01342 332057
info@utilityweek.co.uk
Business plans for PR19 have been a long time in the making but, for now
6 years ago
Civil engineering and infrastructure specialist Barhale has announced it has been awarded the £9 million main civils package at Barn Elms Sports Centre work site in Richmond, part of the Thames Tideway Tunnel (TTT) project.
Engineering and construction company J Murphy and Sons (Murphy) has been awarded a contract worth more than £57 million by Yorkshire Water for a new energy and recycling facility in Huddersfield.
With a thump on its doormat or via a bulging inbox, Ofwat has taken delivery
The chief executive of multi-utility company Ervia has revealed the company is rolling out a “major investment” programme to address deficiencies in infrastructure following the summer heatwave.
South West Water has announced it will offer customers a stake in the company, making it the first publicly part-owned water company since privatisation.
The water has purchased a 60kW/300kWh redT energy storage machine to install alongside a 450kWp solar PV system at one of its water treatment works.
Thames Water has launched a three-pronged aerial attack in its hunt to find and fix leaky pipes to get back on track with its leakage targets by 2020.
Southern Water has been fined £65,000 and ordered to pay £44,620 of additional costs for a water quality incident in an area of the Isle of Wight in 2013.
Utilities will need to up their investment in replacing pipework and treatment plants as climate change increases pressure on the water infrastructure, engineers have warned.
Being taken to task is proving to be a common theme for water companies in
Northern Ireland Water (NI Water) has lifted the country-wide hosepipe ban, which has been in force since 29 June. The ban was lifted at midday on 19 July after demand returned to “near normal levels”.
Anglian Water is embarking on the second phase of its push towards more on-site solar renewable energy generation at its water treatment sites.
The Environment Agency said water companies need to do more to protect the environment despite a gradual improving trend in environmental performance over recent years.
Scottish organic waste can “provide environmental and economic opportunities” according to a new report due to be published this week by Scotland’s Centre of Expertise for Water (CREW).
"Water is the most essential and precious of all of earth’s resources, it has enormous utility"
Northern Ireland Water said some of the sewers within Belfast, which date back to the early 1900s are in "very poor condition" and the £5 million upgrade work will bring the city into the 21st century.
United Utilities was fined £200,000 with additional costs of £54,000 agreed at a sentencing hearing in Bolton Crown Court yesterday (5 June) for drinking water offences in 2015.
Many parts of England will face “significant” water deficits by 2050 unless action is taken
Severn Trent is set to invest £100 million into its water business, as the utility