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SWW renews Balfour’s H50 Alliance deal


BALFOUR BEATTY’S H50 Alliance contract with South


West Water (SWW), which is worth around £22M a year, has been extended by two years to March 2016. The company’s water and civil engineering teams work as one of


five partners the H50 delivery in alliance,


formed in 2010 to undertake South West Water’s capital investment programme. The alliance works across SWW’s 4,300sq mile operating area in Cornwall, Devon and parts of Somerset and Dorset to upgrade and replace aging water assets, including treatment works,


sewers and storm water pipes. Projects currently being carried out by the alliance include a £3.5M upgrade to sewers and water overflow systems in the heart of Truro; an £18M programme of works to ensure the continued cleanliness of some of Britain’s most popular beaches; and night works in north Devon timed to avoid disruption to the annual book festival and resulting tourist trade. Colin Kelly, managing director at Balfour Beatty – Gas & Water, said: “We’re delighted to be continuing our work


as part of the H50 Alliance with South West Water. Our


Projects being carried


out by H50 include upgrading sewers and water overflow systems


Wessex opts to use Natural iron pipes


Saint-Gobain’s Natural pipe


SAINT GOBAIN PAM UK has been contracted to supply more than 70km of its EN545 approved Natural ductile iron pipe range for a flagship project for Wessex Water. The first order will see around 17km of DN350 pipe sup- plied for a twin main section between Sturminster Mar- shall and Snowsdown.


teams have been carrying out


some very technically


challenging projects in this area, where the important tourist trade and beautiful


natural surroundings mean finding innovative methods to minimise disruption and the impact of operations is especially important.”


The Natural range, available in diameters from DN350DN to DN600DN, offers strong corrosion resistance in soils with resistivity as low as 500ohm cm through its 400grm Zinc Aluminium alloy protection. The protective coating also eliminates the need to identify transition points be- tween medium and low resistivity soils, where alternative systems may require a change from standard to supple- mentary protection.


Wessex Water is constructing a number of schemes as


part of its water supply grid project to help meet future demand without developing new sources. The project will allow Wessex to improve the security of supply for custom- ers – even in the event of a catastrophic failure - and meet reductions in abstraction licences required by the Environ- ment Agency to improve flows in some rivers and protect their ecology.


It will also help deal with seasonal or occasional deterio- rating raw water quality – particularly increasing concentra- tions of nitrates at some groundwater sources – as well as meeting future water supply demands. It includes the con- struction of a new water main to transfer water from the south of Wessex Water’s region, in Dorset, to Salisbury in Wiltshire via Blandford and Shaftesbury.


Due for completion by 2018, much of the pipeline route passes through the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and has been de- signed to avoid environmentally sensitive areas.


Melbourne Water shortlists Black & Veatch JV


BLACK & VEATCH in a joint venture with Thiess, is one of two preferred service providers for the next phase of capital investments by Melbourne Water. The joint venture is now bidding for a proposed AU$500M (£283M) worth of projects from the Water Plan 3 capital programme focusing on renewing and upgrading assets throughout Melbourne Water’s portfolio.


The three-year framework agreement that has been put in place is designed to deliver the works more effectively. The approach allows Melbourne


SEVERN TRENT Water has chosen MidlandHR’s payroll outsourcing service, part of its wider HR Outsourcing [HRO] offering, and its industry leading iTrent solution to support operational and strategic payroll and HR needs for the next seven years. Chris Blakesley, Pay & Benefits manager at Severn Trent Water, comments: “The decision to outsource Severn Trent’s payroll was a huge step and it was important that we had complete trust and


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Water to deliver multiple small- to mid-scale projects competitively and efficiently. The terms of the framework agreement can be extended for a further seven years.


James Currie, managing director of Black & Veatch in Australia, said: “We are seeing an increased focus by water utilities throughout the world to extend the lifecycle of their assets. The programme of improvements is significant and represents a concerted effort to deliver long-term value for Melbourne Water customers.”


Severn Trent outsources payroll


confidence not only in the expertise of the team, but also in the supporting technology. Severn Trent Water has been using MidlandHR’s services for over ten years and in this time we have built a true partnership with the company and its HRO centre team. In 2012 we re-tendered and reviewed alternative suppliers which did nothing more than highlight the integrity of and knowledge behind the delivery of MidlandHR’s services.”


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