Acquisition aims to accelerate growth of flood-related digital services
Engineering and consultancy firm Royal HaskoningDHV has acquired Ambiental, a UK-based provider of actionable intelligence from data to protect people, property and capital from...
Miele helps McDonald’s tackle fatbergs through laundry grease recovery
Restaurant’s mop and cleaning cloth laundry processes have also increased its biofuel production by 20%
McDonald’s Restaurants in the UK is said to be working...
Real-time monitoring improves UV disinfection performance
Chemical-free UV disinfection expert atg Technology is using real-time monitoring of organic contaminants to improve the performance of disinfection.
The effectiveness of a UV disinfection...
Personal hygiene firm releases first “truly flushable” wipe
In response to a rise in fatbergs and growing concerns over plastic pollution collecting in sewers and oceans, organic personal hygiene company Natracare has...
Fatberg Q&A
With Michelle Ringland, Head of Marketing, Lanes Group (the firm that removed the Whitechapel fatberg).
Why are we so fascinated with fatbergs?
“I personally think...
Concrete repair materials chosen for Eastbourne Wastewater Treatment Works
As part of a major £16 million upgrade of Eastbourne Wastewater Treatment Works being carried out on behalf of Southern Water, AkzoNobel’s range of...
Report describes solutions for HS2 construction over historic waterways
Contractors should work with proven and responsible marine engineering businesses when constructing the High Speed 2 (HS2) rail line over historic waterways due to...
Advanced wastewater treatment technology firm hires new CEO
Nuvoda, a provider of advanced solutions for biological process systems in water and wastewater treatment, has appointed Zain Mahmood as its new Chief Executive...
Collapsible design makes room for portable loos
Advantage Engineering has announced its P-Pod collapsible portable restroom at the Portable Sanitation Association International Conference and Trade Show, in Mobile, Alabama, March 27...
Meeting the challenges of mobile dewatering and particle separation
Waste treatment expert Euroby offers some background to the decision to use dewatering equipment, and expands further on its own offering
Dewatering (and thickening) is...
Utility undertakes major anti-FOG initiative in St Andrews
The University of St Andrews will spend more than £120,000 installing around 25 grease traps at 12 of its sites across the town. The...
Cost-effective biosensor for cryptosporidium?
A biosensor developed at the University of British Columbia's (UBC) Okanagan campus is claimed to offer a novel and low-cost technique to quickly and accurately detect cryptosporidium contamination in water samples .
Compact and reliable turbidity measurement
Measurement and sensor firm Exner is launching a compact measuring device for reliable and economical turbidity measurement .
Utility trials smart analytics to find leaks
Yorkshire Water has become the first major water and sewage company in the UK to trial smart analytics to find leaks in its network, according to a recent announcement .
Environment Agency awards remote camera framework deal
The EA has awarded a multi-year contract worth up to £2 million to Meteor Communications for the supply of up to 800 remote camera systems .
Microplastic pollution widespread in UK’s lakes and rivers, says new research
New research by Bangor University and Friends of the Earth has found microplastic pollution in some of Britain’s most iconic and remote rivers and lakes .
Thermal ammonia removal facility treats leachate from largest landfill in Hong Kong
The Organics Group, a UK and Thailand based wastewater treatment specialist, has recently completed the turnkey design, manufacture and installation of its latest HK$...
UK industry experts gather to discuss growing fat, oil and grease menace
Industry experts from across the UK are gathering in London in mid-March to discuss the growing menace of fatbergs in the UK’s sewerage system,...
Leakage summit returns in June
The Global Leakage Summit returns for its 10th year in June 2019, when it will attempt to bring together the most innovative and successful...
Compact heat-recovery-from-sewage system now available for smaller installations
SHARC Energy has widened its offering by launching the PIRANHA™ wastewater heat recovery system in the UK and EU.
The PIRANHA is described as...
