On the defensive – Flood protection
NEARLY 65,000 more homes will get better protection from flooding after the green light for construction to start on 93 defence schemes this year.
With...
New company lands deal as part of £750m Wakefield PFI project
AN enclosed composting facility is to be built as part of a £750m PFI project.
BioWatt Engineering, which specialises in the design and build of...
Madden the mediator as REC launches new division
MANCHESTER environmental consultancy REC has launched an ecology division to help guide developers through the planning process.
It is led by principal ecologist Neil Madden...
Engineers back Ofwat plan to tackle water shortages
THE country’s civil engineering profession has welcomed OFWAT’s plans to plans to give greater incentives for companies to transfer water from areas where it...
£2m package is up in the air
A £2m package of air quality grants has been made by Defra to 36 local authorities in England which have demonstrated innovative measures to...
Hail to the chief
THE joint venture working on Yorkshire Water’s infrastructure investment programme as part of the AMP5 framework has landed a top accolade.
Barhale WSP was awarded...
Agency starts preparing for the big move
CONTRACTORS have started work to prepare the interiors at the new headquarters of Scotland’s environment watchdog.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), which last year...
Getting up a head of steam
Spirax Sarco helped Northumbrian Water to halve the energy it uses to raise steam at an anaerobic digestion plant. And the work was so...
Experts wanted as SLR chases growth
AN environmental firm has stepped up a recruitment drive that could see around 20 staff hired for its UK operations in the next year....
Castle beats target in drive to reduce energy costs
THE drive to reduce carbon emissions at Scotland’s top visitor attraction is well ahead of target.
New figures show that Edinburgh Castle, which attracts more...
Plant welcomes visit from PM
PRIME minister David Cameron donned a hard hat to visit a construction and demolition waste recycling plant in Oxford.
His visit was in advance of...
Greg sets a standard
British businesses are set to benefit from the expertise of EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation in environment issues, with the appointment of one of its...
Gates continuing to close at landfill sites
RESEARCH has identified 130 landfill sites that have closed since 2008 as the country continues to reduce the volumes it sends for traditional disposal....
‘Flood investment must be protected’
HOME owners could be in deep water unless there is extra investment in flood infrastructure and more realistic planning policies.
That’s the message from the...
Tough target
Is the construction industry really capable of achieving 70% recycling of its waste by 2020 or is it just a box ticking exercise by...
Come on Cram, a kid could carry those two
A former Olympian and water engineering expert paired up for their charity’s annual fundraising ball and ended up raising £10,000 for communities in remote...
Honour parade
THE work of the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) was recognised in the New Year Honours List with 48 people receiving...
Aiming high
RICHARD Rap, Sutton and East Surrey Water’s operations manager and his wife Nicola are attempting (February) to climb Mt Kilimanjaro to raise funds for...
Annett to go
NIGEL Annett, managing director of Welsh Water and one of the founders of Glas Cymru – the not-for-profit company that acquired the utility in...
Scot hit with a record fine
‘Total disregard for the environment’
A waste operator has been hit with a record fine after being found guilty of carrying out one of Scotland’s...
