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The Sun
01-06-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Major road in busy town to SHUT for three weeks as water company apologises for delays
A MAJOR road in a busy town is due to close for three weeks, with a water company apologising to locals. The road in Derbyshire will shut for 19 days from tomorrow until June 20. The road is used by buses as well as cars, and is likely to cause issues for those trying to enter a nearby car park. Severn Trent apologised for the delays drivers may experience because of Bank Road in Matlock being closed. The water company said it only carries out work that is "absolutely necessary" when it causes road closures. It said these works are needed to improve the health of the river across the county. The company added that it will help reduce the number of sewage spills within its network. Heavy rainfall often means the pipes struggle and sewage leaks out. Kera Patch, community communications officer at Severn Trent, told DerbyshireLive: 'As part of our work to improve river health, we are conducting some preliminary ground investigations to ensure that our planned installation of a stormwater storage tank under the Lido car park is viable. "To enable our teams to work safely and complete the work quickly, a road closure will be in place along Bank Road from June 2 to June 20. "We know that road closures can be disruptive and we only request them when absolutely necessary to help keep our team and road users safe. "We'd like to apologise for any inconvenience and thank everyone in advance for their patience while we complete these works.' It comes after Thames Water was hit with its largest ever fine over sewage spills. It will pay £104.5million for sewage spills, plus £18.2million for breaking the rules over dividend payments. Watchdog Ofwat slammed the struggling company for 'letting down its customers and failing to protect the environment'. It said Thames had 'routinely and not in exceptional circumstances' released untreated sewage. And, issuing its first fine over shareholder payments, it highlighted one of £37.5million in October 2023 to the firm's holding company — plus another £131.3million dividend from March 2024. 1
Associated Press
13-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Infra Pipe Solutions Ltd Acquires New Manufacturing Plant in Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville, FL May 12, 2025 --( )-- Infra Pipe Solutions Ltd., one of North America's largest producers of High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipe and conduit, today announced the acquisition of a production facility in Jacksonville, Fl. 'The addition of our sixth Infra Pipe manufacturing facility marks a significant milestone in our growth,' said Bill Donaldson, Chief Executive Officer of Infra Pipe Solutions. 'It allows us to combine operational excellence, exceptional customer service, and precision manufacturing with expanded capacity, strengthening our ability to better serve customers across the United States.' The new facility is the largest in Infra Pipe's network of sites across Canada and the United States, and the only solid-wall HDPE facility in Florida. By adding the Jacksonville facility to Infra Pipe's locations, the company will be able to better serve increased market demand for waterworks infrastructure in the United States, particularly in the Southeast. The state-of-the-art, 169,000 square foot facility will produce solid wall pressure pipe for use in potable water, stormwater, and wastewater applications. Infra Pipe plans to expand production at the facility allowing the company to provide a broader product portfolio with faster lead times and more surety of supply. The Jacksonville, FL, facility was acquired from Flying W Plastics. Contact Information: Torie von Alt 917-414-4818 Contact via Email Read the full story here: Infra Pipe Solutions Ltd Acquires New Manufacturing Plant in Jacksonville, FL Press Release Distributed by
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Judge denies city's request to stop Alabama from signing Birmingham Water Works Board bill, at least for now
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Hours after the city of Birmingham filed a lawsuit against Gov. Kay Ivey to stop a bill changing the makeup of the city's water works board from becoming law, a federal judge has set a date in court to discuss it. On Tuesday, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin announced that the city had filed a lawsuit against Alabama to stop SB330, which would largely take the city out of controlling the BWWB, from becoming law. The bill awaits Gov. Kay Ivey's signature to become law after being approved in the Alabama Legislature last week. In a subsequent order, U.S. District Judge Emily Marks both denied the motion, but also set a hearing May 15 for the city to make its case regarding an injunction. 'After carefully reviewing the Plaintiffs' verified complaint and motion, the Court finds that entry of a temporary restraining order without first affording Governor Ivey an opportunity to be heard would be inappropriate,' Marks wrote. During a press conference Tuesday, Woodfin said the bill was political overreach and unconstitutional. 'This bill does not take politics out of the water works, it actually inserts more into the water works,' Woodfin said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to CBS 42.
