The UK’s coastlines are facing increasing pressure due to extreme weather and the long-term impacts of climate change. Homes and industries are in danger of being lost.
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Barhale to use offsite methods on £7.8M East London sewer upgrade
Barhale has been contracted by Thames Water to remediate the mains on a critical section of the East London sewer network and replace a discharge chamber with a prefabricated alternative.
Trenchless pipelaying enables disruption-free sewerage expansion in Portadown
A 1.8m diameter tunnel boring machine (TBM) has arrived in Meadow Lane Portadown for use on a key £7.8M Northern Ireland Water wastewater network upgrade.
Storm Isha: Rail, road and energy networks across the UK hit by ‘wild night’
High winds caused by Storm Isha overturned lorries and shut down Sellafield among other infrastructure impacts during a “wild night” across the UK.
Aecom launches recruitment drive in environment, water and energy business
Aecom has announced plans to hire around 380 people in its Environment, Water and Energy (EWE) business this year.
Work begins on berth for historic lightship as part of £30M Hull Marina regeneration
Spencer Group has started work to create a new wet berth at Hull Marina to be the new home of the historic Spurn Lightship.
Work to restore Gloucester flood embankment completed
The Environment Agency has completed its restoration works on a flood embankment in the Longlevens area of Gloucester.
Plan for £672M Grangemouth flood scheme moves forward despite funding uncertainty
Falkirk Council has agreed to progress the proposed £450M to £672M Grangemouth Flood Protection Scheme (GFPS) to scheme notification stage.
Thames Water completes gas-to-grid project to heat homes in West London with poo
Thames Water has announced sewage sludge will be used to heat homes in West London early this year after successfully delivering its second gas-to-grid project at its Mogden sewage treatment works.
Walk the talk: Why care for water?
2023 was a significant year for Aco. From securing approval from the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) on our commitment to reduce Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, to the completion of the first phase of our site redevelopment works in Bedfordshire, we have created a solid foundation to lead the…