Monthly Archives: June, 2025

EMR secures strategic five-year partnership with Anglian Water to support 4.2 million customers

Critical national infrastructure services provider and cyber security specialist, EMR Integrated Solutions has announced the award of a five-year framework agreement by Anglian Water...

Independent panel tasked with reviewing environmental governance in Northern Ireland publishes interim report

An independent panel tasked with reviewing environmental governance in Northern Ireland has published its interim report. The interim report from the panel, which was appointed...

RAPID action on major water infrastructure is securing supply for future generations

To address the forecast water shortfall of 5 billion litres per day by 2055 as outlined in the EA’s National Framework for Water Resources...

Huge names to be a part of Northumbrian Water’s Innovation Festival 2025

Well-known businesses from the worlds of data, technology and AI are joining forces to help to regenerate the water industry as part of Northumbrian...

Shamir Ghumra appointed Chair of the Board of Trustees at IEMA

The Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) has announced the appointment of Shamir Ghumra as the new Chair of the Board of Trustees,...

Environment Agency Chair Alan Lovell visits Hampshire coast

Environment Agency Chair Alan Lovell visited the Hampshire coast on 16 June 2025 to review draft proposals for protecting a 15km stretch of coastline...

North Yorkshire councillors visit £4m storm overflow project

North Yorkshire councillors from different political parties visited a £4m Yorkshire Water project to reduce discharges into the river Seven from a storm overflow...

Two hundred years loyalty at pump maker Landia from just a dozen employees

A total of just 12 employees at pump manufacturer, Landia UK, have completed a combined service record of 200 years. Leading the way in the...

Almost £8 billion to be invested in flood defences over the next decade

The largest flooding programme in history will be announced by government this week, with a record £7.9 billion committed over ten years to protect...

England faces 5 billion litre public water shortage by 2055 without urgent action

England’s public water supply could be short by 5 billion litres a day by 2055 without urgent action to futureproof resources, the Environment Agency...

EFRA Committee to question Sir Jon Cunliffe on reform of water sector today

The Chair of the Independent Water Commission, Sir Jon Cunliffe, will be questioned by Parliament’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee in an evidence session...

Thames Water launches consultation on proposed Teddington Direct River Abstraction project

Thames Water has today (Tuesday 17 June 2025) launched a 10- week statutory public consultation on its proposed Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA) project. The...

EAC Chair says flooding investment is a sign that Government is taking flooding seriously

Toby Perkins MP, Chair of the cross-party Environmental Audit Committee, has responded to news that the Government will invest £7.9bn in flood defences over the...

Ofwat Innovation Fund highlights nature’s role in solving water sector challenges

The £600m Ofwat Innovation Fund has published its latest learning report, 'From source to sea: harnessing nature and communities for whole catchment innovation'. The new...

4D Capital Partners LLP acquires Hepworth Clay business

Private equity firm 4D Capital Partners LLP (“4D”) has acquired the Hepworth Clay business in a carve-out from Wavin Limited, the UK subsidiary of...

Ofwat proposes new regulatory basis to drive companies to better understand and improve their asset management maturity

To extract the most value out of their assets, Ofwat wants to encourage water companies to improve their approaches to strategic planning, decision making...

130 year-old fire hydrant cover saved from skip

One of the oldest dated fire hydrant covers in the UK has been rescued from the scrap heap – and given pride of place...

‘Failing’ water sector needs ‘root and branch reform’ to address culture that is ‘deaf’ to ‘crisis’, says EFRA Committee

A failing water sector in which “water companies increasingly look like financial institutions rather than businesses servicing monopolised critical infrastructure” is in need of...

UK enters summer with low river flows, reservoirs and groundwater despite recent rain, says UK Hydrological Summary

Despite recent wet weather, the UK is entering the summer with depleted river flows, reservoir and groundwater levels, as well as dry soils, according...

Environmental professionals invited to take part in this year’s National Environmental Services Survey

Sustainability professionals from across the environmental sector are invited to take part in this year’s National Environmental Services Survey (NES) 2025 launched by the...

New figures reveal widespread confusion about water use as dry spring adds pressure to supplies

New research reveals that most people in England and Wales dramatically underestimate how much water they use each day – a growing concern as...

Government apprenticeship changes welcomed by leading pump business

Landia, a leading pump and mixing manufacturer, has welcomed government moves to invest in tens of thousands of new apprenticeships and training opportunities. At a...

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