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Tuesday, February 18, 2025

LATEST NEWS

South East Water requests referral of its Final Determination to the CMA

South East Water has announced today (18 February 2025) that it has asked Ofwat to refer its PR24 Final Determination to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for review.  SES said the PR24 Business plan remains the company’s most ambitious...

ECITB Census reveals water sector employers expecting above average workforce increases compared to wider engineering construction sectors

Figures published today (18 February) by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board reveals that employers in the water sector are more optimistic than the wider engineering construction industry (ECI) and expect their workforce to increase by 16% in the...

Government says it welcomes the Office for Environmental Protection’s review of the implementation of current Bathing Water Regulations in England

The Government has said it welcomes the Office for Environmental Protection’s (OEP) review of the implementation of the current Bathing Water Regulations in England. The OEP published their report in November 2024, which looked at the effectiveness of the...

New Chief Executive Officer appointed at UK Water Industry Research

UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) has appointed Mike Rose as its new Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. With a career including senior positions in utilities and global consultancy organisations, Rose brings diverse experience to UKWIR. His appointment comes at...

International water leaders share insights during Global Dialogue on Water Reuse

The WateReuse Association (WateReuse) and the International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA) are collaborating on a Global Dialogue on Water Reuse examining the drivers, challenges, and opportunities for accelerating the adoption of water reuse around the world. The organizations...

IBRAN responds to UK flooding crisis with gravel grid solutions

As extreme weather events like Storm Bert and Storm Darragh increasingly disrupt communities across the UK, IBRAN, a UK-based company manufacturing sustainable surfacing products, has addressed the urgent need for scalable and effective flood management solutions. Storm Bert, a late...

Shirel Stedman to lead new environmental services at PJA

PJA, the transport, engineering and placemaking consultancy says it has expanded its offer to include environmental services, complementing its existing business. Shirel Stedman has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director to advise the company as it strengthens its water resources...

Thames Water requests referral of Final Determination to the Competition and Markets Authority for redetermination

Thames Water Utilities Limited has asked Ofwat to refer its Final Determination to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for a redetermination. The Board of the UK’s largest water and wastewater services company said it made a unanimous decision after...

Eight more water companies to be quizzed by MPs as part EFRA’s inquiry

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) has announced the schedule for its upcoming evidence sessions with water companies, as part of its ‘reforming the water sector’ inquiry. The CEOs and CFOs of eight water companies will be quizzed...

Ovarro’s SCOPE provides telemetry for Uisce Éireann 

Major reform of water services in the Republic of Ireland includes implementation of a centralised telemetry system that will help manage thousands of assets, writes Alan Cunningham, software delivery manager at Ovarro. Uisce Éireann (formerly Irish Water) is undertaking major...

Northumbrian Water installs new storm tank to protect water quality in the Cassop Vale

A new storm tank has been installed at a County Durham sewage treatment works (STW) to help protect water quality in the Cassop Vale. Northumbrian Water has invested £1.3m in the project, which saw disused tanks at its site in...

Second cohort of the IWA-Grundfos Youth Action for SDG6 Fellowship announced

The International Water Association (IWA) and Grundfos have unveiled the second cohort of the IWA-Grundfos Youth Action for SDG6 Fellowship, comprising 14 exceptional young water professionals (YWPs) from diverse backgrounds. The organisations said this initiative underscores the joint commitment...

Scotmas secures £2.2 million investment led by Maven to drive innovation in water disinfection technology

Scottish Borders-based, Scotmas, has secured £2.2 million in equity funding to support its international expansion plans. Scotmas is a second-generation family-owned water treatment and disinfection firm based in Kelso in the Scottish Borders that employs 50 staff. Its core technology...

Severn Trent named as one of the Top 50 Best Places to work in the UK

Severn Trent has been named a winner of Glassdoor’s annual Employees’ Choice Awards, honouring the Best Places to Work 2025. The Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Awards are based on the input of employees who voluntarily provide anonymous feedback on Glassdoor by...

