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How the UK’s Solar Roadmap can drive floating solar opportunities for the water sector

June 2025 heralded the release of the UK government’s long-awaited Solar Roadmap. AquaGen365 Director Mike Kelly says the inclusion of floating solar in the...

Water Minister Emma Hardy MP visits first major new UK reservoir in over three decades

Water Minister, Emma Hardy MP, visited Portsmouth Water last week to see the latest progress on the flagship Havant Thicket Reservoir, the first major...

Dig Once, disrupt Less: Thames Water helps cut over 400 days of disruption in London as part of the ‘Dig Once’ approach

Thames Water says it has successfully completed 23 joint working projects sinch April 2024, which has equated to over 400 days of disruption being...

RSE and Siemens collaborate to accelerate decarbonisation of water treatment

Water technology partner RSE has collaborated with technology company Siemens to explore how digitalisation can deliver decarbonisation of the water treatment process.  The two businesses...

Kimmins welcomes additional funding which will unlock over 3000 new wastewater connections in Derry, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland's Infrastructure Minister, Liz Kimmins, has secured £11million in additional funding to help unlock wastewater capacity across the north of Northern Ireland. Over 3000...

Underground breakthrough marks a major step in €114m project in Athlone

The multimillion-euro Athlone Main Drainage Scheme, in Athlone, Ireland, has hit another key milestone with the completion of a second underwater tunnel beneath the...

Severn Trent launches UK first Ozone treatment to improve river quality

Severn Trent has officially opened a cutting-edge ozone treatment facility in Ludlow, marking a major milestone in its Bathing Waters programme. The event that had...

Investment of £2.6m at Alport to reduce storm overflows into Shire Brook

Yorkshire Water is investing £2.6m to instal a new surface water separation system at Alport Road Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) to reduce storm discharges...

New scheme in Oxford to protect every home and business from risk of River Thames flooding

All homes, businesses and crucial infrastructure in Oxford at risk of flooding from the River Thames will be better protected thanks to a major...

SYSTRA UK & Ireland appoints Gareth Davies as Market Director for Water & Environment

SYSTRA has appointed Gareth Davies as Market Director for Water & Environment in the UK & Ireland to help the business grow its strength...

ABB Value Provider proves that drives are more than a match for Archimedes screws

The installation of two ABB Ultra Low Harmonic (ULH) drives, along with changes to the control philosophy on the facility’s inlet screws, is helping...

New research reveals over half of Thames Water’s sewage works struggling to meet demand

Independent analysis has estimated that more than half of Thames Water’s 351 sewage treatment works are currently operating without sufficient capacity to treat the...

Super sewer project becomes first UK company to issue Blue Bonds

Tideway, the company behind London’s super sewer, has become the first corporate to issue a ‘Blue Bond’ in Sterling.   Blue Bonds, a subset of the...

Do it once, do it right: A smarter approach to water metering

The water industry cannot afford half-measures when it comes to smart metering. With growing regulatory pressures, rising costs, and the urgent need for sustainability,...

AMP8: A pivotal moment for the UK water industry

  As the UK water industry enters Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8) from 2025 to 2030, the sector faces an unprecedented challenge of balancing environmental...

Steinzeug-Keramo launches in the UK

Steinzeug-Keramo, a European supplier for wastewater infrastructure, has recently launched its high-quality vitrified clay pipes into the UK market. The company says this significant...

Barhale extends network strengthening work at Victoria and Regent’s Park

Barhale continues to build its role within Thames Water’s dedicated programme to improve the performance of London's water network with new project awards at...

UK self-healing water pipe technology slashes leakage repair times by 90% and costs by 88%

A self-healing pipe technology developed in Gateshead is significantly reducing the time, cost, and disruption associated with water leak repairs. Developed in 2019 by...

Yorkshire Water invests £406m to renew the region’s mains network

Yorkshire Water is about to embark on its largest infrastructure investment of the last 20 years, tackling poor performing assets, as it starts a...

Printing the future – United Utilities leads the charge on 3D printing in the water sector

United Utilities is forging ahead with its plans to adopt 3D printing methods across its AMP8 delivery and daily operations. The move comes as the...

