that the outlook for underperforming companies is bleak in the 2019 Price Review which will set limits on the prices that customers will pay for water between 2020 and 2025.
Ofwat sets toughest-ever leakage reduction target and record low cost of capital for 2019 Price Review
Water sector regulator Ofwat has published the final methodology for its forthcoming Price Review in 2019 which will set limits on the prices that customers will pay for water between 2020 and 2025.
Brexit: ACE warns lack of skilled EU staff could see major infra firms move jobs out of UK
The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), is warning that large infrastructure firms will consider moving jobs from the UK if access to skilled EU nationals not maintained.
Risk-averse UK infrastructure could restrict digital growth opportunities
A new report by Atkins, has found that a risk adverse culture within the infrastructure sector and a lack of certainty about which new technologies to invest in could cost the UK millions of pounds in efficiency savings and restrict the ability of its businesses to capitalise on the global digital revolution.
Severn Trent trials innovative satellite leakage technologies
Severn Trent is trialling satellite technologies to detect leakage from space – the water company is already using drones to spot leaks from the air.