Creative thinkers win Young Water Dragons 2018 Award

Students from Grosvenor Grammar School, Belfast were recently honoured with the Future Water Association Young Water Dragons prize at The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition.

The students wowed the judges with their project entitled LifeBlock. As part …

The 10 technologies disrupting the UK utilities sector

Recognising the significant and fast-paced changes utilities are grappling with on many fronts, Utility Week Live 2018 (22-23 May) has chosen disruption as its headline theme.

Held at the NEC in Birmingham, Utility Week Live 2018 will explore disruption themes …

Morrison Utility Services Unveils New Multi-Utility Stencil

Morrison utility services unveil new multi-utility stencil 

  • New stencil offers safer, clearer and more consistent survey marking of underground utilities in the highway

 

Morrison Utility Services (MUS), the UK’s largest, dedicated, independent utility service provider, has unveiled a
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Ofwat takes to the airwaves to spark innovation in water sector

Ofwat takes to the airwaves to spark innovation in water sector

Ofwat will seek to channel innovation in the water sector this February, with a new digital campaign aimed at encouraging water companies to fully embrace innovation and the opportunities …

Yorkshire Water Appoints Stantec as Strategic Planning Partner

Yorkshire Water has announced the major appointment of Stantec (previously MWH) as its sole Strategic Planning Partner (SPP) in a deal worth £50m, as the water firm prepares supply chain arrangements and contracts for the AMP7 period (2020 – 2025).…

Moody’s Downgrades UK Water Sector Outlook

Ratings agency Moody’s has changed its outlook for the UK water sector from stable to negative for the first time since first published in 2004.

In a report published today Moody’s says that the Water Services Regulation Authority’s (Ofwat) proposed …