It was a fun evening at the Treloar’s Gala Dinner at Mansion House, raising funds for this special charity founded by Sir William Treloar, a former Lord Mayor of the City of London. Treloar’s College and School need to raise more than £1.5 million per annum – over and above…...
Water industry veteran outlines challenges facing sector in Radio 4 interview
There’s much more in Britain’s broken water system that needs fixing than sewage treatment alone, according to an industry veteran and leading member of the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators. But after years of starving the industry of investment, because of pressure from government and the water regulator Ofwat to keep prices…...
Neutron scattering for materials research
Peter Hall 18 March, 2025 A group of Water Conservators visited the Neutron Scattering for Materials Research Facility at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), and the onsite water treatment arrangements at the Harwell Campus. The Conservators team A model of the neutron and muon generation and scattering facility…...
CITY WATER DEBATE 2025
Bakers’ Hall, London, Wednesday 19 March Hosted by the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators Britain’s water sector is poised for a new “Bazalgette moment”, with a potential £104 billion to invest over the next five years and the chance to renew and transform much of the country’s water infrastructure, just…...
Investing in the future
Dharmesh Joshi and Deputy Master Martin Bigg, both Trustees of the Water Conservation Trust, visited Imperial to meet the staff and students we support through the Trust’s Bursary awards. It was fascinating to hear the students describe the various routes that they had taken to attend the University to study…...
Welcome to the Company of Communicators
Congratulations to the Worshipful Company of Communicators on becoming the 113th Livery Company of the City of London. The Court of Aldermen, meeting at the City of London’s Guildhall, has approved full Worshipful status to the Company, which was established as the Guild of Public Relations in 2000....
The Company has responded in detail to the Defra Consultation on the Land Use Framework
The Company has responded in detail to the Defra Consultation on the Land Use Framework. It is pleased that a strategic approach is being used, but is disappointed that there is insufficient recognition of the roles of land and water merged into the concept of Intergrated Natural Resources Management. The…...
Heritage & Modernity
After the successful first London 2030 Skyline Symposium last year the Construction Liveries Group held a second symposium on how modern buildings complement old buildings. The Water Conservators are active members of the Group as construction and demolition have significant impacts on water and the environment. The packed event in…...
