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LATEST NEWS

Appointments & People

Becky Wood appointed as Chief Executive Officer of NISTA

The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) has announced the appointment of Becky Wood as its new Chief Executive Officer. Last October, Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones announced plans to create a new National Infrastructure and Service...

Appointments & People

Mike Davis to stand down as Dŵr Cymru’s Chief Finance Officer

Dŵr Cymru, the not-for-profit water utility, has announced that Mike Davis is standing down from his role as Chief Finance Officer (CFO) and Executive Director on the Board, with effect from 30th June 2025 after over 20 years with...

Water Company News

Development consent granted for Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation Project

The Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP, has granted development consent for Anglian Water’s Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation Project (CWWTPR). In March 2019, funding was...

Mergers & Acquisitions

M Group makes transformative move into the technology solutions market by acquiring Telent

M Group has announced the acquisition of Telent, a leading provider of operational technology and digital solutions for critical national infrastructure across the UK and Ireland. M Group said the move will make it better placed to tackle the evolving...

Water Company News

From waste to wings: The future of algae-based aviation fuel

Work has started on a world-first project which will see poo turned into fuel for aircraft. A team of research experts from Northumbrian Water are currently developing the ground-breaking project, which will transform algae grown in domestic sewage into sustainable...

Awards, Charity & Funding

Severn Trent becomes first UK water company to achieve Carbon Trust Route to Net Zero certification

In an industry first, Severn Trent has been recognised by global climate change consultancy, the Carbon Trust for its work to reduce its carbon impact. Severn Trent has received the Advancing level certificate from the Carbon Trust, a part of...

Market Analysis & Research

Kongsberg Discovery on board with One Ocean Expedition for ambitious, year-long research voyage

Kongsberg Discovery has helped transform the 111-year-old, three-masted sailing ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl into a state-of-the-art research vessel for the One Ocean Expedition, recently departed from Bergen, Norway, on 11 April. The almost 100-metre-long vessel, Norway’s largest sailing ship, has been...

Market Analysis & Research

Report reveals more than a quarter of adults in England have considered withholding water bill payments as a result of recent sewage scandals

A new report from Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) has revealed that more than a quarter of adults in England have considered not paying their water bill as a result of recent sewage scandals and reports of financial mismanagement within...

Product News

Steinzeug-Keramo expands to the UK with launch of KERA vitrified clay pipes and fittings

Steinzeug-Keramo, a leading European manufacturer for wastewater infrastructure, has announced the launch of its high-quality KERA vitrified clay pipes and fittings into the UK market. The company said this significant expansion follows increased demand for more sustainable drainage products as...

Industry News

Institution of Civil Engineers launches ICE Futures: a story-led, interactive careers website

The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has launched ICE Futures, an educational careers website designed to inform and inspire students, helping them understand what civil engineers do and how they shape the world around us. ICE Futures is a...

Event News

Atlas Copco and Pennine Pneumatic Services showcase pathway to net zero with energy efficient solutions at Water Equipment Show

Pennine Pneumatic Services is set to showcase Atlas Copco’s energy efficient blowers and compressors at the Water Equipment Show on 15 May, technology that is supporting the UK water sector’s pathway to net zero. Pennine Pneumatic Services, part of Atlas...

Environmental News

Vodafone and River Severn Partnership trial ‘network-as-a-sensor proposition’ to improve rain forecasting

Vodafone is joining forces with River Severn Partnership Advanced Wireless Innovation Region (RSPAWIR) and Wireless DNA to use its mobile network to provide more accurate rain nowcasting. Nowcasting is the short-term forecast of rainfall, typically over a timeframe ranging...

Water Company News

Anglian Water completes initial smart meter rollout to 1.1m homes

Anglian Water has finished installing its initial rollout of 1.1 million smart meters across its region, in an investment worth £153 million. This milestone, which sees the company hit its AMP7 target ahead of time, means the water company...

Water Company News

NI Water lays foundations for new development in Clogher

Construction work has got underway by NI Water on a new wastewater treatment works (WwTW) in Clogher that will deliver both economic and environmental benefits in the area. The new facility will almost double the design of the existing treatment...

Water Vlogs

Network Plus and Datatecnics partnership helps futureproof UK’s water infrastructure

In this Water Vlog, Kevin Fowlie, Network Plus CEO, and Suhayl Zulfiquar, Datatecnics CEO, discuss the pioneering partnership between the two organisations, set to deliver unprecedented insight into the condition and life expectancy of water companies’ critical mains infrastructure. Network...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Environment Agency proposes new water industry enforcement levy

The Environment Agency is seeking views on a proposed new levy on certain water discharge activities carried out by water companies, designed to fully recover the costs of its enforcement activities. Under 'managing public money' guidance, the EA has a...