Clancy awarded contract to deliver roll out of smart meters for Affinity Water 

Clancy has been appointed by Affinity Water as a delivery partner to support the water company’s roll out of smart meters across areas of London, and the east and south east of England through the AMP8 regulatory period. Together with...

Veolia UK re-signs Armed Forces Covenant, and retains Gold status in the Defence Employers Recognition Scheme

Veolia, has demonstrated its ongoing commitment to the Armed Forces by re-signing the Corporate Covenant. The recent signing ceremony, which took place at the Ministry of Defence in Whitehall, was attended by Gavin Graveson, Veolia UK and Ireland Chief...

5 million litres of fats, oil & grease saved from Anglian Water’s sewers

Anglian Water and Environmental Compliance and Services (ECAS) save East of England’s sewers from five million litres of fat helping to prevent flooding in the region Anglian Water recently reached a significant milestone in its work with food services establishments...

Scottish Water invests £485,000 in West Dunbartonshire solar project

A Scottish Water drinking water tank which helps distribute clean water to residents across West Dunbartonshire is now significantly greener thanks to 548 solar panels which have been installed on top of it. The £485,000 scheme, based at a distribution...

Testing and training facilities revamped at National Lift Tower

A leading Training and Research Centre located in the world’s tallest drainage testing installation, The National Lift Tower, in Northampton, has undergone a major refurbishment in a bid to improve and enhance the state-of-the-art facility. The Training and Research Centre...

Ofwat to investigate Thames Water on delayed environmental schemes

Ofwat has announced that it is opening an enforcement case into Thames Water to investigate whether its delayed delivery of environmental improvement schemes has meant that the company has breached its obligations.   Thames Water committed to deliver 812 schemes as...

Sir James Bevan joins Glas Cymru Board as Non-Executive Director

Glas Cymru, the not-for-profit company which owns Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, has announced the appointment of Sir James Bevan as a Non-Executive Director to its Board. Sir James brings a significant breadth of expertise to support Welsh Water’s delivery of...

Nature can play major role in improving resilience to flooding and coastal erosion, updated research from Environment Agency underlines

The Environment Agency has published a new Working with Natural Processes Evidence Directory, updating the internationally recognised product first released in 2017.   Informed by significant scientific research including more than 700 papers, the directory summarises the latest evidence for 17...

Suprafilt names next Managing Director

Suprafilt has announced its next Managing Director – who joined the business to help with filing more than 20 years ago and never left. Operations director Hannah Nolan has been named as Managing Director designate, a role that will see...

Better informed decisions make for better infrastructure outcomes, says Gregg Herrin, VP of Water Infrastructure, Bentley Systems

In this Water Vlog, Water Magazine's Editor Phil Alsop talks with Gregg Herrin, Vice President of Water Infrastructure at Bentley Systems. Gregg discusses the company’s ongoing focus on the importance of developing open data ecosystems – covering the recent Cesium acquisition...

GF Piping Systems and Gradiant partner up to drive innovation for sustainable water treatment

GF Piping Systems, a leading flow solutions provider, and Gradiant, a global leader in advanced water and wastewater treatment, have formed a strategic partnership, sealed with the symbolic hand-over of the 100th produced IR-63 M unit – GF’s state-of-the-art...

Avove appointed to deliver Yorkshire Water’s Developer Services AMP8 Framework

Infrastructure and engineering company Avove has been appointed to deliver Yorkshire Water's Developer Services during the AMP8 period 2025-2029.  After a robust procurement process, Avove has been appointed as the delivery partner for Yorkshire Water's Developer Services for the next...

Southern Water awards £550m in wastewater removal contracts

Southern Water awarded contracts to nine companies across thirteen new contracts to boost its wastewater removal performance and operational resilience across its region. The framework encompasses key services, including Wastewater Reactive and Planned Tankering, Grit and Screening Recycling, General Waste...

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