Day: 12 January 2012

Bogus waste transfer notes land Scottish operator with fine

A Scottish waste firm has been fined £1,350 for falsifying paperwork relating to duty of care obligations.

James Bond villains receive rap for giving nuclear a bad name

The notorious James Bond villain Dr No has been accused of helping to portray nuclear power in a negative light by a leading scientist from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).

Raising the alarm

The utility control room and the IT service desk have much to learn from each other. Dave Stow of United Utilities and John Brown of WRc explain how the water industry could benefit

Exhumation triumph

The success of a pipe lining product from 3M in optimising water quality and leak prevention in ageing iron drinking water pipes has been demonstrated following a routine pipe exhumation

Tasmanian success for firm

A smooth coating from Fernco Environment has delivered a range of benefits on a power station flume Down Under

Getting the full picture

A trial of software to manage and store photographs taken on mobile phones is helping Yorkshire Water gain visibility and control of its assets and operations, reports Natasha Wiseman

Remote monitoring improves PS performance

Water companies anticipating the next infrastructure transfer, the adoption of small pumping stations, should be looking to remote monitoring solutions, says David Johnson, director of sales & marketing for Nortech Management

Online sewer connections

Confusion and upheaval may still surround the transfer of private drains and sewers, but a new Facebook-style website is helping drainage professionals connect on key issues. On behalf of UKDP, Marie-Claire Kidd explains

Unique retrofit protects Formby

Pumps on the river Alt had reached end of life. In its biggest MME project ever, Bedford Pumps revived a pump station for the Environment Agency, says sales director Frank Cooper

Energy efficiency victory at Victorian pumping station

Energy savings have been achieved at one of Anglian Water's oldest and largest pumping stations. Paul Fookes, field sales engineer at ITT Water & Wastewater, explains

Malaby Biogas scoops first Defra loan for AD plant

Malaby Biogas (MB) has been awarded the first loan from a new £10m anaerobic digestion (AD) fund set up last year by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

Ireland gets first zero-carbon store

Supermarket giant Tesco has opened what it has hailed as Ireland's first zero-carbon store.

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