
News
EDF stockpiling materials in the event of no-deal Brexit
EDF has been stockpiling key materials to maintain operations in the event of a no-deal Brexit, one of the company’s directors has revealed. Angela Hepworth, policy and regulation director at EDF Energy, told a Brexit briefing event yesterday (28 March) that the...
VolkerStevin awarded Severn Trent Water contract
VolkerStevin and Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, have been appointed under a joint venture, VSA+, as one of seven successful contractors on Lot 1. The joint venture will see the two companies work together to deliver the detailed design and...
Storm Freya caused outages across UK energy networks
Approximately 4,000 homes suffered power outages in Cumbria due to Storm Freya over the weekend, according to Electricity North West (ENW). The region was hit with winds of up to 80mph and heavy snow across Cumbria on Sunday evening (3 March). The network...
Robertson delivers new £48m project to Tameside
Robertson has completed construction on Phase 2 of Vision Tameside in Ashton-under-Lyne, which was one of the projects affected by the collapse of Carillion. The £48m project partly opened its doors yesterday (4th March), giving local residents access to a...
Shell snaps up smart energy firm Limejump
Shell has agreed to buy the smart energy firm Limejump for an undisclosed sum. Upon completion of the transaction, Limejump will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Anglo-Dutch oil giant. Limejump chief executive Erik Nygard said: “This is an exciting...
Northumbrian Water signs UK’s first offshore wind PPA with Orsted
Northumbrian Water has signed the UK’s first corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) for offshore wind with the Danish renewable developer Orsted. The 10-year deal, which is an expansion to an existing agreement that began in April 2018, will see the...
New guide on energy storage launched for UK house builders
Recent advances in household-scale battery systems are making them an ever more attractive option for new home buyers, and there’s an expectation that they could become commonplace as part of a home’s electrical infrastructure in the near future. A new...
Leep Utilities to purchase SSE Water
Transaction will create largest ‘New Appointments and Variations’ operator in UK water sector - London, 19 February 2019 – Leep Utilities, the independent multi-utility operator, today announces that it has reached an agreement to purchase SSE Water, the...
Vantage sponsor local cricket club
Vantage Utility Connections are happy to announce, once again, that we have been involved in the local community. Local cricket club Lostock CC. The sponsorship will see the company logo displayed on the clubs T20 kit for the upcoming 2019 season, for the...
Vantage help to raise over £2,000 for local hospice
Vantage Utility Connections have once again been involved in the local community, helping to raise over £2000 for Bolton hospice. Our director, Paul Fairclough, and operations manager, Jill Hemans, both took part in the challenge, running 2 miles a day, for 40 days. ...