The week in water from The Water Report

Facilities management giant Mitie to enter the water market

Facilities management firm Mitie has applied for a water retail licence. The Mitie Waste and Environmental Services division is leading...

Nov 3, 20241 min read

Last week's Budget announcement by the Chancellor made no mention of water infrastructure investment. There were pledges of funding for...

Nov 3, 20241 min read

The FT last week named business water retailer Castle Water as one of the parties interested in taking equity in Thames Water. Castle...

Nov 3, 20242 min read

Thames Water had its credit rating cut further last Monday by S&P after proposals for £3bn of emergency funding were set out by a group...

Nov 3, 20242 min read

Defra and the devolved governments have appointed three new experts to the Adaptation Committee of the Climate Change Committee, which...

Nov 3, 20241 min read

Northern Ireland Water has appointed Jacobs to a new professional services framework supporting water and wastewater capital improvements...

Nov 3, 20241 min read

The House of Commons has formally appointed 13 MPs to form the next Environmental Audit Committee. Toby Perkins MP was elected as chair...

Nov 3, 20241 min read

UKWIR has published research on the recovery of resources from wastewater, with recommendations to focus on readily available...

Nov 3, 20242 min read

Water Resources West (WRW) has appointed Christine Snell to represent the interests of agriculture, horticulture and water abstractors...

Oct 27, 20241 min read

Outsourcing business, Echo Managed Services, has appointed Hayley Monks as its new managing director. Monks joins South Staffs Water...

Oct 27, 20241 min read