Yorkshire Water will create the first "Openness Charter" in the water sector, as part of efforts to lead the way in strengthening public trust with water companies. The move comes at a time when the government has challenged all water firms to simplify their financial structures and act more in the
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Yorkshire Water ranked as one of country’s most responsible businesses
Yorkshire Water has maintained its five star rating as one of the country’s most responsible businesses, with its recognition received from national charity Business in the Community (BiTC). The award, part of the BiTC’s annual Corporate Responsibility’s Index, means Yorkshire Water is listed alongside a small elite of other UK companies
Virtual reality gaming technology helping Yorkshire Water engineers design futuristic sites
Engineers at Yorkshire Water are turning to virtual reality technology developed by The University of Sheffield to help design and visualise new treatment works which could help save the company £1m in design costs by 2020. The university’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) has developed virtual reality headsets that allows Yorkshire
Yorkshire Water aims to create “citizen regulation” by publishing operational and service data
In a bid to increase transparency and boost operational performance, Yorkshire Water has announced that it aims to release the majority of its operational and service data by 2020. The company plans to start with critical areas such as leakage and pollution with the first major data release being all leakage
Scores of new leakage inspectors to join Yorkshire Water
Yorkshire Water appoint Stantec as £50m strategic planning partner
Yorkshire Water has announced the major appointment of Stantec (previously MWH) as its sole strategic planning partner (SPP) in a deal worth £50m, as the water firm prepares supply chain arrangements and contracts for the AMP7 period (2020 – 2025). The major seven-year contract will commence in January 2018 until March
Keyland completes £1m sale of four Yorkshire sites
Keyland Developments Ltd, the property trading arm of Kelda Group and sister-company to Yorkshire Water, has completed almost £1m of site sales to enable the conversion and redevelopment of residential accommodation to be brought forward. The sites at Holme Barn, Hartshead Moor Top, Baildon Reservoir and Thornton Filter House have all
Yorkshire Water pumps infrastructure investment into South Yorkshire
Yorkshire Water will invest over £300m this financial year throughout the region with several projects in South Yorkshire designed to improve the area’s water and waste water infrastructure. Projects in the pipeline include a £24m scheme at Rivelin water treatment works to improve drinking water quality for customers in Sheffield which
Yorkshire Water appoints energy supplier ENGIE and aims to reduce £53m electricity costs
An energy supply and services partnership between the multi-national energy company ENGIE and Yorkshire Water will see ENGIE deliver a flexible, competitive energy supply to the water company whilst the pair work together to support Yorkshire Water’s sustainable energy strategy. Last year Yorkshire Water spent £53m on meeting its electricity requirements
Yorkshire’s green compost nurtures blooming lovely Lancashire red roses
A super-green Yorkshire compost is helping Lancashire gardeners win their wars with their roses – not to mention their hanging baskets, lawns, veg patch and trees and shrubs – since being taken across the Pennines by Lancaster-based wood fuel specialist, Logs Direct. Logs Direct is now finding homes in Lancashire and