Yorkshire Water invests almost £8m in North Yorkshire treatment sites
Yorkshire Water is starting two schemes of investment worth £7.7m at two wastewater treatment works (WwTW) in North Yorkshire.
The company is spending £5.2m at Thirsk and £2.5m at Bedale Wastewater Treatment Works to improve...
Trelleborg’s pipe seals proven to offer eight times the service life of competitor systems
A leading independent ‘stress relaxation’ test has determined that the average performance lifetime of some of Trelleborg’s key pipe sealing compounds is in excess of 800 years. Elastocon AB, a global leader in testing...
Trelleborg’s “very good” drainpacker system excels in leading short liner repair system test
After rigorous testing, Trelleborg’s pipe seals operation has been rated “Very Good” by Germany’s Institute for Underground Infrastructure (IKT) for its epros®DrainPacker system. Trelleborg’s solution out-performed rival brands on several key test criteria and...
The packaging challenge in chemical supply: focus on sustainability
By Shaun Myers
Director of Supply Chain and Service, Brenntag UK & Ireland
Plastic is light, cheap, effective and attractive so there is no wonder we use so much in every aspect of our day. However,...
Yorkshire Water to invest £30m in Saltend treatment works
Yorkshire Water is to invest £30m in its waste water treatment works in Saltend, Hull to improve the site’s operation.
The work, which will begin in December, with completion late Autumn 2020, will help the...
Innovation brings environmental benefits and drives down costs
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Innovation can be projected as a means by which new products and services are produced through R&D and then through marketing and commercial awareness brought to the market place. Innovation is vital...
Maximising the role of physical security within asset resilience planning
Resilience is the very clear watchword for the UK water industry as we prepare for PR19 and AMP 7.
OFWAT is expecting water companies to develop a systematic approach to identifying all risk factors to...
Ofwat calls for fairer, faster, more hassle free compensation for water customers
Water regulator Ofwat has recommended an overhaul of compensation arrangements for water customers who are left off supply.
The proposed changes, which come on the back of the regulator’s review into water companies’ handling of...
Better together – making decision analytics available to the masses
With a global focus on aging infrastructure and systems, and investment battles being fought from the boardroom down to ground level, isn’t it time we started working together? We already share best practice in...
Wessex Water’s new water supply grid
The water supply grid is the largest scheme ever undertaken by Wessex Water.
The supply grid provides important new infrastructure for the South West region with resilience connections to Bournemouth Water, Bristol Water and South...