The ICE and ACO Guide to Sustainable Surface Water Management

The ICE / ACO SuDS Route Maps are a set of 8 detailed route maps about the main tasks involved in SuDS delivery, an explanation of the current policy contexts in different UK nations, over 80 live links to internet resources, and a glossary of relevant abbreviations.  A downloadablepdf version is available on the Institution of Civil Engineers website at www.ice.org.uk/sudsroutemaps  and a ‘page turner’ version is available on the ACO website at www.aco.co.uk/sudsroutemaps.

Chair of the ICE SuDS Task Group Dr David Smoker, of ACO Technologies, said ‘Our survey of over 400 professionals gave us lots of useful …

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 in relation to water – retail and wholesale – gas and power networks, energy retail and pan utility operations such as streetworks.

Utility Week Live surveyed more than 20,000 utilities professionals on the subject of disruption, and can now announce the list of the top 10 technologies proving disruptive to the business and operations of UK gas, water and electricity …

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 new, patented ‘multi-utility stencil’ that will provide a template for safer, clearer and more consistent survey marking to identify underground utilities in the public highway.
The stencil provides an innovative solution to manually spray-painted markings used to identify underground utilities that can be untidy, unclear and inaccurate. The stencil is being introduced following successful trials on a number of major
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New Morrison Utility Services safety Initiative to minimise risk around Plant

NEW MORRISON UTILITY SERVICES SAFETY INITIATIVE TO MINIMISE RISK AROUND PLANT

• UK sees 5,000 accidents involving mobile plant in the workplace occur each year
People and Plant Interface
Morrison Utility Services (MUS), the UK’s largest, dedicated, independent utility service provider, in conjunction with M Group Services Plant & Fleet Solutions, has launched the People & Plant Interface, designed to drive best practice for people working in the vicinity of plant.
The initiative will include the introduction of a plant interface zone system (yellow, amber and red) denoting increase in level of risk. The system will see all people and
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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 it brings.

Going live on 6 February, Ofwat’s digital channel – titled Spark! – will run two programmes a week over a four week period with each week focusing on a particular theme. These will range from: highlighting the tangible benefits of innovation for companies and their customers, looking at how to create a culture which nourishes innovation and creative …

Morrison Utility Services Supports Armed Forces Resettlement With Career Transition Partnership

PRESS RELEASE: 25th January 2018

MORRISON UTILITY SERVICES SUPPORTS ARMED FORCES RESETTLEMENT WITH CAREER TRANSITION PARTNERSHIP
Morrison Utility Services (MUS), the UK’s largest, dedicated, independent utility service provider, is lending its support to armed forces resettlement through an agreement with The Career Transition Partnership (CTP).
As the official Ministry of Defence (MoD) provider of resettlement support for those leaving the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force and Marines, the CTP operates as an intermediary service for employers wishing to hire service leavers. To date, The CTP has assisted over 180,000 Service leavers with the transition to civilian life and
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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).

 

The major seven-year contract will commence in January 2018 until March 2025, with the potential to extend by an additional five years.

 

Stantec will provide a range of services to support Yorkshire Water’s strategic plan, working closely with the firm’s own highly skilled and innovative in-house team.

 

This will involve driving innovation in the approach to resolving …

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 cut in UK water companies’ allowed headline returns by a third from 2020 will weigh heavily on the credit metrics of many firms and underpins the negative outlook on the sector over the next 12 to 18 months.

Stefanie Voelz, Vice President — Senior Credit Officer at Moody’s commented:

“While UK water companies will review their financial and dividend policies …

Environment Agency Tenders £1.5 bn Flood Defence Framework Contract

The Environment Agency has gone out to tender with a contract for a programme of capital investment and improvement works for flood defence assets to replace the current national Water and Environment Management Frameworks worth an estimated £1.5 billion.

The Agency is looking to appoint consultants and contractors to a new Collaborative Delivery Framework – BAM Nuttall, Galliford Try, Jackson, JN Bentley, Van Oord and Volker Stevin are among contractors on the existing framework.

The contract is being tendered in two Lots for Professional Services and Programme Delivery respectively. Both lots will be split into 6 geographical areas and will …