OCU Group: Groundbreaking Technology

At a time when innovation is so important, OCU Group (OCU) is driving change within the water sector with its cutting-edge trenchless solutions. OCU Group is one of the UK’s fastest growing utilities and energy-transition...

New sewer to be laid in Ilkley using trenchless technology

Work is due to begin in Ilkley to lay a new sewer under the A65 to help reduce the frequency and volume of storm discharges into the river Wharfe during periods of heavy or...

Trenchless innovation: A client’s perspective

Wessex Water’s Rehabilitation Manager Julian Britton discusses how the company has used innovative trenchless technology to renovate sewers. Wessex Water was an early adopter of renovating sewers using trenchless technology and assisted the Water Research...

Innovative technology prevents roadworks in Bridgwater

After a sewer partially collapsed under the A38 Bristol Road in Bridgwater, Wessex Water used the latest ‘trenchless’ technology to repair the pipe without causing any inconvenience to the public. The sewer pipe was located...

After a year in which everything has changed and will probably never be the...

The recent massive changes, from home working and education to ‘Zoom’ pub nights, have proven that new innovation can be rapidly introduced when the need is there. The water industry is no exception and...

Close-fit lining technique Rolldown® a winner in Hindhead, Surrey

When an ageing water pipeline reached the end of its service life and needed replacing to prevent further water quality and pressure issues, asset owner South East Water and construction firm The Clancy Group...

Severn Trent use cutting-edge technology to protect pipes

Severn Trent has a vast network of pipes that supplies water to its four million customers. In fact, if you stretched them out in a line, they’d measure 46,000km long. That’s long enough to...

Specialists in trenchless techniques

GMAC Utilities Ltd pride themselves on being able to work in the most difficult and restrictive of conditions, to enable their customers to bring their projects to completion, on time and on budget. Bringing...

AI data power saving time and money

The industry is looking forward to the advent of self-healing pipes and the micro-robots that have already been christened Pipebots, HELEN COMPSON writes. Yes, they might be futuristic developments at the earliest of stages,...

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: ...