Water & Utilities News Roundup
31st October 2018
The latest news this week in the Water & Utilities Industry
Irish Water to upgrade nine water treatment plants in Mayo
Irish Water has announced that it will spend €8.75 million on upgrading nine water treatment plants across County Mayo. Read more…
Unilever & Veolia Sign Collaboration Agreement On Sustainable Packaging
Unilever and Veolia have announced that they have signed a collaboration agreement to jointly work on emerging technologies that will help create a circular economy on plastics across various geographies, starting in India and Indonesia. Read more…
Severn Trent customers offered video calling service to report leaks
Severn Trent is now offering a video calling service that allows its customers to speak ‘face-to-face’ with an engineer when they report a leak. Read more…
United Utilities signs AI deal in UK first
United Utilities has become the first water company in the UK to introduce large-scale artificial intelligence into its operational systems. Read more…
Work begins on Glasgow’s groundbreaking ‘smart canal’
Construction of Europe’s first ever ‘smart canal’ scheme, which will use the 250-year-old Forth & Clyde Canal and 21st century technology to mitigate flood risk as well as enable significant regeneration, is now underway in Glasgow. Read more…