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Scottish Water has initiated its largest procurement venture ever, aimed at enhancing Scotland’s water and waste water infrastructure.

Key strategic infrastructure requirements across energy, water supply and flood risk, blue and green infrastructure and connectivity in Cambridgeshire are addressed in a newly published report by Stantec.

Anglian Water has commenced the process of seeking a programme delivery partner (PDP) to assist with its capital investment strategies over the next 15 years, beginning with an ambitious £10bn plan for the eighth asset management period (AMP8), spanning from 2025 to 2030.

Anglian Water is set to utilise artificial intelligence (AI) from nPlan to enhance the management and efficiency of its substantial infrastructure projects during the eighth asset management period (AMP8), spanning from 2025 to 2030.

Work is underway to fill in the ‘missing mile’ of the Stroudwater Navigation canal, lost during the construction of the M5, with designs created by civil engineering consultancy Rodgers Leask.

Sections of Anglian Water’s “most important” infrastructure project, to deliver hundreds of kilometres of new pipeline, has been delayed until summer 2027 due to steel supply issues, wet weather and the pandemic.

Thames Water and contractor Galliford Try have installed 5.8km of a new 9km pipeline that will enhance water supply for residents in Guildford and surrounding areas.

United Utilities is seeking contractors to join its framework for ground investigations to support its construction activity during AMP8 (2025-2030) and AMP9 (2030-2035).

Both United Utilities and Scottish Water have begun to use 3D printing techniques regularly to create infrastructure following a number of innovation trials funded by regulator Ofwat.

Eliminating waste from entering the environment is just one benefit that could come from introducing a circular economy in the water sector, a sector lead from WSP has told NCE.