Month: May 2018

May 29, 2018 Academy President presented with Engineering Professors’ Council’s most prestigious award Professor Dame Ann Dowling OM DBE FREng FRS, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, received the Engineering Professors’ Council (EPC) President’s Prize for her societal impact as an engineer and educator, and her involvement in Global Grand Challenges. The Read More

May 29, 2018 2018 Society for the Environment Environmental Professional of the Year Finalists Announced! The calibre of nominations for the Society for the Environment 2018 Environmental Professional of the Year award were superb, which made choosing the five finalists rather tricky! However, we are now extremely pleased to announce the finalists for the award, Read More

May 25, 2018 Northumbrian Water takes the Talis Men’s Trophy The Institute of Water’s National Drilling and Tapping competition took place in Birmingham at Utility Week Live on the 22nd and 23rd June and what an event it was! 2018 marks the 30th Anniversary of this national competition and proved Read More

May 23, 2018 Institute of Water Innovation Award 2018 Finalists Announced The Institute of Water are delighted to announce the finalists for their National Innovation Award 2018. Each year the Institute of Water’s National Innovation Awards celebrates some of the most innovative individuals and companies from within the UK water and Read More

May 15, 2018 Stonbury are pleased to announce the expansion of services into Scotland Building on over 34 years’ experience in servicing the water industry, the launch of Stonbury Scotland sees the Stonbury Group firmly establish presence within the Scottish water industry. Services will include traditional Stonbury works, from the refurbishment of Treated Water Read More

May 11, 2018 Science Council looking to recruit an Interim General Manager As indicated in a recent Science Council update, the Board is seeking to appoint an interim General Manager to work with staff and trustees to support Members and ensure that the charity is able to continue operations during a period Read More

May 10, 2018 “The more you drink the better you think” Portsmouth Water continue with water bottles scheme but aim to encourage single use of its “bottle for life” water bottle. For several years now we have offered every primary, infant and junior school in our area a drinking water bottle Read More

May 4, 2018 New CABWI Chair appointed The water and utility industry’s training certification and accreditation body, CABWI, has appointed Water UK’s Director of Finance and Company Secretary Graham Saul as its next chairman. He succeeds the former Northern Ireland Water Chief Operating Officer John Kelly who Read More

May 3, 2018 Energy & Utility Skills Releases Policy Briefing on PR19 Price Review New policy briefing guides water companies on meeting workforce resilience expectations Workforce resilience is now a requirement for PR19 business plan submissions The briefing focusses on Ofwat’s key themes of customer engagement – affordability, resilience, innovation and how these will Read More

May 1, 2018 Institute of Water launches new internal award to recognise volunteers The Institute of Water is proud to announce the launch of its new ‘Committee Members of the Year’ Award. The award, which launches today, will recognise outstanding Area committee members on a national scale. The Institute wants to thank, recognise Read More