Design & Construction

Public and regulated services provider Amey has been awarded a £250M extension to its wastewater contract with Severn Trent Water, which will run throughout AMP6

The contract, officially titled the sewerage commercial model (SCM), was first awarded in 2011 with Amey delivering one of three areas that, in total, stretch from mid-Wales to Rutland and from the Bristol Channel to the Humber.

The Munduruku, Apiaká, Kayabi and Rikbaktsa release joint statement as Brazil steps ups efforts to exploit power of the rivers

Four Amazonian tribes have joined forces to oppose the construction of hydroelectric dams in their territory as the Brazilian government ramps up efforts to exploit the power of rivers in the world’s biggest forest.

India's Smart Cities: Smart Move, Long Haul

Visualize a seamless stroll to Varanasi’s Sankat Mochan Hanuman Mandir, unconcerned about slipping on water leaking from pipes and drains, garbage strewn across streets, bad traffic or facing unexpected hotel or travel cancellations. This may sound like a dream. Yet, the Cabinet’s approval of Narendra Modi’s urban regeneration project could turn it into reality. The Union Government plans to spend `48,000 crore on creating a hundred smart cities over five years.

Venezuela signs agreements with Chinese companies on water desalination

The Venezuelan government signed agreements with six Chinese companies to install water desalination plants in the country's coastal regions.

The agreements envisage a three-stage process to fully achieve the best technical standards on water desalination, said Ricardo Menendez, minister of planning and knowledge.

Thailand tests floating homes in region grappling with floods

Nestled among hundreds of identical white and brown two-storey homes crammed in this neighborhood for factory workers is a house with a trick - one not immediately apparent from its green-painted drywall and grey shade panels.