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Vital London drought resilience project advances as Thames Water seeks tunnelling contractors

Thames Water has issued a tender notice for the tunnelling and connection works required for its London drought resilience project. The Teddington Direct River...

Cardigan Tidal Flood Risk Management Scheme adds biodiversity element to flood defence project

Homes and businesses will benefit from reduced flood risk as part of the Cardigan Tidal Flood Scheme, the West Wales project that also aims...

IES Utilities Group secures place on Wessex Water’s £65 Million Civils Support Framework

IES Utilities Group has announced its successful appointment to Wessex Water’s newly established £65 million Civils Support Framework, selected to support the delivery of...

Stantec UK PAS2080 certified for projects across water, energy, and infrastructure

Stantec has broadened its PAS2080 certification to cover its water, energy, and infrastructure businesses in the United Kingdom & Ireland.  PAS2080 provides a common framework...

United Living strengthens water business with acquisition of Peter Duffy Ltd

United Living Group, solutions provider to the UK’s critical infrastructure, has announced the acquisition of Peter Duffy Ltd, a civil engineering contractor specialising in...

FRAZER to showcase commitment to building smarter, more sustainable utility infrastructure at Utility Week Live

FRAZER, a leading provider of specialist civils, infrastructure, and utilities solutions, will take centre stage at Utility Week Live 2025 (UWL25), held on 20-21...

Institution of Civil Engineers launches green paper consultation to help address cost and time overruns on major infrastructure projects

The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) wants to hear from decision makers, infrastructure professionals, civil engineers, civil society groups and other industry stakeholders on...

Browne Group announces the integration of Enisca to form strengthened, end-to end utilities infrastructure business

Browne Group, part of the £1bn+ revenue Renew Holdings plc, has announced the full integration of the Enisca Group into its operations, which the...

Cutting-edge strategy puts Burntwood Sewage Treatment Works ahead of schedule

Expansion works at the Burntwood Sewage Treatment Works are expected to complete ahead of time, with two additional treatment stages constructed. Severn Trent Water contracted...

Yorkshire Water recruits storm overflow team

Yorkshire Water has opened a number of vacancies in its storm overflow reduction delivery team, as it prepares to undertake a £1.5bn programme of...

Adler & Allan acquires drainage and civil engineering experts Glanville Environmental

Adler & Allan, a leading environmental services business backed by Goldman Sachs, has acquired drainage and civil engineering specialists, Glanville Environmental, which it says...

New Portsmouth Water reservoir set to drive multi-million pound growth across South East

Portsmouth Water’s flagship Havant Thicket Reservoir project is set to drive multi-million pound growth across the South East, both during construction and following completion. An...

Avove announces revenue increase of 23% and 60% increase in pre-tax profits in latest financial results

Independent utilities infrastructure business, Avove Limited, has announced a 23.7% increase in revenue, and a 60.9% increase in pre-tax profits. In its financial results for...

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...

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...

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...

Stantec acquires engineering and environmental consultancy Ryan Hanley to expand presence in Ireland

Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has acquired Ryan Hanley, a 150-person engineering and environmental consultancy with locations across Ireland. The company...

Ofwat calls on the water industry to help support economic growth

An acceleration and optimisation of major water infrastructure projects can help deliver on the government’s growth agenda, Ofwat has said.   In a letter sent to...

United Utilities appoints Mott MacDonald to all lots of its advisory AMP8 frameworks       

Mott MacDonald has been selected by United Utilities to provide professional services including Commercial Assurance & Audit, Commercial & Capital Delivery Resource, and Estimating...

Stantec to provide range of advisory services for United Utilities on commercial consultancy framework

Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been appointed by United Utilities to its Commercial Consultancy Framework. Following a competitive tender process,...

Building bridges on the Droitwitch Canals

Removing and installing canal footbridges is not an easy task. So, when contractors Griffiths were tasked with replacing two old bridges on the Droitwich...

Leo Quinn to step down from Balfour Beatty board after 10 years as Group Chief Executive

Balfour Beatty plc, the international infrastructure group, has announced that Leo Quinn will step down from the Board later this year, after over 10...

Wolseley Infrastructure acquires Bluebay Building Products Ltd

Wolseley Infrastructure has announced it has acquired Bluebay Building Products Ltd, a move which is set to significantly increase the company’s proposition in the...

Shirel Stedman to lead new environmental services at PJA

PJA, the transport, engineering and placemaking consultancy says it has expanded its offer to include environmental services, complementing its existing business. Shirel Stedman has been...

Address aging infrastructure to confront climate change safety risks, says Institution of Civil Engineers

Delaying investment in the UK's transport network and water infrastructure could have safety and supply implications for the UK, according to the Institution of...

New operations director joins Wrekin Products to continue streak of new hires

Wrekin Products, has expanded its workforce once again in a continued streak of new hires with the appointment of operations director, Steve O’Brien. As the...

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...

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...

Super sewer progress: 850,000 tonnes of sewage captured after heavy rain, latest data shows

New data recently published shows the impact of London’s new super sewer on the River Thames. The new tunnel network, which combines the 25km Thames...

Planning system overhaul to accelerate housebuilding must enable not limit acceleration of climate resilience, says CIWEM’s Alastair Chisholm

This month the government announced an update to its National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) – the headline set of guidance to planners and developers. Billed as a means...

Wrekin Products announces new appointment to technical specification team

Wrekin Products has increased its workforce with the arrival of new product manager, John Kiernan. The company said that as its business pipeline for providing...

Engineering specialist MARCH announces investment by EMK Capital

Critical engineering firm MARCH has received investment from EMK Capital as part of the sale from Aliter Capital. The company said this strategic investment...

United Utilities announces 13 more partners for record investment proposals

United Utilities has announced partners for a further two frameworks as it prepares for the largest investment in water and wastewater infrastructure in the...

Stantec opens new Belfast office to support continued success

Stantec, has opened its new Belfast office to support an increasing number of colleagues and its market expansion across Northern Ireland. In the city’s culturally...

WSP appoints Paul Reilly as President & Managing Director, UK & Ireland

WSP, one of the world's leading and largest professional services firms, has announced the appointment of Paul Reilly as President & Managing Director for...

Specialist waterways contractor The Rothen Group announces investment to upgrade the cranes used on its boats

Specialist waterways contractor The Rothen Group has announced an investment of more than £500,000 to upgrade the cranes used on its boats. Working with Danish...

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