What happens to our water supply if the world warms up?
When President Trump and Greta Thunberg took verbal shots at each other at this year’s Davos Economic Forum, climate change was again pushed to the front of the news cycle.
But while high-profile protestors and...
Giving customers confidence in their water networks
To add to the challenges of water scarcity and aging infrastructure, the water industry is now tasked with achieving a 16% reduction in leakage by 2025. HELEN COMPSON speaks to one company who are...
Waste away: action against phosphorus removal
Eutrophication can impact a water company’s bottom line as well as having a significant effect on the environment. In AMP 7 there will be heightened pressure to tackle this growing problem. Kevin Wheeler, managing...
The never-ending battle against emerging contaminants: a focus on PFAS
What are emerging contaminants?
Emerging contaminants are likely to be a never-ending nightmare. Why? As we develop, advance and expand our pharmaceutical prowess, create new industrial chemicals, new pesticides and herbicides, surfactants and personal care...
Be careful what you ask for!
In holding the environmental sector itself to account, one analytical services company is forcing change. Sustainability can begin with simply breaking old habits, HELEN COMPSON learns.
A multi-billion dollar global business is breaking the mould...
Controlling the flow
The impact of climate change is such that five million homes in the UK are now at risk of flooding, whether by sea, river or overflowing drains, warns the Environment Agency. HELEN COMPSON meets...
CIPP solutions for pressure- & industrial pipe rehabilitation
nordiflow / nordipipe - the fully structural and independent class A pressure liner
NordiTube has successfully developed a strong and independent liner that can be used especially for the rehabilitation of the following application areas:
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Suction excavation the way forward for water
The gas industry has seen the benefits of suction excavation for over 10 years, but the water industry is just touching the surface, as HELEN COMPSON discovers.
Husband and wife team Lloyd and Charlie Gardener...
Choosing the right CIPP Liner
Applied Felts’ has been at the forefront of research and development in the world of CIPP liners, revolutionizing a wide spectrum of new solutions, all created to meet unique requirements and address the proven...
Mobile systems designed for simplicity of use
Vac-Ex Limited is a UK company. We design and manufacture compact, towable vacuum excavators and safe dig equipment. Today, especially in inner city locations the ground is congested with buried cables and pipes, some...