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Thames Water’s Banbury sewage treatment works set to increase capacity by 84%

Water Company News

Thames Water is carrying out a £14.7 million upgrade at Banbury STW. The upgrade is expected to be completed by 2029 and will expand the...

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

Market Analysis & Research

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

South West Water cuts storm overflows at one of the top 10 highest spillers in Cornwall

Water Company News

South West Water has reduced storm overflow spills by 93% at Rilla Mill in Cornwall – this is one in a series of investments...

Pipelines approved for new Havant Thicket Reservoir

Water Company News

Proposals for a set of pipelines to serve the new Havant Thicket Reservoir in Hampshire have been approved by Havant Borough Council’s Planning Committee. The...

Anglian Water’s IOS alliance signs new five-year contract

Water Company News

As it kicks off its largest ever, £11 billion investment programme, Anglian Water has announced that it has signed a new five-year contract with...

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

Mergers & Acquisitions

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

Dalcour Maclaren reappointed to key framework contracts for AMP8 with Severn Trent and Hafren Dyfrdwy

Industry News

Dalcour Maclaren has been reappointed to Severn Trent Water and Hafren Dyfrdwy’s Land and Planning Service Framework for AMP8, securing a key role...

Yorkshire Water recruits storm overflow team

Water Company News

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...

Thames Water investing £400m to improve Coppermills Water Treatment Works

Water Company News

Thames Water is improving its Coppermills Water Treatment Works, in Walthamstow, through a seven-year £400m investment programme. The site is an integral part of Thames...

Finishing line for Chippenham’s £2 million flooding investment

Water Company News

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

Property consultancy announces senior infrastructure promotions

Appointments & People

Key figures in a leading property consultancy’s infrastructure team have received senior promotions as the firm targets substantial growth following a surge in client...

Severn Trent Water extends partnership with Ipsum

Industry News

Ipsum has announced it has secured a 2-year extension on Severn Trent’s WINS Lot 2 Framework. The extension follows Ipsum’s commitment to Severn Trent over...

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

Industry News

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...

Fox Innovation & Technologies acquires Sirio Solutions Engineering

Mergers & Acquisitions

Fox Innovation & Technologies (FOX), a provider of advanced technologies aftermarket services and solutions specialised in high-speed rotating equipment has announced the acquisition of...

AECOM strengthens U.K. & Ireland Water and Energy platform with acquisition of Scotland-based Allen Gordon LLP

Mergers & Acquisitions

Global infrastructure company AECOM has acquired Scotland-based Allen Gordon LLP, a leading provider of technical design and advisory services to the U.K. & Ireland...

Progressive water reclamation: Ocotillo Facility’s state-of-the-art transformation in Chandler, Arizona, USA

Product News

The Ocotillo Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) in Chandler, Arizona, USA – where water reuse is essential – plays a crucial role in sustainable water...

Wastewater treatment for the oil, gas and petrochemical industry

Product News

INVENT develops, produces and distributes innovative mechanical equipment, process technology and plants for the treatment of water and wastewater. The company became well known...

Richard Benwell, CEO of Wildlife and Countryside Link, tells government committee that nature isn’t a blocker to development, but should be a partner

Government, Policy & Regulation

The Public Bill Committee on the Planning and Infrastructure Bill met for the first time yesterday (Thursday 24 April 2025). The committee heard oral evidence...

Work on £1.4 million solar project in Inverness complete

Water Company News

Scottish Water has completed work on a £1.4m solar project at a site in Inverness, which will help power essential waste water services in...

Social Market Foundation launches new report, “Piping Up: Unlocking the potential of independent water companies”

Market Analysis & Research

The Social Market Foundation (SMF), sponsored by the Independent Networks Association, has launched a new report, “Piping Up: Unlocking the potential of independent water...

Southern Water uses helicopter to deliver new treatment tank to Kent wastewater works

Water Company News

A new treatment tank landed at a Kent wastewater treatment works – dropped off by a helicopter. The unusual delivery to the Bidborough site is...

Work underway on environmental protection scheme in Redcar and Cleveland village

Water Company News

Investment to protect the environment by upgrading and modifying the sewer network in a rural village is set to reduce storm overflow spills. Northumbrian Water...

Carrington West supports launch of infrastructure diversity charter to tackle skills shortages

Industry News

Carrington West has announced its contribution to the newly launched Infrastructure Diversity Charter, a landmark initiative designed to promote greater equity, diversity, and inclusion...

The UK’s first-of-its-kind water treatment works unveiled at sturry development

Industry News

Recently representatives from Barratt David Wilson Homes, EPS Water and Icosa Water welcomed members of Canterbury City Council to unveil a new first-of-its-kind water...

Becky Wood appointed as Chief Executive Officer of NISTA

Appointments & People

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...

Development consent granted for Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant Relocation Project

Water Company News

The Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Rt Hon Steve Reed OBE MP, has granted development consent...

M Group makes transformative move into the technology solutions market by acquiring Telent

Mergers & Acquisitions

M Group has announced the acquisition of Telent, a leading provider of operational technology and digital solutions for critical national infrastructure across the UK...

NI Water lays foundations for new development in Clogher

Water Company News

Construction work has got underway by NI Water on a new wastewater treatment works (WwTW) in Clogher that will deliver both economic and environmental...

Network Plus and Datatecnics partnership helps futureproof UK’s water infrastructure

Water Vlogs

In this Water Vlog, Kevin Fowlie, Network Plus CEO, and Suhayl Zulfiquar, Datatecnics CEO, discuss the pioneering partnership between the two organisations, set to...

Innovative wastewater management system deployed for Littleborough flood defence works

Industry News

Phase 1 of the Environment Agency’s Rochdale and Littleborough Flood Risk Management Scheme is underway in Littleborough, using an innovative ‘rain-ready’ system to handle...

£3.3m investment to reduce storm overflows into the Calder and Hebble Navigation

Water Company News

Yorkshire Water is investing £3.3m at Combs Hill to reduce the number of storm water discharges, following periods of heavy or prolonged rainfall, into...

Final touches to £2m Sussex wastewater site upgrade

Water Company News

A major improvement scheme at a West Sussex wastewater treatment works is being finalised to protect and enhance the local environment. The project at Handcross,...

Mineral Products Association calls on NISTA to boost delivery on infrastructure strategy

Government, Policy & Regulation

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has urged the new National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) and HM Treasury to seize the moment to...

Sewer sealing drives storm overflow reduction work in East Sussex village

Water Company News

Efforts to cut storm overflows in an East Sussex village have been boosted by the sealing of 2km of sewers. Southern Water's Clean Rivers and...

Storm discharges reduced after Hoylandswaine storm overflow investment

Water Company News

A Yorkshire Water storm overflow project in Hoylandswaine in south Yorkshire has reduced the number of discharges into Ellhirst Beck, improving water quality. The scheme...