Could upstream flood storage schemes be the way ahead?
Flood technology experts have welcomed Government proposals to work with farmers to create more flood storage areas upstream, protecting downstream properties vulnerable to flash...
Digging Deep for innovative roof drainage
AS rainfall intensity and frequency continues to rise each year, it is vital that rainwater drainage systems have the capacity to protect a building...
Rapid reaction: personal touch helps firm stand out
After only a decade in the industry, Glasgow-based DAMM Environmental are already challenging expectations in the drainage sector. Project Scotland recently visited the company’s...
SDS officially recognised amongst the SME elite
SDS Limited has been selected by the London Stock Exchange as one of this year’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’.
SDS has been identified, from...
Wrekin invests in Scottish expansion
WITH Scottish construction output figures approaching pre-recession levels, keeping sufficient stocks of products is vitally important. So says Richard Stewart, Regional Sales and Operations...
AquaCell holds key to drainage solution
BUILT on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, a new 450-home development in South Queensferry required an underground drainage system that would...
Excavation completed without disturbing mums and babies!
LANES Group has completed its biggest ever excavation project in Scotland with the installation of two large interceptor tanks just one metre from one...
Metis look to flush waste water
WITH increasing concern over water conservation, one of the UK’s leading greywater reuse companies, Reaqua Systems Limited, is releasing new technology onto the market.
The sale...
Innovation helps keep Brett Martin on the front foot
Brett Martin Plumbing and Drainage is a division of Brett Martin, the UK’s largest independent building products manufacturer.
David Sturrock, Scottish Regional Sales Manager,...
Polystorm-R gets stamp of approval
POLYPIPE, a manufacturer of sustainable drainage and water management products, has received approval from the British Board of Agrément (BBA) for its Polystorm-R geocellular...
AquaCell is key to drainage at luxury complex
WHEN it came to managing excessive rainfall with the creation of a soakaway at a new luxury apartment complex in Nottinghamshire, the solution lay...
Kiljstra CSOs speed up Glasgow environmental programme
FLOODING is big news right now – and not just in the soggy Somerset Levels.
Appalling weather, along with an ageing water and waste water...
SuDS has been a real Scottish success – but there’s work still to do
Scotland has led the way in making the installation of Sustainable Drainage Systems compulsory. But, according to a survey, SuDS success has been clouded...
Ridgistorm-XL goes XXL
MARKET demand has prompted Polypipe to extend the sizes of its Ridgistorm-XL large diameter piping range.
Originally available in diameters ranging from 750mm to...
Multi-million pound Cumbernauld upgrade isn’t money down the drain
A near £12-million upgrade of Cumbernauld’s Dunnswood Waste Water Treatment Works has been completed by Scottish Water.
The project involved a number of sustainable urban...
Weedscreen solution aids efficiency
MAINTAINING the land drainage scheme in Lincolnshire is an important task for the Environment Agency (EA) and the pumping stations used to control water...
‘Store on stilts’ innovation eases flooding fears at Tesco Galston
When Tesco confirmed the land they’d acquired for a new store in Galston was prone to flooding, an innovative solution was called for. The...
M&S invites Alumasc on board against climate change
Alumasc’s Harmer SML cast-iron soil and waste system has been installed at the new Marks & Spencer flagship store at Cheshire Oaks designer shopping...
Quick and light drainage solution keeps work flowing
A bespoke solution by Polypipe, the UK manufacturer of plastic sustainable drainage products, got Barratt Homes out of hot water recently, when the housebuilder...
NADC open day will boost training modules
AN open day is to be held by The National Association of Drainage Contractors to increase awareness of a new training scheme.
The NADC Drainage...
