An eco-conscious primary school keen to play its part in reducing local flood risk has implemented a small-scale sustainable drainage system (SuDS) to manage surface water runoff. Abbotts Ann Church of England Primary…

UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) has released a landmark report aimed at tackling the lack of a unified approach to quantifying and valuing asset health across the sector. The water industry…

When a strategic Scottish Water pumping station had to be taken out of service unexpectantly, the utility faced the risk of over-pumping. Working with Xylem and its Avensor service, the team used…

Technical research commissioned by UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) and conducted by the University of Sheffield has provided a breakthrough in understanding how and why cast iron pipes fail. The UK water industry faces a…

From products to partnerships, as the water sector in England and Wales embarks on an unprecedented scaling of investment, Jason Hemingway, SIG infrastructure sales director, asks what can be learned from…

Sustainable drainage system (SuDS) specialist Sudsplanter Ltd has partnered with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) on three flood prevention and research projects designed to advance the use of nature-based solutions in urban water…

UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) has today announced its latest compendium of Expressions of Interest (EoIs). The UK's leading water sector research organisation invites the research and supply chain community…

Trial of an innovative phosphorus removal technology at a Sussex wastewater treatment plant (WwTP) has led to the purchase of two Flocell XFM20 filtration units by UK utility Southern Water. Wastewater…

The latest data from the UK water industry’s most ambitious chemical monitoring programme suggests targeted policy, collaborative science, and source control can successfully tackle forever chemicals. UK Water Industry Research…

Water resilience should be regarded as a national security priority, delegates to the British Water International Forum 2026 heard on 23 February. Speaking at the event in London, Andy Roby,…