Month: July 2020
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Women on WaterBritish Water held their first Women on Water event via Zoom on 27th July. Delivered in partnership with the Womens Utilities Network (WUN) and the Institute of Water, the event opened with a moving and inspiring keynote address from Rachel Fletcher |
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£3.2M PROJECT WORK TO TACKLE EYEMOUTH SEWER FLOODING TO RESTARTScottish Water will restart work on its £3.2 million investment to improve the waste water infrastructure in Eyemouth to protect against flooding. The work was due to start in March but was postponed due to the Covid-19 lockdown. It will |
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Institute of Water signs Inclusion CommitmentThe Institute of Water has joined over 40 other employers in making a commitment to ensure the Energy & Utilities sector workforce is inclusive and diverse. A key priority of the Energy & Utilities Workforce Renewal Skills Strategy 2020 is attracting and |
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IW Welsh Area Innovation Awards 2020 – Announcement of WinnersThe Welsh Area Committee were overwhelmed by the quality and quantity of excellent entries for this year’s Institute of Water Welsh Area Innovation Awards… and we are delighted to share with you this year’s winning entries! Clever Data: Bretton Davis |
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Waterwise & WaterUK partner together to launch new campaign “Water’s Worth Saving”This summer, with more people spending time at home, Waterwise and Water UK have joined forces to launch a new campaign to help customers understand the need to save water and the simple steps they can take to reduce their water use. This will |
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Yorkshire Water partners with BT to bring its NB-IoT solution to SheffieldYorkshire Water and partners are nearing completion of the deployment of almost 4000 acoustic, flow, pressure and water quality monitors in what is the UK’s largest smart water network pilot. Final installations of the latest NB-IoT (Narrow Band Internet of |
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‘Seek a Leak’ named winner of the Midlands Area Innovation Awards 2020Our Institute of Water Midlands Area held their first virtual regional Innovation Awards last month and would like to congratulate winner ‘Seek a Leak‘ from Calum Tait (Severn Trent). Our elite judging panel from across the region; Caroline Cooper – Director of Asset Management & Regulation |
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Institute of Water Job VacancyJOB VACANCY: Membership Engagement and Development Manager Gateshead, Tyne and Wear Full-time, Permanent Salary: £24,807.00 /year About the Institute of Water For 75 years the Institute of Water has been the only professional body in the UK to exclusively support |
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New National Engineering Policy Centre Report: Sustainable Living Places – a systems perspective on planning, housing and infrastructureThe National Engineering Policy Centre (NEPC) is undertaking a project to develop a shared perspective on the current system of housing and infrastructure delivery in the UK. This work identifies interdependencies across that system that affect the success and quality of housing, |