Water News Roundup
6th January 2020
The latest news this week in the Water & Utilities Industry:
Glenfield and Invicta join forces
Glenfield and Invicta, two established brands in the water sector, have announced they are merging their operations. Read more…
South East Water appoints new operations director
South East Water has appointed Douglas Whitfield as its new operations director. Read more…
Amey turns to augmented reality in fight against £90m ‘unflushables’ issue
Leading public services provider, Amey, is developing a new augmented reality app which will be launched in 2020 and piloted across the Severn Trent Water contract to help fight ‘unflushables’. Read more…
Northumbrian Water launches “Bin the Wipe” campaign
Northumbrian Water is launching its new ‘Bin the Wipe’ campaign and giving away more than 1,400 bins to encourage customers not to use their toilets as a bin. Read more…
Yorkshire Water joins 1000 Rivers eDNA Project
Yorkshire Water has become the first UK water company to join the 1000 Rivers eDNA project – allowing it to gather vital information on fish species from river systems. Read more…
£10m community fund set up by Severn Trent
Severn Trent has set aside £10 million to fund community groups and projects over the next five years. Read more…
Yorkshire Water starts work on £1.8m water pipeline
Yorkshire Water has begun work on a new £1.8m water pipe between Watersheddles reservoir and Oldfield Water Treatment Works. Read more…
Southern Water awards £2.5m procurement services contract
Southern Water has awarded a contract for procurement services worth an estimated £2.5 million. Read more…
