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The deadline for entries to the 2018 Utility Week Stars Awards has been extended until Tuesday 3 April.
7 years ago
The Utility Week Stars Awards returns at the end of June to recognise the unsung frontline heroes of the utilities industry – and there’s still time to nominate someone special for a gong.
A team of Northumbrian Water’s directors will attempt to live on 50 litres of water a day, in a bid to experience the hardship of supply issues for residents in Cape Town.
Hundreds of United Utilities workers are on strike today (16 March) over proposed cuts to their pension scheme, with further strike action expected to go ahead on Monday (19 March).
Energy suppliers will be “called to account” if they fail to provide vulnerable customers with the “proper care” they deserve, Ofgem’s chief executive has warned.
Yorkshire Water has called on wet wipe manufacturers to do more to encourage customers to dispose of wipes in the bin as the company looks to reduce sewer blockages.
Severn Trent has appointed John Devall to the newly created role of head of asset planning and strategic investment to lead the development of the company’s long-term investment strategy.
Anglian Water is embarking on a transparency overhaul with a raft of commitments announced today (15 March), which will see it "speed up" the removal of it Cayman Islands subsidiary, reduce dividends, increase investment and review its corporate structure.
RWE and Eon are, or were until fairly recently, very similar companies. Both have strong
8 years ago
Utility Week reviews the findings from the first iteration of its new regular research series with industry chief executives. This second instalment of research analysis covers CEO views on the regularity regimes under which their organisations operate.
United Utilities is trying to better support customers with learning difficulties, visual impairments or who speak a foreign language to access information online.
Northumbrian Water plans to reduce the flooding risk in Cleveland village with a £2.3 million programme of works.
"Only one in four people working in STEM in the UK are female and women make up just 4 per cent of engineering apprentices"
Bristol Water no longer requires a new reservoir at Cheddar, according to its draft water resources management plan (WRMP) for 2020-2045.
Market Operator Services Limited (MOSL) has appointed Simon Orebi Gann as independent non-executive director on the MOSL board, replacing Peter Bucks.
"It would be premature to rule out other bidders seeking to break up the cosy German power party"
Utility Week has developed a special research analysis focusing exclusively on findings relating to the water sector. This subsector focus summarises these findings, splitting out issues relating to wholesale and non-domestic retail operations for separate consideration.
England’s second largest water retailer, Castle Water has been warned to address “unacceptable levels” of customer complaints by the Consumer Council for Water (CCWater).
"The priority should be on ensuring that existing schemes and policies work as effectively as possible"
"A decarbonised electricity system will play a crucial role in decarbonising all energy use"