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Probe launched after Sheffield burst pipe leaks into gas main

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Yorkshire Water will conduct an independent investigation into a burst pipe which leaked into a Sheffield gas main, cutting heat and hot water for 3,000 homes.

People in the town of Stannington were left without any heated energy for two weeks following the incident on 2 December. Cadent Gas said gas…

Engineers predict rapid change for UK infrastructure in 2023 

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How we plan, build and operate infrastructure in the UK is likely to change dramatically in the next few years, according to the annual horizon scan report from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).

Infrastructure in 2023 brings together the predictions of civil engineers working in a wide variety of disciplines, from…

Tideway spent £10M on tunnel lining innovation that it will never use

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Tideway spent £10M developing an innovation to speed up the lining of tunnels, but it will never be used on construction of the super sewer.

Tideway chief technical officer Roger Bailey revealed that efforts to create a precast secondary lining machine were ultimately not delivered in time to be used on…

Ofwat calls out worst performing water companies and expresses concern over missed expectations

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Ofwat has named Northumbrian Water, Southern Water, South West Water, Thames Water, Welsh Water and Yorkshire Water as the country’s worst performing water companies operationally.

The latest admonishment comes in the water regulator’s annual assessment of company operational performance and follows its recent announcement of almost £150M in combined fines for…