The annual reports by the UK’s drinking water watchdog shows water supplies in England and Wales are among the best in the world – with 99.97% and 99.98%, respectively, of samples collected and tested meeting the required standards. However, the...
Transformation of Anglian Water’s treatment and recycling processes is being made possible by trials of artificial intelligence (AI) driven software developed by Norwegian technology company InfoTiles. The digital analytics company is collaborating with the UK utility on a 12-month pilot...
Water sector supply chain companies are being invited to share their experiences of working with UK utilities over the past 12 months. British Water has launched the annual UK Water Company Performance Survey, which asks contractors, consultants and suppliers to...
When managing a water network, rapid information is not a luxury, it is now a necessity that translates into crises averted and money saved, says Kevin Brook, director, Orbis Intelligent Systems. Data-driven real-time monitoring is enabling the water sector’s smart...
Water companies are prioritising engagement with the hospitality sector in their drive to keep sewers free of fats, oils and grease (FOG). Network protection managers at Southern Water and United Utilities, Stephen Williams and Andrew Peet, tell Laura Su, managing director of the European FOG...
Blackline Safety Corp. (TSX: BLN), a global leader in connected safety technology, has announced a $2 million (£1.3 million) deal with Coventry, England-based Severn Trent Water – UK’s second largest water company – for connected personal gas detection devices to...
Palintest designs and manufactures water analysis technologies that empower individuals to make water quality decisions with confidence. It provides equipment globally for water quality monitoring and disinfection control for various applications to protect lives and the environment. Applications for its...
New energy saving measures developed by WCS Environmental Engineering (WCSEE) could reduce power consumption of its package wastewater treatment plants by as much as half. The water recycling specialist has introduced automated timers to operate blowers in the biological treatment...
Upgrade of chemical dosing equipment at a wastewater treatment plant in Germany is delivering high performance on phosphorus removal, says Thomas Klobuczynski, industrial sales engineer, Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions. The wastewater treatment plant (WwTP) serving the town of Hessisch-Lichtenau in Germany is...
Emission-cutting innovations from three global technology leaders are being accelerated through the UK water sector, thanks to new collaborative platform Spring. Technologies from Siemens, Xylem and Cobalt Water Global are being mobilised through a collaboration of 10 water companies, as part of the...