Taking stock of business
RENEWABLE energy distributor SGS Trade has opened a new warehouse in Exeter.
The facility will distribute more than 10 MWp of equipment a year, store...
Wessex takes it to the Max for sludge
WESSEX Water has increased sludge handling capacity at its Trowbridge sewage treatment works by reducing downtime of capital assets following the installation of a...
Making advances
CITIES in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario are to benefit from advanced flow monitoring technology supplied by a UK company.
Hydrological instrument specialist...
Steel firm cleans up with a right good scrubbing
SCRUBBER technology has helped Tata Steel achieve a 40% reduction in atmospheric emissions from a limestone kiln in Cumbria.
The company operates four Maerz kilns...
Wales is poised for £1bn spend on infrastructure
Extra investment for fast-track projects
WELSH Water is to spend £1 billion over the next three years on a range of infrastructure projects including schemes...
Island seeks cash for tidal testing
ISLE of Wight Council has asked for Government backing as part of its push to create a world-class tidal marine energy testing centre in...
It’s a deal
SCOTTISH firm Panton McLeod has won a three-year framework contract with Welsh Water for traditional ‘drain-down’ activities of inspection, cleaning and disinfection as well...
Biffa triumphs in energy appeal bid
BIFFA has won its appeal against refusal of planning permission for an energy recovery facility in Leicestershire.
Jeff Rhodes, the company’s planning and permitting manager,...
Mersey winner closer
Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority (MRWA) has received two final tenders for a £90m waste contract.
Covanta and SITA are the bidders for the Merseyside...
Give us more
HYDRO International, which supplies products to control and treat storm and waste waters, has appointed Keith Hayward national sales and marketing manager for its...
Ready for take-off
SIEMENS has produced the first of its new 75-metre long rotor blades, for installation on the second prototype of its 6MW offshore wind turbine...
Book your place
Registration has opened for WWEM 2012, the Water Wastewater & Environmental Monitoring.
Visitors pre-registered for the event – Telford, November 7/8 – will get free...
Help yourself
A SERIES of video self-help guides for customers has seen Veolia Water Central capture the Institute of Water Innovation Award.
A panel of industry experts...
Coasting along
ROSALIND Turner, a senior coastal engineer at Mott MacDonald, has won the CIWEM Young Members Award 2012 for her deep commitment to environmental improvement...
New look revealed after show success
THE organisers of the Sustainabilitylive! exhibition and conference have declared this year’s event “a resounding success”.
Energy, water, land and sustainable business exhibitions were all...
It’s a snap
THE Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management has announced that engineering and design consultancy Atkins has joined up as a major partner for...
UK firm drives ahead with Philippines deal
A UK company that develops waste-derived biofuels is to begin operations in the Philippines on a vehicle fuel made from organic waste products in...
Zero costs for tenants
Eco Environments has been selected to install a range of renewable energy technologies at what is believed to be the UK’s first ‘zero energy...
Met Office forecasts big savings from solar
THE contract to design and install one of the largest roof-top solar PV installations in the UK has been completed by SunGift Solar.
The 250...
Heavy rainfall puts systems under pressure
A conference has heard how urban drainage systems have struggled to cope with the heavy rainfall of recent weeks.
Research presented to the Royal Geographical...
