Monthly Archives: April, 2023

Insight & Opinion

Optimising chemical dosing in a challenging operating climate

Rising operating costs and tightening regulations are presenting major challenges for wastewater treatment plant operators, but better optimisation of chemical dosing can drive efficiencies,...

Industry News

South East Water selects Samotics to optimize asset performance and energy efficiency

Samotics, a leading provider of real-time actionable insights to eliminate industrial energy waste and unplanned downtime, has been selected by South East Water to...

Industry News

Stantec achieves operational carbon neutrality companywide

Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, released its 16th annual Sustainability Report and announced that it has delivered on its promise...

Government, Policy & Regulation

South West Water given £2.1m fine for pollution offences

South West Water (SWW) has been fined more than £2 million for a series of environmental offences across Devon and Cornwall spanning a period...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Legal targets on sewage welcomed, but urgent need remains for action on all sources of pollution

Wildlife and Countryside Link welcomed the announcement from Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey that targets to cut sewage pollution will be made legally binding. However nature...

Government, Policy & Regulation

The National Infrastructure Commission and Climate Change Committee urge government to improve infrastructure resilience

The National Infrastructure Commission and Climate Change Committee have written jointly to government urging ministers to take steps to improve the resilience of key...

Appointments

British Water announces Stephen Slessor, Managing Director of Galliford Try, as new UK Forum Chair

British Water, the UK trade association representing the interests of the UK water and wastewater supply chain, has announced the appointment of Stephen Slessor,...

Industry News

Waste removal specialists Celvac opts for employee ownership

Celvac, one of the UK’s leading industrial cleaning and waste recovery services specialists, has made the decision to transition into Employee Ownership (EO), 30...

Industry News

Lead-sensing technology partnership awarded ‘outstanding’ status

A three-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) for a hand-held device to detect lead in drinking water has been awarded the highest grade possible by...

Government, Policy & Regulation

Government’s target to reduce storm overflows will be enshrined in law

The government announced on Tuesday 25 April 2023, that its target to reduce storm overflows will be enshrined in law. The Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan,...

Water Vlogs

Aquionics, Berson, Hanovia and Orca have been brought together as a new name in the sector: Nuvonic

Alex Langston, Managing Director, Nuvonic, and Ken Kershner, Global Commercial Director, Nuvonic, explain how four UV-based disinfection companies - Aquionics, Berson, Hanovia and Orca...

Event News

Aquatech Amsterdam moves to Spring timing for future events starting March 2025

Aquatech Amsterdam, one of the leading international trade shows for water technology, has announced it will be changing the dates of the event from...

Water Company News

Welsh Water to invest £3.9 Million upgrade to the water supply in the Rassau area of Ebbw Vale

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water is investing £3.9 million to upgrade the water network in Rassau from April 2023 until April 2024. The investment by the...

Industry News

Significant growth plans announced as egeplast UK marks 20th anniversary

egeplast UK has announced plans to double the size of its business over the next five years as it marks its twentieth anniversary. A leading...

Insight & Opinion

Industry must protect workers from heat or face productivity loss

As global temperatures rise to record levels, employers urgently need to develop strategies to protect workers from excessive heat or face a loss in...

Water Company News

Remote tunnelling begins to construct sewer under A65

A remote-controlled tunnelling machine has begun digging under the A65 as part of Yorkshire Water’s scheme to reduce sewage discharges into the river Wharfe...

Mergers & Acquisitions

OCU Group to acquire Northavon

OCU Group Limited has entered into an agreement to acquire the Northavon Group of companies, including Northavon Group Limited, Northavon Holdings Limited, Northavon Water...

Water Company News

Anglian Water announces new condition-based monitoring framework

Anglian Water has announced a new framework with Asystom, Flowserve, Samotics, SEEPEX and SKF to install condition-based monitoring sensors on its pumping assets. Anglian Water’s...

Appointments

Jersey Water appoints Board directors using anonymous recruitment process

Jersey Water has, for the first time, used an anonymous recruitment process to appoint two new non-executive directors to its Board. With the aim of...

Industry News

Yorkshire Water uses Warden’s Biomedia in £8 Million upgrade to Malton Treatment Works

Yorkshire Water’s Malton wastewater treatment works (WwTW) serves a domestic population of around 15,000 but trade effluent from local industry increases the load on...

Product News

10,000th ADT in Norway first in DEVELON Colours in Europe

Doosan celebrated production of the 10,000th Articulated Dump Truck (ADT) from the company’s plant at Elnesvågen outside Molde in Norway. In fact, there was...

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