Tackling the water industry’s skill shortage

The water industry is struggling to fill over 35% of its skilled roles, in comparison to a national average of 23% and, with changing technologies and an ageing workforce, it is estimated that 63,000...

Boost web accessibility

Wessex Water has made life easier for customers using its website, partnering with Recite Me to provide new speech and reading support tools. Recite Me is a Cloud-based web accessibility service, enabling web users to...

Anglian Water’s Shop Window builds on existing delivery with demands for global expansion

A global initiative to create the utility company of tomorrow took a significant step forward as Peter Simpson, Anglian Water’s Chief Executive and the driving force behind the programme, called on more companies from...

Innovative Bo’ness waste water test centre

One of the UK water industry’s most unique development centres is working at full capacity for the first time since its launch less than three years ago – testing innovative treatment technologies with the...

Thames Water helps quarter of a million homes be water smart

Thames Water has now helped 250,000 homes save a massive 20 million litres of water every day as part of its award-winning smarter home visit project. The company, which supplies around 10 million people with...

European Waste Water Management Conference & Exhibition

Join over 200 wastewater practitioners, managers and researchers at the 2019 European Waste Water Management Conference (EWWM); the UK’s leading technical event covering the management and treatment of wastewater. The programme includes over 60...

Northern Ireland’s ‘Concreteberg’

You’ve seen the ‘Concreteberg’ blocking sewers in London, now feast your eyes on the Northern Ireland version. Measuring 30ft long and approximately half a tonne in weight, a team of staff and McAllister Bros...

Icenta launches exotic turbine meter for large water injection project

Icenta Controls, A British manufacturer of high quality Turbine Flow Meters has introduced to its Metri Measurements range a customised High Pressure Turbine Meter made from exotic materials (Super Duplex & 6MO Body) for...

£17m phosphorus removal schemes to improve water quality of northern becks and rivers

Yorkshire Water has started a £17m scheme to improve the final effluent released into rivers and becks from four of its sewage plants to help meet environmental targets on phosphorus removal. Waste water treatment processes...

AVK’s focus on product range and technical support leads to framework contract award from...

AVK has been awarded a framework contract by Yorkshire Water for the supply of mechanical fittings including tensile-resistant fittings, under-pressure tees, repair fittings and end caps. The contract covers AMP7 which runs from 2020...