Ofwat has criticised four water companies for failing to “rise to the challenge of efficiency savings" ahead of the next water-funding cycle.
The comments follow submission of revised business spending plans for the next water funding cycle, AMP7, which is set to run from 2020 to 2025. Requests from Anglian Water, Thames Water and Yorkshire Water…
Southern Water is not the only utility company to be in choppy seas over its spending plans, but chief executive Ian McAulay is on a mission to steer the company towards a calmer future.
The task is a big one. Earlier this year regulator Ofwat sent back Southern Water’s AMP7 five-year…
Thames Water has unveiled its revised £2.6bn, five-year spending plan for AMP7 (2020-2025).
Thames Water was one of 14 water companies ordered to rework spending plans by water regulator Ofwat. Thames, Affinity Water, Hafren Dyfrdwy and Southern Water were flagged as “having the most work to do” to meet targets set out by the…
Southern Water has been ordered to pay £126M in penalties and payments to customers after being found guilty of serious failures in the operation and reporting of its sewage treatment sites.
Water regulator Ofwat said the water company's failure to make necessary investment in its infrastructure had led to equipment failures and wastewater spills. The findings follow a…
Costain has been appointed United Utilities sole maintenance service provider under a five year framework.
Under the framework Costain will maintain United Utilities large scale water and waste water assets, which serve 6M people in north west England. The assets include 96 water treatment facilities and 575 waste water treatment sites. The framework…
Galliford Try has confirmed 350 employees are to lose their jobs.
The job cuts were announced in a trading statement in which Galliford Try announced its intention to “concentrate on its core strengths in building, water and highways” resulting in the reduction of 350 personnel across the UK. The restructured business’s…
London’s gas, water and electricity infrastructure is to be digitally mapped to help engineers working on utility projects.
The Mayor of London’s Office has secured as share of £3.9M to create London’s Underground Asset Register, which will map where electricity and telephone cables as well as gas and water pipes are…
A 91-year-old dam in Texas, United States, has collapsed, draining a 170ha resevoir in a matter of minutes.
US river authorities have blamed ageing structural steel for the collapse of one of the dam’s spillgates. The collapse caused the depth of Lake Dunlap to plunge by more than two metres. The exact…
With the commentary around infrastructure decision-making in recent months, it is sometimes easy to forget the major changes over the last decade that have improved the system for infrastructure prioritisation and planning.
Over that period, the most notable change has been the creation of the National Infrastructure Commission. This went from…
The Government should adopt the National Infrastructure Commission’s (NIC) recommendations, according to a recent panel discussion.
Recommendations include measures to switch to low carbon energy, accommodate electric vehicles, encourage the growth of cities, tackle flooding and cut waste. The event discussed what the government’s forthcoming National Infrastructure Strategy should contain. It…
New Civil Engineer Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer