HammerHead® Mole® Piercing Tools from HammerHead Trenchless
Piercing tools are ideal for installing utilities under existing landscapes and/or structures. These pneumatic-powered tools create a compact hole that allows contractors to install underground gas, water, cable, irrigation, fiber or electrical lines under...
Simple water test could prevent crippling bone disease
A simple colour-changing test to detect fluoride in drinking water, devised by researchers at the University of Bath, could in the future prevent the crippling bone disease, skeletal fluorosis, in developing countries such as...
Going underground
Matthew Izzard (Chairman, UKSTT)
Although some techniques, such as pipe jacking, have been around for many years, trenchless (or No Dig) technologies really started to develop about 30 years ago, largely in response to a...
Working to achieve water security for all
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) is pioneering an ambitious new approach to tackle some of the world’s most pressing challenges through a £200M investment across 12 global research Hubs.
Over the next five years, the...
PermaNET+: Changing the economics of leak detection
Clean drinking water is the world’s most precious resource and it is becoming increasingly scarce. Factors such as population growth, climate change and aging infrastructure are putting pressure on water suppliers.
Leak detection is a...
Reducing leaks: the rise of leak detection technology in water pipes
The street washed out with water. Parked cars sitting partly submerged. Ground floor flats flooded. This was the scene in a south London street in early January.
It’s becoming an all too familiar sight. According...
Geospatial AI – fresh insights into water network failures
How satellite data and artificial intelligence are revolutionising water network management
Leaking pipes are both a financial and environmental concern for water network operators worldwide. Global estimates from the International Water Association (IWA) suggest 126...
Space technololgy beamed down to earth
Researchers analyzing RADAR signals gathered over three years from the European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft discovered a large lake of salty water buried deep below the surface of Mars. This seems like science...
Sustained innovation to deliver leakage reduction
Leakage. A subject that is important to us and our customers. At SES Water we take great pride in our detection methods, practices and results. Daniel Woodworth, Network Strategy Manager at SES Water explains.
In...
The power of poo
Northumbrian Water is the only wastewater company in the UK to use 100% of its sewage sludge (the left over material at the end of the wastewater treatment process) and convert it into gas...