Leading civil engineering and building contractor Farrans Construction has completed an innovative tunnelling operation on Northumbrian Water’s Project Pipeline: County Durham and Tees Valley as a specialist tunnel boring machine has completed an underground crossing of the River Tees. The...

UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) is seeking expressions of interest from partners to develop a next generation version of the carbon accounting workbook, which ensures the water sector has a robust framework for calculating its greenhouse gas emissions. Each year,...

Innovative Tunnelling Set to Begin on Project Pipeline: County Durham and Tees Valley Leading civil engineering and building contractor Farrans Construction is set to begin innovative tunnelling operations on Northumbrian Water’s Project Pipeline: County Durham and Tees Valley. A 220m...

Technology from Apex Dynamics is driving the largest diameter electricity-generating waterwheel in Europe. The groundbreaking new hydro project from family-owned self-drive plant hire company Buckland Newton Hire (BNH) saw Apex Dynamics UK supply the inline planetary gearbox used to control...

WEG to Deliver ‘Sustainability’ Presentation at Europump 2024 Annual Meeting WEG, a world leader in motor, drive, and asset management systems technology is honoured to be the headline sponsor of this year’s Europump Annual Meeting, taking place at the spectacular...

Healthier rivers will be one outcome of implementation of the Environment Act 21, writes Darren Hanson, director of environmental solutions, Xylem. Now water companies need to concentrate efforts on ensuring a smooth rollout of monitoring technology. The deadline is approaching for...

Aquaspira has delivered a super sewer project solution which will save 234 tonnes of carbon1 The company designed and manufactured the solution at its north west base, providing 520 metres of reinforced steel composite pipes as part of the upgrade...

Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, has made significant time and efficiency savings for its customers after using new concrete sensor technology. Costain’s materials engineers have been using Maturix’s concrete sensors to keep track of the strength and temperature of setting...

Urgent investment needed for “wicked” rivers problem The water sector is at the forefront of the UK’s sustainability revolution, but this is not without its challenges. The need for greater investment, underpinned by robust data, was the subject of British...

Following revelations that the Office of Product Safety and Security (OPSS) found over 85% of domestic heating circulators it inspected last year were non-compliant, distributors and installers are being urged to look out for ‘fake’ pumps as they could pose...