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Striking it out: How can the industry cut down utility strikes?
Utility strikes are both costly and potentially fatal. With tens of thousands believed to
occur in the UK every year, how...
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PR19 Challenge Report - Supply Interruptions
In the third in our series of PR19 Challenge Reports, which look in detail at each of the
14 common performance...
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Comment: Plastic pipes could contribute to circular economy
The time is right to make use of recycled plastics for drains and sewers, and for the pipe
industry to help minimise...
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PR19 Challenge Report - Sewer Flooding
In the second of our PR19 Challenge Reports, which look in detail at each of the 14 common performance commitments which...
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WWT Explains… Pumps as Turbines
In this educational guide from WWT we look at Pumps as Turbines (PaT) applications, in
which pumps can be run in reverse...
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Comment: Ease off the pressure to keep leaks in check
Keeping leaks in check is a major challenge for water companies but one that can be
met with variable speed drives to...
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Woolmans Wood: Driving down disruption
Southern Water and Clancy Docwra discuss the challenges of keeping disruption to a
minimum on a 30km mains replacement...
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Water theft: Laying down the law
Whether it is unauthorised connections or the illegal use of standpipes, water
companies are increasingly clamping down on...
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Opinion: Action needed on product specifications and skills
BPF Pipes Group president Derek Muckle calls for a basic engineering and procurement
skillset to set the standard for what...
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Innovative survey technology helps CWA pipeline project
A £10M project that saw CWA add a duplication main in North Lanarkshire involved the
use of PureTech's PipeDiver...
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Drilling and Tapping: Pipe Dreams
The Institute of Water's UK Drilling and Tapping Competition returns for its 30th year at
Utility Week Live in May
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Beyond a pump in a box
Whether it is installation, servicing and maintenance, energy-saving and performance advice, or data acquisition, pump...
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SCADA Security in the Water Industry
Forward-thinking water industry leaders are putting enhanced risk management programs in place to assess their...
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Clear and consistent guidance for drainage design
New guidance for the design of drains and sewers should provide the opportunity for
installers to meet consistent...
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Firm fined for illegal hydrant use in Nottingham
Severn Trent has successfully prosecuted a Greater Manchester-based company for illegally
using a water hydrant in Nottingham.
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Thames' 'micro-machine' to cut roadworks disruption
Thames Water is bringing an innovative new micro-machine to London to cut down
travel disruption caused by essential roadworks.
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Wessex Water using great crested newt detection dog
Wessex Water has become the first utility company in the UK to use an in-house great
crested newt detection dog to assist in pipe installation projects.
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Thames Water outlines ‘Gold Command' system for major incidents
Thames Water has set out the improvement plans it intends to put in place to ensure it
responds better to unexpected cold weather events following the ‘Beast from the East' in
February and March 2018.
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Irish Water begins €35M Dublin drinking water supply project
Irish Water has initiated a major project to secure drinking water supply in the Greater
Dublin Area by linking the Leixlip Water Treatment Plant with the Saggart Reservoirs.