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Subsidence experts ‘hitting sixes’ for County Cricket Club

Case Studies 19 June, 2025

Mainmark Ground Engineering UK is helping to preserve the heritage of 160-year-old Worcestershire County Cricket Club. The first project of its kind for the...

Environment Agency Chair Alan Lovell visits Hampshire coast

Government, Policy & Regulation 18 June, 2025

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

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

Government, Policy & Regulation 17 June, 2025

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...

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

Insight & Opinion 17 June, 2025

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

Awards, Charity & Funding 17 June, 2025

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...

Rachel Reeves cuts Defra spending, but allocates extra funding for flood defences and nature recovery

Government, Policy & Regulation 12 June, 2025

The Spending Review 2025 was presented to Parliament by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, yesterday (Wednesday 11 June 2025). Most departments will gain...

Dunball Sluice £9.7 million upgrade completed 

Environmental News 11 June, 2025

A £9.7million project has given Dunball Sluice another 25 years of operational life, helping to better protect properties, businesses and internationally important habitats across...

Defra launches consultation on flood and coastal erosion funding rules

Government, Policy & Regulation 6 June, 2025

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a consultation on flood and coastal erosion funding rules. 6.3 million homes and businesses in...

National Flood School launches first-ever interactive training course for property claims handlers

Industry News 6 June, 2025

The National Flood School has announced the launch of its first-ever interactive video training course, which it says will bring flexible, on-demand flood and...

Farmers turn flood challenges into environmental opportunities in new YouTube documentary

Environmental News 5 June, 2025

A new documentary, ‘Farming The Flood’, has been released to the public via YouTube today (5 June 2025). It follows local British farmers in Dartmoor...

New proposals to accelerate the construction of flood schemes have been unveiled

Government, Policy & Regulation 4 June, 2025

New proposals to accelerate the construction of flood schemes and protect thousands of homes and businesses in the nation’s cities and rural areas from...

Major new EPA report assesses Ireland’s vulnerability to climate change impacts

Market Analysis & Research 4 June, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published the findings of Ireland’s first National Climate Change Risk Assessment (NCCRA). This major study was undertaken by the...

Land expertise behind Oxford’s £176m flood scheme revealed as city faces rising climate threat

Industry News 29 May, 2025

With Oxford hit by eight major floods since 2000—and the risk rising due to climate change—the Secretary of State has approved the Compulsory Purchase...

£4m project to reduce storm discharges in Brawby underway

Water Company News 29 May, 2025

Yorkshire Water has begun work to reduce discharges to the river Seven from the storm overflow at Brawby Wastewater Treatment Works, North Yorkshire, as...

The Rothen Group repairs Aire and Calder Navigation following flood-related landslides

Case Studies 29 May, 2025

When a landslip on the embankment of the Aire and Calder Navigation threatened to make the commercially used waterway unstable, marine engineering specialists, The...

Key factors in forecasting and managing floods in rivers and urban areas

Industry News 28 May, 2025

Experts agree that global warming is the main cause of more frequent and intense flooding. According to data published by Oxfam Intermón, the number...

Boost for flood protection funding – but property resilience still largely overlooked

Industry News 28 May, 2025

Industry experts have welcomed the unlocking of additional flood protection funding—but warn it continues to neglect a key area. The Environment Agency (EA) has announced...

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

Industry News 28 May, 2025

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

Harnessing the power of Bucher Municipal sewer cleaners for effective flood relief

Product News 28 May, 2025

Flooding stands as one of the most catastrophic challenges facing homeowners, businesses, and public infrastructures today. To combat this threat, the UK Government has...

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

Insight & Opinion 27 May, 2025

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...

Pick Everard announces new flood risk and hydrology director

Appointments & People 27 May, 2025

Multi-disciplinary consultancy, Pick Everard, has announced the appointment of Seymour D'Oyley as its new associate director of flood risk and hydrology. A chartered member...

Government Taskforce meets on Merseyside to bolster nation’s flood resilience

Government, Policy & Regulation 22 May, 2025

Bolstering the nation’s resilience to flooding, including in Merseyside, was top of the agenda as the Government’s national Floods Resilience Taskforce convened in Aintree...

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

Water Company News 22 May, 2025

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

New trade association unveiled for the property flood resilience sector

Industry News 12 May, 2025

A new trade body has been formed to represent and professionalise the rapidly growing property flood resilience (PFR) industry. The International Property Flood Resilience Association...

SEPA serves penalties to farmers for unauthorised river engineering

Government, Policy & Regulation 8 May, 2025

Scotland’s environmental regulator is urging land managers to ensure practices are in line with environmental regulations after serving two £600 civil penalties to farmers...

Coffey completes advanced wastewater treatment plant in County Meath, Ireland

Industry News 8 May, 2025

Water infrastructure and civil engineering specialist Coffey has completed the upgrade of the Enfield Wastewater Treatment Plant in County Meath, Ireland. Working in partnership with...

Finishing line for Chippenham’s £2 million flooding investment

Water Company News 8 May, 2025

A £2 million project to reduce the flooding risk to homes in Chippenham and protect the River Avon running through the town has been...

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

Water Company News 1 May, 2025

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

Restored saltmarsh habitat will help enhance coastal ecosystem and reduce flood risk

Environmental News 1 May, 2025

Work to restore the saltmarsh habitat along the Severn Estuary near the Rhymney Great Wharf in south Wales, has been completed. The work carried out...

The country is not prepared for climate impacts, say advisors

Environmental News 30 April, 2025

In its 2025 report to Parliament, the Climate Change Committee has said there is now unequivocal evidence that climate change is making extreme weather...