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1 week ago | 
watermagazine.co.uk | Michael Capel
Glanville Environmental delivers drainage civil engineering, installation and remediation, specialising in geospatial surveys, CCTV surveying, high-pressure water jetting, gully cleansing, liquid waste movement, and septic tank emptying. Its clients include water, rail, and construction, as well as domestic customers.
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1 week ago | 
watermagazine.co.uk | Michael Capel
The work, which saw a 10-metre-deep storage tank sunk below ground on land in the east of the town to add extra capacity to the sewer network, has been wrapped up, preventing the system from being overwhelmed and potentially discharging on to nearby properties.
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1 week ago | 
watermagazine.co.uk | Michael Capel
Fisher German has named George Simpson as its new Divisional Managing Partner for Infrastructure Services, while Laura Knight becomes a new Partner. George and Laura are among 19 staff within Fisher German’s infrastructure services team to have been promoted after helping its clients in the electricity, water, gas and renewable sectors deliver on major projects nationwide. George joined Fisher German in 2001, before becoming a partner in 2010.
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1 week ago | 
watermagazine.co.uk | Michael Capel
Alongside the new opening, is news of a major new appointment: Donna Alderson joins the firm as Associate, as the business continues its expansion into the North East of England due to the significant growth of its National Valuation Team. The hub, located at Cobalt Business Park in Newcastle, provides the perfect base for Bruton Knowles’ staff to deliver its services to its customers in the region, alongside an enhanced offering as a result of the new location.
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1 week ago | 
watermagazine.co.uk | Michael Capel
Hazlehead is Wavin’s clay piping production facility, where 150 employees work to produce its below-ground, Hepworth clay solutions. Once made, these products can be quite heavy and require firing in a high-temperature kiln, meaning stringent safety measures must be continually upheld and scrutinised.
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1 week ago | 
watermagazine.co.uk | Michael Capel
According to the Consumer Council for Water (CCW) more than a million UK households are struggling to pay their water bills. The company remains committed to keeping bills as low as possible and supporting all of its customers through the continued cost-of-living crisis, while investing a record £3.2bn over the next five years. The Company’s range of financial support schemes include two social tariffs – WaterCare and WaterSure – which help to reduce an account holder’s water bill.
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1 week ago | 
watermagazine.co.uk | Michael Capel
Opportunities that were identified to refurbish, replace or optimise inefficient pumps, across the company’s operating areas in the North East of England, Essex and Suffolk, represent potential operating cost savings of around £1.2m a year, and carbon emission reductions of more than 1,500 tonnes per annum. The investments being delivered as a result not only contribute towards the company maintaining low bills for customers, but also its ambitions to achieve Net Zero.
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2 weeks ago | 
watermagazine.co.uk | Michael Capel
With schemes getting underway across the country in the coming months on Scottish Water landholdings, including at Loch Katrine, Backwater Reservoir and Talla Reservoir, the publicly-owned utility company will reach the half a million milestone before the end of March 2025.
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2 weeks ago | 
watermagazine.co.uk | Michael Capel
This award celebrates organisations that have created a supportive and empowering culture, implementing impactful, effective and sustainable programmes to promote employee participation in shaping the company’s future. The judges commended NI Water’s considered approach to delivering a variety of innovative initiatives that have supported employee participation and good working lives.
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2 weeks ago | 
watermagazine.co.uk | Michael Capel
Originally certified to the Kitemark in 2022, the drinking water company passed its annual assessment of the gold-standard, internationally-recognised Kitemark following a rigorous and thorough review by BSI in January. BSI, the business standards and improvement company, commended South East Water (SEW) on its inclusive and flexible approach to customer service, ensuring that the correct level of support is available for all its customers.
