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The need to intensify collaboration, integration and digitisation, to deliver a vast programme of works in AMP8 – the asset management plan period 2025-30 – was one of the themes under discussion at British Water’s first annual conference, which took place in Manchester on 21 November 2023.

Unprecedented concern and curiosity from the public about the water environment, resources and infrastructure signals the need to change the way research and innovation initiatives are communicated.

Indonesia’s international water and wastewater trade show – Water Indonesia 2024 will be held again from 28-31 August, 2024 in Jakarta, supported by the “Indonesian Water Association”.

Europump (the European Pump Association) is delighted to announce that after a 10-year absence, its Annual Meeting and General Assembly will be returning to the UK next year. This key event for the European pump sector was last staged in the British Isles back in 2014, when it was held in St Andrews, Scotland.

The Hydraulic Institute (HI) announces the availability of its two new on-demand training products developed with its educational subsidiary, Pump Systems Matter (PSM).

A detailed overview of artificial intelligence (AI) and its increasing emergence in the water and wastewater sector was the focus of British Water’s latest webinar, featuring speakers from Ofwat, Thames Water, and across the supply chain, including consultancies Jacobs and ExploreAI.

The UK water sector is preparing to meet the challenges of AMP8, and in November, Helen Wakeham, director of water transformation at the Environment Agency, will deliver a keynote speech at UKWIR’s annual conference. Here, she discusses the research, innovation and funding opportunities for the water sector.

Parker Hannifin will present a hydrogen special ‘Expert Insights’ tech talk on Tuesday 17 October 2023.

Renowned water experts will be presenting at the highly anticipated BLUE PLANET Berlin Water Dialogues on November 8th, 2023. Speakers include the World Bank, International Water Association (IWA), Berlin Centre of Competence for Water (KWB), German Environment Agency (UBA) and Technical University Berlin (TU Berlin), among others.

The Association of Electrical & Mechanical Trades (AEMT) is delighted to be returning to the West Midlands on the evening of Thursday 23rd November for the staging of its 6th Annual Awards Ceremony. With a record number of submissions across the seven categories, this year’s programme has again produced some truly exceptional entries from right across the electro-mechanical arena.