Water

Utility firm applies for water retail licence

A Cheshire-based utility company has applied to Ofwat for a water retail and sewerage licence to expand on its current business, which it says has already has "a large degree of overlap" with retail services. It is the first new applicant to join the water retail market since the Covid-19 pandemic.

Business Stream cuts carbon emissions by a quarter in one year

Utility Week contributor gets MBE

Denise Chevin, author of several flagship Utility Week reports and the brand’s former intelligence editor, has been awarded an MBE.

Weekend press: Octopus bids on Bulb; SSE dubs windfall tax ‘unhelpful’

Our weekly round up of national news from the weekend features news that Octopus has joined bidding for Bulb and SSE's chief executive challenges the threat of a windfall tax that he described as 'unhelpful' to ease energy costs for billpayers.

Five things you need to know about the Internet of Things

Waterwise releases society-wide efficiency strategy

Waterwise has issued a new long-term strategy for delivering improvement in water efficiency, which includes 10 new objectives to be achieved by 2030. The group said it has broadened its vision since it last published a water efficiency strategy in 2017 to involve all people, properties and organisations in the UK – not just businesses.

Yorkshire uses UV disinfection to improve bathing water quality

MPs attack water bosses’ bonuses

MOSL stresses non-household role in looming water scarcity

MOSL has updated its view of 'value' and 'choice' within its purpose and vision statement to reflect the imminent threat to water supplies from climate change. It redefined value to reflect the value of using water efficiently and choice as empowering consumers to choose how, when and where they use water resources.

Data, digital tools and dialogue: how are utility firms empowering staff?

Anglian Water receives third pollution fine of 2022

On the Move: Southern Water announces new CEO

Severn Trent begins £78m bathing water project

Collaborative use of nature-based ‘toolkit’ key to tackling phosphorus in wastewater

Anglian says ‘no room for complacency’ after £300k fine