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Ready for resilience: Overcoming challenges on the BRP
Working collaboratively with Severn Trent Water, independent infrastructure specialist
Barhale has overcome some...
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Protecting water supplies in contaminated land
James Roper, infrastructure segment manager for GPS PE Pipe Systems, discusses the
complexities around installing barrier...
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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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WWT Explains... Wastewater pump control and optimisation
Welcome to our WWT Explains guide to wastewater pump control and optimisation,
which has been produced in association with...
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WWT's Supplier hub
Effectively optimise your relevant sales and marketing collateral to 18,115 water professionals each and every month.
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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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Irish Water awards two contracts for Letterkenny project
Irish Water has awarded Carty Contractors and MEIC Ltd contracts worth €19 million to
deliver the remaining two projects in the essential upgrading of Letterkenny Regional
Water Supply Scheme (RWSS).
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Britain's water infrastructure scores highly in global survey
Britain's water supply and sewerage infrastructure is rated higher than all other sectors
apart from airports, according to a new global survey.
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Welsh Water announces record capital investment for last six months
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has confirmed record capital investment of £219 million in the
last six months (April to September) to maintain and improve the resilience of its water
and wastewater services.
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Northumbrian launches interactive online leakage map
Northumbrian Water has launched a new interactive online map that gives customers
the power to report leaks and track repairs at the touch of a button.
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Lanes' 'pillow packer' lining opens way to wildlife revival
Drainage specialist Lanes Group plc has used fold-and-install large-diameter lining
technology to rehabilitate a pipe that that will play a crucial role in creating Europe's
largest man-made nature reserve.