The future of the England and Wales’ canals systems is under threat following a £300M funding cut, the Canal & River Trust has said.
The Canal & River Trust is a charity that looks after England and Wales’ 200 year old waterways, which is part funded by the Department for Environment,…
Yorkshire Water has called for interest in £2.8bn of work in the second half of this decade and beyond.
The utility giant, which serves more than 5M people and 140,000 businesses, published official contract notices for two key frameworks covering Asset Management Periods (AMP) 8 and 9, which run from 2025…
The Planning Inspectorate has launched a trial to test potential components of an enhanced pre-application service for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs).
The Planning Act 2008 introduced a new bespoke consenting route for major infrastructure projects in the fields of energy, transport, water, waste and wastewater. Between its introduction in 2010…
Northumbrian Water is inviting expressions of interest in its £8bn capital delivery construction and engineering frameworks for the next seven years, including Assset Management Period 8 (AMP8), which runs from 2025 to 2030.
The framework could potentially be extended to 12 years by further negotiation with the suppliers. The company says…
The deadline for the TechFest Awards has been extended to Friday 21 July, giving potential entrants just under two weeks extra to submit their entries.
Celebrating innovation in civil engineering and construction, the awards will be held in the evening after TechFest's daytime conference on 23 November at Hilton London Bankside,…
There has been much publicity recently regarding the adverse nature of storm sewage discharges into UK rivers and streams that continue to be attributed to water company sewerage networks and their wastewater treatment works.
The issue is not a new one though with Thames Water last week fined £3.3M for…
Northern Ireland’s Department for Infrastructure (DfI) is procuring a £30M contract for a consultancy partner for water engineering services.
The contract is for the provision of civil engineering and related specialist services across Northern Ireland. The selected supplier will assist in the delivery of improvements to watercourses, including culverts and open…
Atkins has been working in partnership with the Spains Hall Estate in Essex to develop a new approach to understanding the impact of nature-based solutions on water management. With the aim of helping significantly alleviate summer droughts and winter flooding, the collaboration has led to the launch of a new…
Thames Water has apologised for the “entirely unacceptable” pollution of a West Sussex stream after being fined £3.3M over the incident.
The utility company said the October 2017 sewage spill, believed to have killed more than 1,000 fish, occurred when a storm pump activated in error. Cathryn Ross, appointed interim chief…
Thames Water is seeking technical partners to support the delivery of its Strategic Resource Options (SRO) Programmes, with an estimated value of £300M.
The duration of the technical partners framework will be up to eight years and applies to projects across the UK. Theses will encompass engineering services, construction-related services, architectural…
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