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Wave supports customers to save 5.8 billion litres of water

National water retailer, Wave, has again demonstrated its sustainability ambitions in its latest environmental, social and governance (ESG) report, which shows the award-winning company...

Entries now open for the Energy Awards 2014

The Energy Awards are back for 2014 and bigger than ever. This year we have revamped the 15 categories and moved to a bigger,...

Flowmeter with MQTT to scale water conservation efforts

ABB has launched AquaMaster4 electromagnetic flowmeter with Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) technology to support water conservation efforts across the water industry. The solution...

Bristol Water poaches Bristol Energy’s finance chief

Bristol Water has hired Laura Flowerdew as its next chief financial officer. Flowerdew, currently finance director at Bristol Energy, will replace Mick Axtell, whose resignation...

TPI Open Energy Market enters water market touting big savings

Third party intermediary Open Energy Market has launched a platform to help firms switch water suppliers - and claims businesses can save up to...

£8 million investment in maker of water efficient toilet

Investec and fund managers Earth Capital Partners (ECP) and Universal Partners (UP) have made an £8 million investment in Propelair, maker of a low...

Flowmeter with SAW technology is cutting edge

Until now flowmeters have come in a wide variety of designs with individual strengths and weaknesses that define their suitability for different applications. This...

Jacopa ups the tempo for wastewater treatment

In this sponsored post, wastewater treatment solution experts Jacopa details the successful deployment of two advanced Copa CB750 submerged aerated flotation (SAF) systems at...

Prisons with oil-based heating are a key target for green energy projects, says MoJ

The Ministry of Justice is "seeking expert advice" on how it can achieve a 'net zero' target for its property portfolio - mainly prisons...

SES Water rolls out water saving visits in schools, repairing hundreds of hidden leaks...

In the past year SES Water has repaired 360 leaks in 89 schools across its supply area, helping to save nearly 320,000 litres of...

UK’s water leakage more than consumed by business users

While businesses are reducing water wastage to control operating costs, figures released by a consumer watchdog show that leakage in the public supply is...

Thames twizzles hundred million turkeys on 2021’s biogas

Thames Water claims to have generated enough biogas from sewage this year to roast 112 million Christmas turkeys. The UK’s largest water company created almost 140 million...

Business Stream awarded new £9m contract with soft drinks giant Britvic

Business Stream, one of the UK’s largest water retailers, has signed a new contract worth over £9 million with leading British soft drinks manufacturer...

Esos for water: Why wait to discover the obvious?

A prominent energy consultant recently floated the idea of creating a water equivalent to the Energy Saving Obligation Scheme (Esos). He called it Wsos....
Nando's seeks new water supplier for almost 400 outlets

Nando’s seeks water supplier for 400 restaurants

Restaurant chain Nando's will tender for a water supplier in early 2018. "Having firmly embedded waste reduction principles and procurement processes in our business, we...

Nottingham Council to self-supply water, hand responsibility to energy team

Nottingham City Council will start supplying water to its own estate next month - with responsibility handed to its energy services team. Having acquired a...

Tender: Water retailer to serve 300 restaurants

Casual Dining Group seeks a retailer for both water and wastewater across some 300 UK restaurants. A competitive tender process goes live this month. The independent...

Belimo Energy Valve helps Hillsdale College meet strategic energy goals

Founded in 1844, Hillsdale College, Michigan is known for its strong tradition in liberal arts and classical education. Its campus spans approximately 400 acres...

Intelligent district heating grid

Kamstrup has won the final round of tenders for 28,000 meters in Aarhus Municipality's district heating project. With the intelligent reading system, Aarhus Municipality...

Water competition: Big savings or damp squib?

The retail water market is deregulating in April. That means firms in England will be able to choose their supplier. But can businesses expect...