Appointments & People

New Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee named, as three board members reappointed

A series of appointments and reappointments have been made to the Board of the Environment Agency. Jon Watts has been appointed as a Non-Executive Board Member, as well as Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee. His appointment began...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Northern Ireland Environment Agency launches 8-week call for evidence to improve knowledge base on impacts on the water environment

The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has launched an 8-week Call for Evidence to improve the knowledge base on impacts on the water environment and to enable a more accurate assessment of the potential pressures and impacts on water...

Water Company News

Severn Trent highlighted as top performer for gender balance in 2025 FTSE Women Leaders Report

Severn Trent has been named as one of the top performing companies in the FTSE100 for female representation at the highest level. The FTSE Women Leaders Report, reviews gender balance across UK private businesses, shows that Severn Trent is joint...

Water Company News

Northumbrian Water is celebrating a record number of applicants to its Apprenticeship Programme

Northumbrian Water launched more than 24 apprenticeship vacancies during National Apprenticeship Week and the response has been unprecedented with more than 1,400 applications to date, almost doubling last year’s figure. Northumbrian Water (NW) has a variety of apprenticeships across the...

Industry News

Innovative wastewater management system deployed for Littleborough flood defence works

Phase 1 of the Environment Agency’s Rochdale and Littleborough Flood Risk Management Scheme is underway in Littleborough, using an innovative ‘rain-ready’ system to handle polluted water created by construction activities. The scheme includes the construction of a flood storage reservoir...

Case Studies

Phosphorus reduction levels exceeded in wastewater trial

The success of a 12-week trial of a filtration technology at a UK wastewater treatment plant shows that the modified system, first developed for the aquatic market, can help sites meet challenging phosphorus consents. The Flocell XFM40 modular filtration system...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Environment Agency launches consultation on cost recovery for water company enforcement activities

The Environment Agency has launched a consultation on cost recovery for water company enforcement activity. The consultation follows the introduction of the Water (Special Measures) Act 2025, which enables the Environment Agency to recover additional costs associated with regulating the...

Market Analysis & Research

Industrial resilience depends on water stewardship strategies, new report reveals

Manufacturers will need to step up their water stewardship strategies to mitigate water scarcity and safeguard the future of the process industries, according to a new report. Experts from NIRAS, one of the largest process industries consultancies in Northern Europe,...

Market Analysis & Research

The utilities sector trails behind in customer service, report finds

New research has revealed that the utilities sector is trailing behind in the customer service experience, after it ranked in seventh place out of 15 industries analysed. The ‘Customer Service Report’, by WhatsApp business communications specialist Esendex, analysed Trustpilot review...

Market Analysis & Research

Europe’s digital water market forecast to double by 2033 as policy and technology drive transformation

Europe’s digital water solutions market, the world’s largest in the sector, is on track to double in size, growing from US$13.7 billion in 2024 to US$27.2 billion by 2033, according to a new report from Bluefield Research. This growth,...

Water Company News

£3.3m investment to reduce storm overflows into the Calder and Hebble Navigation

Yorkshire Water is investing £3.3m at Combs Hill to reduce the number of storm water discharges, following periods of heavy or prolonged rainfall, into a tributary of the Calder and Hebble Navigation canal at Thornhill, nr Wakefield. Contract partners, Morrisons...

Water Company News

Final touches to £2m Sussex wastewater site upgrade

A major improvement scheme at a West Sussex wastewater treatment works is being finalised to protect and enhance the local environment. The project at Handcross, south of Crawley, will boost the quality of treated wastewater leaving the site and entering...

Case Studies

Veolia Water Technologies helps food manufacturer to eliminate hydrogen sulphide in its wastewater treatment

As part of a long-term partnership, Veolia Water Technologies has supplied its Hydrex 6935 chemical solution to solve an emerging issue with hydrogen sulphide in the water treatment system at a food manufacturer’s site. The application of the specially...

Product News

Next generation EnviroHub Control Module launched

EnviroHub, an Atlantic Pumps brand and manufacturer of modular water management systems has launched an upgraded control module that builds on the success of its CM01. EnviroHub is a modular system of HIAB/Forklift portable water treatment units. It is used...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Water industry performance not good enough, says EA’s Jo Nettleton in first ever Chief Regulator’s report

In the Environment Agency's first ever Chief Regulator’s report, Dr Jo Nettleton, who was appointed to the Chief Regulator role in April 2024, has reviewed activities regulated by the Environment Agency in 2023-24. The report, which replaces the Regulating for...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Mineral Products Association calls on NISTA to boost delivery on infrastructure strategy

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has urged the new National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) and HM Treasury to seize the moment to boost delivery of infrastructure. Representing producers of aggregates, asphalt, cement and concrete — materials essential for...

Water Company News

Sewer sealing drives storm overflow reduction work in East Sussex village

Efforts to cut storm overflows in an East Sussex village have been boosted by the sealing of 2km of sewers. Southern Water's Clean Rivers and Seas Task Force has made Fairlight one its priority projects, in rolling out various engineering...