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Government, Policy & Regulation
Government Ministers receiving regular updates on South West Water’s Boil Water Notice
Government Ministers are receiving regular updates on the situation in Devon following the detection of cryptosporidium in water supplies.
Ministers are meeting with senior representatives from South West Water and the local authority to ensure every step is taken...
Water Company News
Traces of cryptosporidium detected in water supplies in Devon
South West Water has advised customers in parts of Devon to boil their drinking water before consuming following new test results for cryptosporidium.
Small traces of the organism were identified in the early hours of Wednesday 15th May. The water...
Appointments
United Utilities appoints Clare Hayward as an Independent Non-Executive Director
United Utilities Group PLC has announced the appointment of Clare Hayward as an independent non-executive director. On appointment, Clare will become a member of the Nomination Committee and the ESG Committee.
Having chaired both the NP11 group of northern local...
Industry News
New screens firmly in place as SPIRAC and MWH Treatment fight back the storms
At a crucial stage of a £43M upgrade, including a critical inlet screen and screen handling replacement, the last thing a contractor would want is for not one, not two, but three back-to-back storm events.
Yet for one leading solution...
Awards, Charity & Funding
Polypipe Building Services achieves international sustainability standard
Polypipe Building Services has achieved the BES6001 international sustainability standard for its commercial drainage systems.
The standard is designed to enable manufactured products to be assessed and certified as being responsibly sourced and comes off the back of the launch...
Water Company News
£500k investment to reduce storm overflows into Bain and Ure rivers
Yorkshire Water is planning to invest £500,000 in Bainbridge, North Yorkshire to reduce the number of discharges into the river Bain, a tributary of the river Ure.
A new underground storage tank will be constructed near Bainbridge wastewater treatment works...
Water Company News
Anglian Water invest £1.7m into Norwich’s sewer network
Anglian Water’s @one Alliance is planning to work to reline more than 530m of a sewer pipe in Norwich, improving the sewer network’s resilience and prevent flooding. This work to reline the sewer will ensure that customers in Norwich...
Awards, Charity & Funding
Ofwat awards trailblazing innovations in latest Water Breakthrough Challenge
An innovative solution to reduce the environmental impact of managing sewage sludge by turning it into a source of hydrogen and low-carbon products is one of the winners of a £40 million competition from Ofwat.
The Sewage Sludge Gasification project...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Window closing on infrastructure catch up, warn government advisers
Failure to go further and faster over the next five years on plans for infrastructure delivery could constrain economic growth and threaten climate targets, according to the government’s official infrastructure advisers.
Noting the UK has faced several years of disruption...
Industry News
Falco awarded place on Lot 2 of Thames Water’s Runaway 1 framework
Utilities contractor Falco has been awarded a place on Lot 2 of Thames Water’s Runaway 1 framework to provide civils and maintenance of non-infrastructure assets.
The contract, which runs for 4 years, covers infra work (i.e. below-ground water and sewerage)...
Industry News
Bentley Systems opens new UK headquarters in London
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the infrastructure engineering software company, recently opened its new UK headquarters in London, which marks the beginning of the company’s 40th anniversary celebrations. The office is located at 8 Bishopsgate, a new landmark 50-story tower on...
Appointments
Clancy bolsters senior team with appointments in civil engineering and utilities sectors
Clancy has made two appointments to its senior leadership team, strengthening the business’ expertise in delivering civil engineering projects across water, energy and transport infrastructure.
Daniel Tonkin has joined the business as operations director for Clancy’s work for South West...
Industry News
Chemical dosing upgrade for Fixby treatment works awarded
Yorkshire Water has awarded the BarhaleEnpure JV a £15m project to carry out major upgrade works at a key water treatment works on the edge of Huddersfield.
The project will conduct a programme of improvements to the Fixby plant which...
Water Company News
Radstock renewal leads drive to care for Wellow Brook
The opening stages of more than £12 million of investment towards protecting a small river on the edge of the Mendips got under way this spring.
Teams moved on to the water recycling centre in Radstock to begin a programme...
Government, Policy & Regulation
UK lacks skills and capacity to deliver major infrastructure, PAC warns
In a report released today, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) believes the UK Government and wider economy lack the necessary skills and capacity to deliver ambitious plans for major infrastructure over the next five years.
The committee is calling for...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Ofwat proposes Water Efficiency Fund to promote more sustainable water use
Ofwat has published its second public consultation on a five-year £100m Water Efficiency Fund (WEF) to find ways to help people reduce their water usage and save money on their bill.
The WEF is set to go live in 2025...
Industry News
Water retailer wins £240m public sector contract
A multi-million pound contract has been secured by the UK’s longest-established water retailer that will see it continue to provide water and waste water billing services for Scotland’s public sector.
Business Stream, headquartered in Edinburgh, has been awarded the Scottish...
Market Analysis & Research
66% of utilities at risk of failing on-the-spot Health and Safety Executive inspection
Nearly 7 in 10 organisations operating in the utility sector admit that they are unlikely to comply with on-the-spot Health & Safety Executive (HSE) inspection due to a lack of data proving that their fixed and moveable assets are...
Appointments
Puraffinity appoints Chief Operating Officer to strengthen senior management team
Puraffinity, which develops precision technology for the removal of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ across multiple water treatment applications, has appointed Pete Weaver as its Chief Operating Officer.
Pete joins Puraffinity from digital printing technology provider Domino Printing Sciences where he was...
Water Company News
Project to combat impact of groundwater on sewers cuts demand for tankers by more than 85% in Hampshire area
An innovative pilot project to prevent high groundwater levels inundating sewer pipes and flooding communities in an area of Hampshire has secured game-changing results with a massive reduction in the need for emergency tankers.
Southern Water’s Clean Rivers and Seas...
Government, Policy & Regulation
Record number of new bathing sites get the go ahead
Dozens of new wild swimming spots in England are being designated as bathing waters ahead of the summer and will immediately benefit from regular water quality monitoring, Water Minister Robbie Moore has recently announced.
Following a public consultation, 27 new...
Appointments
Infrastructure consultancy announces two new key roles to harness opportunities in the sector
A leading property consultancy has made several promotions within its infrastructure team – including at the top - as it aims to harness the many opportunities the sector is presenting in the near future.
Fisher German has named Matthew Hodgetts...
Industry News
London’s super sewer now fully built after final shaft lid lifted into place
A 1,200-tonne concrete ‘lid’ has capped the deepest shaft on the Tideway project, marking the full completion of the heavy civil engineering works.
The lifting of the 24m-wide lid at Abbey Mills Pumping Station was undertaken by positioning a gantry...
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