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Stormproofing the future: Wavin’s Martin Lambley discusses one of the UK’s key climate red flags

Flooding is one of the UK’s key climate red flags. Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and impossible to ignore, providing compelling evidence...

Rainwater Management Platform named a winner of the fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge

Wessex Water has secured funding from the industry regulator to help make better use of rainwater where it lands. The company has been awarded £2...

Thames Water supports first London Surface Water Strategy to lead the way in making London resilient to flooding

Partners across London have joined forces to take action in making the capital more resilient to flooding from surface water, publishing the first London...

Work set to make Kent roads greener to reduce storm overflows

A road in Kent is the first one in the county that will be transformed as part of work to reduce storm overflows. Due to...

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...

EPA says high standards achieved for bathing water quality in Ireland, but challenges remain during heavy rainfall

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Ireland has published the Bathing Water Quality in Ireland report for 2024 which shows that water quality at...

Information Commissioner’s Office tells water companies that transparency must be the default position

The Information Commissioner’s Office has told water companies that transparency must be the default position when it comes to information under the Environmental Information...

Wavin celebrates 5,000 days of no loss time incidents at Hazlehead site

Drainage and plumbing manufacturer, Wavin, is celebrating 5,000 days – over thirteen years – of no Loss Time Incidents (LTI) at its production facility,...

United Utilities launches new £9m fund to boost rainwater management

North West water company United Utilities has launched a new fund to help local authorities across the region to manage rainwater in a sustainable...

Steinzeug-Keramo expands to the UK with launch of KERA vitrified clay pipes and fittings

Steinzeug-Keramo, a leading European manufacturer for wastewater infrastructure, has announced the launch of its high-quality KERA vitrified clay pipes and fittings into the UK...

Natural Resources Wales announces next round of grant funding for innovative solutions to sustainable drainage

Applications have opened for the next round of grant funding from Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to support the development of small-scale, retro-fit, sustainable drainage...

Recycled aggregate and below-ground SuDS

Recycled aggregate could be used more frequently for installation of below-ground attenuation assets, says Stuart Crisp, UK manager of Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS). Substituting recycled...

Latest EDM data reveals significant reduction in storm overflow spills for United Utilities

Official event duration monitoring (EDM) figures released by the Environment Agency last week has revealed a 31% reduction in spill duration for United Utilities, with the...

Storm overflow spills reduced across the North East 

Northumbrian Water has said that spills from storm overflows have reduced across the North East due to investment projects and innovative steps taken by...

What makes Bucher Municipal’s Recyclers the top choice for water companies and contractors?

One of the world’s leading suppliers of municipal vehicles, Bucher Municipal, has said the company’s range of recyclers has established itself as the recycler...

Yorkshire Water reduces number of discharges from storm overflows by 12% in 2024

According to the Environment Agency's latest event duration monitoring (EDM) figures, Yorkshire Water has reduced the number of discharges from storm overflows to the region’s...

Work underway on Bishop Auckland environmental protection scheme

Investment to protect the environment in Bishop Auckland by reducing spills from the sewer network is underway. Northumbrian Water is working to separate parts of...

Yorkshire Water invests £445k in Northallerton storm overflow

Yorkshire Water is investing £445k in a Northallerton storm overflow to reduce the number of discharges into Terry Gutter during periods of heavy or...

Claying the foundations for effective water management

As the UK works towards its ambitious target of delivering 1.5 million new homes by the next general election, one of the government’s key...

IBRAN responds to UK flooding crisis with gravel grid solutions

As extreme weather events like Storm Bert and Storm Darragh increasingly disrupt communities across the UK, IBRAN, a UK-based company manufacturing sustainable surfacing products,...

Testing and training facilities revamped at National Lift Tower

A leading Training and Research Centre located in the world’s tallest drainage testing installation, The National Lift Tower, in Northampton, has undergone a major...

Island village’s roads revolution to cut storm overflows

An Isle of Wight village is going green to help reduce storm overflow activity. Gurnard will be the first place on the Island to...

AMP8 delivery requires data for nature approach   

A data-driven approach coupled with greater use of nature-based solutions offers a promising path for UK water, says Ryan Pearson, head of strategy at...

Eco Clarity wins drainage innovation award

Green technology company, Eco Clarity, has been recognised for its ground-breaking FOG (fat, oil and grease) management solution by recently scooping the prestigious innovation...

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....

Underground SuDS: derisking the future with standards, certifications and approvals

Anyone involved in the design, installation or adoption of below-ground SuDS attenuation assets should be doing their due diligence to ensure they are fit...

South West Water and Royal William Yard join forces with Luke Pollard MP to protect water quality at Firestone Bay

South West Water has completed work to connect a number of properties at Royal William Yard in Plymouth to its wastewater network that were...

Scottish Water launches first online overflow map, showing near real-time data from waste water overflows

Scottish Water’s first online overflow map, showing near real-time data from waste water overflows across the country, has been launched and is now live...

Scottish Water installs 1000 new sewer monitors 

Scottish Water has installed more than 1000 new sewer monitors across its waste water system as part of a £500m programme of investment to...

National Highways improving A38 safety with drainage scheme in Cornwall

National Highways is progressing with a scheme which will improve safety for motorists on the A38 in Cornwall. In recent years, the A38 at Notter...

ADS extends StormTech SuDS attenuation and storm water treatment range

The new StormTech SC-800 arch-shaped chamber from Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS), a global leader in corrugated thermoplastic drainage pipes and a specialist in water...

Storm Bert causes significant river and surface water flooding in parts of England

Storm Bert has caused significant river and surface water flooding in parts of England over the weekend, especially in the South West, the West...

SuDS Tips: Stuart Crisp and Jo Bradley explore how SuDS can help meet water management requirements – Part 2

In the second of a two-part article, Stuart Crisp, Advanced Drainage Systems and Jo Bradley, Stormwater Shepherds, considers the use of mitigation indices (MIs)...

Shallow thinking – attenuation goes super thin

Shifting weather patterns and new planning regulations are challenging thinking on SuDS design. It’s time to get attenuation out of a hole, argues Jack...

Energy & Utility Skills invites reviews to help shape national standards for sewerage and drainage maintenance

Energy & Utility Skills is inviting employers, training providers and professional bodies to review the revised Sewerage & Drainage Maintenance National Occupational Standards (NOS). NOS...

Wavin wins gold at the ESG & Sustainability Awards 2024 with its ‘See Water Differently’ campaign

Drainage and surface water solutions manufacturer Wavin has won gold at the ESG & Sustainability Awards 2024 with its ‘See Water Differently’ campaign. Run by PRMoment,...

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