Ipsum acquires plumbing, pump repair and drainage specialists, Aquaflow Drainage Services Ltd

Specialist engineering services provider, Ipsum, has announced its acquisition of London based plumbing, pump repair and drainage specialists, Aquaflow Drainage Services Ltd. Ipsum said the...

Uisce Éireann marks the start of construction on a €20 million upgrade to Trim Water Treatment Plant

Uisce Éireann has marked the start of construction on a €20 million upgrade to Trim Water Treatment Plant in County Meath, Ireland. The project, which...

Historic Hampshire waterworks celebrates 125th anniversary alongside a £2.3m upgrade

An historic Hampshire waterworks celebrated its 125th anniversary alongside a £2.3m upgrade.  Queen Victoria was on the throne, Britain was fighting the Boer War and...

Government publishes decade long Infrastructure Strategy to transform how infrastructure projects are planned and delivered

The Government has published a 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy which it says will deliver on its growth mission, as part of the Plan for...

Thames Water’s Oxfordshire reservoir secures nationally significant infrastructure status

Thames Water has secured Government backing to progress a planning application for its 150 billion litre (150 Mm3) reservoir, situated near Abingdon in Oxfordshire. Environment Secretary,...

Ofwat proposes additional security for PR24 schemes above £100m

Ofwat has launched a consultation setting out its proposed approach for additional scrutiny for large schemes during the 2025-30 control period. Large schemes are those...

Subsidence experts ‘hitting sixes’ for County Cricket Club

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...

South West Water reduces storm overflows by 40% at Cornwall treatment works

South West Water has reduced storm overflow spills by 40% at one of its wastewater treatment works in Cornwall which had the third highest...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

‘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...

Protecting a precious species: South West Water installs state-of-the-art eel screens at Lopwell Dam

South West Water is protecting one of nature’s most remarkable yet endangered creatures – the European eel – at Lopwell Dam on the River...

Uisce Éireann breaks ground on €6.5 million Macroom Water Treatment Plant upgrade

A new chapter begins for Macroom’s water infrastructure as Uisce Éireann breaks ground on a €6.5 million upgrade to the Water Treatment Plant which...

Curio Water secures exclusive distributor rights in UK and Ireland in strategic partnership with Reinert-Ritz

Reinert-Ritz GmbH has announced a strategic partnership with UK based company Curio Water. The agreement will grant Curio Water exclusive distribution rights in the...

Esh Construction appointed to £160m Northumbrian Water repairs and maintenance Framework

Northumbrian Water has named Esh Construction as its sole delivery partner for its Wastewater Networks Framework, a planned and reactive repairs and maintenance contract...

Arklow Wastewater Treatment Plant in Ireland shortlisted for RIAI Public Choice Award 2025

Arklow Wastewater Treatment Plant, in County Wicklow, Ireland, has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2025 Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland (RIAI) Public Choice...

NI Fiscal Council says Northern Ireland’s water and sewerage needs greater investment, even if it’s “politically unpalatable”

A new report by the NI Fiscal Council highlights a growing crisis in the provision of water and sewerage services in Northern Ireland. The report...

Engineering construction workforce in water sector to grow by almost 50%

New research has revealed that the water treatment workforce within the engineering construction industry (ECI) could increase by 48% in the next five years. The...

Dunball Sluice £9.7 million upgrade completed 

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...

Scotland’s largest waste water pumping station gets £478,000 solar boost

Scotland’s largest waste water pumping station is now partly powered by renewable energy, after work was completed on a £478,000 solar power scheme. The Scottish...

Anglian Water set to boost drought resilience along strategic pipeline with 260 kilometres of new ‘interconnector’ pipes

The Strategic Pipeline Alliance (SPA) has officially signed an agreement with Anglian Water to deliver the next phase of pipeline as part of its...

Water company trials innovative new technology in UK first

Northumbrian Water (NW) is the first water company in the UK to trial an innovative pipe cleaning technology - Comprex Impulse Cleaning. To explore the...

Northumbrian Water agrees to pay £15.7m enforcement package following Ofwat wastewater investigation

Ofwat has concluded its investigation into Northumbrian Water securing an enforcement package of £15.7m to be paid by the wastewater company and their shareholders,...

Solar scheme set to help power Gorbals water pumps

A £636,000 solar project which will help pump water to thousands of customers in South Ayrshire is now complete. The scheme, which will help save...

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