Investing firm AEA Investors LP has signed an agreement to acquire the municipal, industrial and services water and wastewater treatment operations and assets of Siemens Water Technologies for EUR 640 million. AEA has an established track record of achieving superior returns as a leading private equity partner to middle market companies and has over 45 years of investing experience. This latest transaction [...]
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NBN Co has received approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to purchase the TransACT-branded fibre-to-the-premise network in the Australian Capital Territory as well as access to other relevant infrastructure. Under the agreement NBN Co will purchase TransACT/iiNet FTTP network for $9 million. The network comprises coverage of approximately 8,500 premises, with network assets currently planned or under construction [...]
Hunter Water is using an online reputation study to find out what customers think about their service. The survey asks numerous questions including how satisfied customers are with the level of service they receive from Hunter Water, whether they feel they're getting value for money and how they rate the taste of their water. Hunter Water's Chief Customer Service Officer [...]
Seqwater has repaired scouring and erosion at the toe of Borumba Dam in South East Queensland in readiness for the summer months. The repairs were required as a result of damage caused by the January 2011 floods. The toe, made of rock, sits in front of the dam wall and almost 3,600 tonnes of rock was brought in to provide [...]
Power and Water Corporation, in collaboration with the City of Darwin, is conducting power saving LED streetlight trials at two locations in Darwin's Northern suburbs. Power and Water is now seeking feedback from local residents and the general public as part of the final stage of the trial. The new lights use approximately one third of the energy of the older technology streetlights. The company reports that [...]
Barwon Water has announced that it plans to outsource its civil maintenance, electrical and mechanical maintenance, land management and stores services to Programmed Facility Management. The move is part of an organisation-wide efficiency review aimed at reducing costs and keeping customer prices down. Barwon Water’s Board unanimously selected Programmed Facility Management as the preferred provider from a short-list of four [...]
The NT Department of Infrastructure is seeking offers from suitably qualified contractors for remediation works on stormwater drains. A mandatory site inspection will be held on 21/11/2013 at 10:00am. Submissions close: 2:00 PM Darwin time, Wednesday the 4th of December 2013 Additional information and application details can be found on the tender webpage.
The District Council of Copper Coast, SA is currently seeking offers from suitably qualified contractors for the construction of Stage 2 of the Moonta Community Waste Water Management Scheme. A compulsory briefing session will be held at 51 Taylor Street, Kadina at 29 Nov, 2013 11:00 am. Submissions close: 5:00 pm Adelaide time, Monday the 9th of December. Additional information and [...]
Durack Institute of Technology, in mid-west WA is seeking offers from suitably qualified contractors for the supply, delivery and installation of a sewerage treatment system on the institute’s marine vessel ‘Masterclass’. Submissions close: 2:30 pm Perth time, Wednesday the 20th of November. Additional information and application details can be found on the tender webpage.
Water Corporation, Property Council of Australia (WA) and the City of Perth have launched a new Waterwise Office Program to help office building owners and their tenants save water. Water Corporation Chief Executive Officer Sue Murphy launched the program at the Property Council’s Annual Commercial Property Management and Investment Conference. “Our data shows that office buildings in the CBD, West [...]
Lockyer Valley in South East Queensland has received a significant boost to its electricity grid with the completion of a $12.3 million upgrade by Energex. Work included a $4.8 million upgrade to the Glenore Grove substation located on Forest Hill-Fernvale Road and the construction of a $7.5 million powerline from the Glenore Grove substation to Laidley substation. According to Russell [...]
Stafford’s Sparkes Hill reservoir in South East Queensland has undergone a major upgrade to improve water quality. The reservoir, owned by Seqwater, is one the biggest in Brisbane and can hold 94 megalitres of water—the equivalent of 39 Olympic swimming pools. It was built in 1973 to service the growing Stafford area. Remediation works included repairs to floor seals, wall [...]
Sydney Water recently hosted a number of Australia’s top business leaders at the Hargraves Institute Leadership for Innovation workshop. Sydney Water showcased its new Innovation Strategy to companies including Bank of Queensland, Myer, Transport NSW, and George Weston Foods. Sydney Water Managing Director, Kevin Young said the strategy is based on the Hargraves Institute Innovation Model and will set the direction [...]
Residents in the greater Maroochydore area on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast will benefit from improved water security, with Unitywater completing a new 6.5 km trunk water main to provide for growth in the area. The new trunk water main runs from the Landers Shute Water Treatment Plant in Palmwoods to Mountain Creek and has been sized to supply water to the [...]
Horizon Power Managing Director Frank Tudor has confirmed that Horizon Power will make up to 240 staff redundant as part of a major overhaul of its business. This was initiated following delivery of a significant program of works to the value of $1 billion over the past seven years, together with an ongoing efficiency program. Affected staff are predominantly from [...]
