9+ hour, 14+ min ago  (625+ words) The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board's (ECITB) Labour Forecasting Tool predicts that the number of welders required in the ECI could rise to more than 2, 150 by 2030, up from 1, 470 in 2025. To help tackle this industry-wide shortfall in skilled welders, the ECITB…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (328+ words) The EA engages with farmers, using advice, incentives, and enforcement where necessary, to improve compliance with environmental regulations. In the past five years, EA officers have completed over 19, 000 inspections of non-permitted farms to check compliance with water quality regulations. The…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (882+ words) Picture the scene. An engineering team at a processing facility decides it is time to modernise. They identify a motor running below current efficiency standards, procure a shiny new IE4-rated replacement, install it correctly, and duly record a compliance win....

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (406+ words) The Water Industry Commission for Scotland (WICS), the independent economic regulator for Scotland's water, has outlined its Draft Determination of charges for the next six years following detailed review of Scottish Water's business plan. The Draft Determination sets out the…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (360+ words) The new inter-agency plan was developed following the large-scale fish mortality incident in the River Blackwater catchment in County Cork in August 2025, which is understood to be the largest recorded fish kill in Ireland's history. An estimated 32, 000 salmon and brown…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1109+ words) Northumbrian Water's Innovation Festival " 6-9 July 2026 Newcastle Race Course, Newcastle, UK There aren't many events that can genuinely claim to change the way an entire sector thinks. And even fewer that can say they've done it consistently for a decade. But…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (238+ words) Talking the Torque is a regular column written for Water Magazine by the Key Account Manager for AUMA Actuators Limited, Martin Hardwidge So, today, I'm looking at how a valve actuator can help in what is now called "human factor…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (489+ words) The UK water sector is increasingly adopting low-impact construction techniques to support carbon reduction, environmental protection and efficient delivery. No-dig and reduced-dig installation methods are now being used to install potable water pipelines, rising mains, and associated telemetry and control…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (341+ words) Working closely with the project team from the design phase through to final delivery, Bonomi UK, in partnership with CMO Valves, developed a bespoke valve solution tailored to the operational and performance requirements of the installation. One of the key…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (411+ words) The theme of this year's Institute of Water Annual Conference, taking place on 1718 September in London, is "Powered by you: Collective action for a resilient water future. This recognises that our ability to tackle the challenges we face depends entirely…...