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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
LATEST NEWS
Environmental News
NRW publishes interim State of Natural Resources Report
Urgent and collective action is needed now if Wales is to redress the balance between the degradation and protection of its natural resources given the nature, climate, and pollution emergencies it now faces.
This is the call from experts at...
Government, Policy & Regulation
AdBlue manufacturer Brooke Additives blames sacked employee for river pollution
AdBlue manufacturer, Brooke Additives, was fined £3,600 after pollution from its Weston-super-Mare site killed 345 fish.
Last week the company, Brooke Additives Ltd of the Rolston Farm Business Park, Weston-super-Mare, was fined £3,600 after admitting a charge relating to the...
Industry News
Barhale appointed to Yorkshire Water’s AMP8 Complex Non-Infrastructure Framework
Barhale has secured its place on Yorkshire Water’s Complex Non-Infrastructure Framework to support delivery of the water company’s capital investment programme through the forthcoming Asset Management Plan 8 (AMP8) period from April 2025 to 2030.
The civil engineering, infrastructure and...
Mergers & Acquisitions
Watersprint AB acquires Acuva Technologies’ assets
Watersprint AB, a leading provider of cutting-edge UVC LED water disinfection technology, has announced the acquisition of all assets of Acuva Technologies, including intellectual property, following the recent bankruptcy of Acuva.
Acuva Technologies, a Canadian company known for the...
Appointments
AEMT grows team with Membership Engagement Manager appointment
The Association of Electrical & Mechanical Trades (AEMT) has announced the appointment of Scott Haslam to the role of Membership Engagement Manager as part of its continuing expansion.
Scott brings a wealth of experience in building strong relationships and driving...
Water Company News
January start for new phase of Exmoor supply boost
The final phase of a £850,000 improvement to water supply on the edge of Exmoor will get under way in January after project chiefs and the local community worked together to agree a plan to minimise its impact.
Wessex Water...
Water Company News
Yorkshire Water appoints partners to £850m complex non-infrastructure framework for 2025 – 2030
Yorkshire Water has appointed seven contract partners to its new complex non-infrastructure works framework, worth £850m, which covers the 2025 – 2030 delivery period (AMP8).
The partners have been selected across the framework to deliver on the utility’s increased investment...
Water Company News
Barking up the right tree – another first in phosphorus removal for United Utilities
United Utilities has become the first water company in the UK to adopt an innovative plant-based method of phosphorus removal.
Excess phosphorus remains the most common cause of water quality failure in England and Wales, with ever-tightening regulatory targets driving...
Water Company News
Environmental project underway to protect the North Tyne
Work has started to install a storm water storage tank in a Northumberland sewage treatment works to help to protect and improve water quality in the River North Tyne.
Northumbrian Water is investing £2.5m in the upgrades at its site...
Industry News
Barhale completes Phase One Victoria Station water network upgrade – strengthening London water supply
The upgrade of more than a kilometre of Victorian water main running beneath one of London’s busiest neighbourhoods – the streets around Victoria Station – has been successfully completed, reducing the risk of leakage and bursts.
Civil engineering, infrastructure and...
Water Company News
Anglian Water’s @one Alliance continues to make positive progress in Milton Keynes
Anglian Water’s @one Alliance has passed the halfway point on major upgrade work at its Water Recycling Centre (WRC) in Milton Keynes, to help protect local rivers, communities and improve water quality for years to come.
In 2023, the water...
Awards, Charity & Funding
South East Water earns prestigious gold membership in The 5% Club
South East Water has been awarded gold accredited membership as part of The 5% Club’s esteemed 2024-25 Employer Audit Scheme, placing the company among the leading employers in workplace learning.
This accolade recognises its unwavering commitment to empowering its employees...
Environmental News
Quharity Burn returned to natural state to boost biodiversity and local flood resilience
A 500-metre stretch of the Quharity Burn has been restored to return the river to its historical course using nature-based solutions implemented on the Kinnordy Estate near Angus, Scotland.
Funded by NatureScot’s Nature Restoration Fund, the design phase of the...
Water Company News
Guildford’s new water pipeline passes halfway mark as part of Thames Water’s £93.1m network boost
Thames Water has confirmed that over half of Guildford's new water transfer pipe is in place, with 5.8km installed to date.
In total the company is laying circa 9km between Pewley Reservoir in west Guildford to Netley Mill water...
Mergers & Acquisitions
DPS Group acquires Oasis Software Solutions (OSS), a specialist systems integrator delivering DCS, PLC & SCADA solutions to process industries
Oasis Software Solutions (OSS), a specialist systems integrator delivering DCS, PLC & SCADA solutions to process industries, has been acquired by the DPS Group (part of RSE).
Based in Monmouth, Wales, OSS has extensive experience in the water industry. As...
Environmental News
Using nature-based solutions to support water quality improvements in Pembrokeshire
A Natural Resources Wales (NRW) project on the Western Cleddau river in Pembrokeshire is harnessing the power of trees to reduce nutrient pollution and improve water quality.
Approximately 6,500 trees have been planted along the banks of the river near...
Industry News
30-year milestone For chopper pump manufacturer Landia UK
Landia UK is marking its 30th anniversary of business. Set up in 1994 as a subsidiary of Landia A/S in Denmark (established 1933), the UK company began as a humble, two-person operation with Liz Robinson, and the late Hugh...
Water Company News
United Utilities announces local construction partners to help deliver record investment proposals
United Utilities has announced that 30 construction firms based, or with operations in the North West are set to benefit from the region’s largest proposed investment in water and wastewater infrastructure for more than a century.
As it awaits approval...
Awards, Charity & Funding
WaterEquity announces $100M in financing available for water and sanitation infrastructure
WaterEquity, a global asset manager dedicated to mobilizing private investment for the water and sanitation sector, has raised more than $100 million for its latest investment fund, the Water & Climate Resilience Fund (the “Fund”).
Now accepting applications for...
Industry News
Binnies awarded place on United Utilities’ network modelling framework for AMP8
Binnies, a leading water and environmental engineering whole life cycle services provider, has been awarded a position on United Utilities’ AMP8 network modelling framework.
This critical framework will support United Utilities in delivering essential services across the North West...
Environmental News
Humber defences project reaches new milestone
The Environment Agency’s £29m Stallingborough 3 sea defence improvements project between Immingham and Grimsby has reached a significant milestone.
90,000 tonnes of rock amour protecting the existing revetment over a 3km length has been placed by framework contractors Jackson’s Civil...
Water Company News
Ballyronan to benefit from new £5m Wastewater Treatment Works
NI Water has announced the completion of a £5m programme of work to provide Ballyronan with a modern new wastewater treatment facility.
The existing treatment works, which was constructed in the 1970s off the Shore Road in Ballyronan, remained in...
Industry News
Celebrating a successful two-year partnership between Industrial Valves and Duvalco
Two years ago, Duvalco acquired Industrial Valves from the Ham Baker Group’s receivership, marking the beginning of a new partnership in the UK’s water and wastewater industries. Since then, Industrial Valves and the Industrial Penstocks and Coplastix brands have...
Water Company News
Southern Water awards four new contracts valued at £540 million
Southern Water has awarded contracts to three companies across four new contracts to boost wastewater network performance across the South East region.
The total value of the combined contracts is approximately £540m and is in preparation for the upcoming 2025-30...
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