Melbourne’s water storages have edged past 80% full in October due to above-average rainfall and reduced water usage. Storages started October at 78.6% full and ended the month at 80.1%. The 1.5% increase represents a net gain of 27 billion litres, which is close to a month’s water supply for Melbourne. The four major catchments that harvest most of Melbourne’s [...]
Construction of a new 15 million litre water tank in Broome has been completed as part of the ongoing $40 million works to upgrade the WA town’s water storage capacity. WA Water Minister Terry Redman announced that the $9million tank, on Blackman Street, would help meet peak water demand in the tourist town and would hold enough water to fill [...]
Minister for Communications Malcolm Turnbull has made a number of recent announcements in response to controversy and public confusion regarding the state of the NBN rollout. In an interview on Network Ten’s Meet the Press, Mr Turnbull was asked about what kind of connection the 500,000 premises taken off the NBN rollout map in the NBN Co.’s recent progress report [...]
The NSW Government has appointed Mr Bruce Morgan as Sydney Water’s new Chairman until September 2016. Mr Morgan takes over from Dr Tom Parry, who was Sydney Water’s Chairman from August 2007 to September 2013. Mr Morgan has been on Sydney Water’s Board as a Director since January 2012 and has been acting Chairman since Dr Parry’s term ended in [...]
NSW Minister for Finance and Services Andrew Constance and Member for Smithfield, Andrew Rohan have visited the site where $1.2 million worth of refurbishment to the Prospect pipeline is taking place. The works are part of a larger $4 million project renewing the Prospect pipeline from Prospect Reservoir to Cooper Street, Smithfield. Minister Constance said the refurbishment was of critical [...]
During the week of October 21 – 25, United Energy and Multinet Gas joined with its major service providers for ‘Safety Week 2013’. Safety Week is an annual program of events focussed on safety management. This year it attracted over 500 people who participated in activities across the week. Delegates to Safety Week heard from a range of senior representatives [...]
Investigations of ground conditions will soon begin in the Melbourne suburb of Carlton North as the first step of an important project to renew the Carlton Main Sewer. The sewer, which is more than 100 years old and is coming to the end of its useful life, services households and businesses in Carlton, Carlton North, Brunswick and Coburg. Investigation work [...]
A newly released report has revealed that the ACT’s water supply met health compliance under the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines in 100% of samples taken from customers’ taps during 2012-13. More than 5,000 routine water samples were taken from a range of catchment areas including taps and reservoirs throughout the year. The report also details how the organisation performed in [...]
Agriculture in the Fitzroy River Basin is set to receive a boost under proposals contained in a new draft Resource Operations Plan (ROP) for the Fitzroy which has been released for public consultation by the Department of Natural Resources and Mines in Queensland. Qld Minister for Natural Resources and Mines Andrew Cripps said the draft ROP proposes a number of [...]
NBN Co Executive Chairman Dr Ziggy Switkowski has announced that Mr Greg Adcock has been appointed to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO). In his new position Mr Adcock will be a member of the executive committee and report to the CEO. Mr Adcock has spent the past 20 years at Telstra, most recently as the executive charged with [...]
SA Water has launched a new campaign to remind customers to think about what they put into their drains to ensure wastewater can be reused for the benefit of the community. SA Water Manager of Wastewater Treatment Performance Nick Swain said that every day over half of the water used goes down the drain and eventually reaches one of SA [...]
NSW Minister for Primary Industries, Katrina Hodgkinson, has announced the discovery of a number of important early heritage items at Prospect Reservoir, as a multimillion-dollar water supply upgrade begins. Ms Hodgkinson said work on a $13.7 million contract to upgrade the Prospect Reservoir – part of Sydney's historic Upper Nepean water supply system – has begun. "A number of previously [...]
The City of Onkaparinga in South Australia currently invites tenders from suitably qualified contractors for the annual test, service and repair of all fixed electrical and gas appliances on the current building register and to maintain an appliance asset register for each building. Applications close: 2:00pm Adelaide time on Tuesday the 19th of November, 2013. For more information or to apply [...]
ATCO Gas Australia’s customer service team has been acknowledged with a silver medal win at the 2013 National Customer Service Excellence Awards. The team was chosen as a recipient of this prestigious award among some stiff competition across a range of industries. Customer Service Council Chairman, Chris Lejmanoski said that the ATCO Gas Australia Call Centre was selected from a [...]
A Taiwanese delegation visited ActewAGL recently due to their solar power success. The delegation received a presentation about the penetration of PV across the ActewAGL network, a visit to the control room and an overview of the company’s guidelines and regulations. ActewAGL’s Customer Solutions Manager John Garvin says the reason the Taiwanese delegation visited was because our network is receptive [...]
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