Category: Current Affairs

Bentley Systems has opened submissions for its 2026 Year in Infrastructure (YII) event and YII Awards, a global programme recognising digital innovation in infrastructure delivery using its software. Now in its third decade, the awards have attracted more than 5,500 projects worldwide, highlighting advances in how infrastructure is planned, designed, built and operated. Submissions for…

UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) has launched a new round of Expressions of Interest (EoIs), inviting the research and supply chain community to bid for 11 projects aimed at strengthening the water sector’s response to climate change, emerging pollutants and infrastructure resilience. The research programme comes as the UK and Irish water sectors face growing…

Solenis has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, setting out how expansion and integration across the business have strengthened its ability to deliver measurable sustainability outcomes for customers and within its own operations. The global water and hygiene solutions provider was driven by a combination of growth, integration and customer impact. “Company growth means improved sustainability,”…

Veolia has secured two major contracts in Mumbai, marking the largest municipal water agreements awarded to a French company in India to date. The projects strengthen the group’s long-term position in one of the country’s most critical urban water markets. The company has been appointed technology provider and awarded 15-year operations and maintenance (O&M) contracts…

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is leveraging Blyncsy, an AI-powered roadway analytics solution from infrastructure engineering software company Bentley Systems, to enhance its long-standing performance-based budgeting approach for highway maintenance. ALDOT adopted performance-based budgeting more than 15 years ago and has continued to refine the model to ensure maintenance funding is allocated based on…

Global group in energy-saving fluid-flow and whole-building mechanical solutions Armstrong Fluid Technology has appointed Ashok Joshi as managing director, APAC and India and a member of the company’s leadership board. “India and APAC offer tremendous opportunities as sustainability becomes a priority. With strong momentum across various sectors, I look forward to strengthening partnerships, driving operational…

Yokogawa Electric Corporation has increased its investment in Semantum Oy — a Finnish company that provides digital solutions for industrial plant data modelling, simulation, optimisation, and engineering automation. With this investment, Semantum will become an affiliated company of the Yokogawa group. Yokogawa first invested in Semantum in 2019, and the two companies jointly developed the…

Veolia capitalised on the reopening of European markets to take advantage of favourable issuance conditions and complete a record bond placement with three new bond tranches totalling €2.5bn. Firstly, a 5-year bond for €950m bearing a coupon of 3.2%. Next, an 8-year bond for €900m bearing a coupon of 3.6%, and finally, a 12-year bond…

Gradiant — a water treatment solutions and technologies company — has increased revenue by over 50% compared to 2024, while reportedly securing over US$500m in new orders ensuring continued growth into 2026. Profitability increased four times, reflecting operating leverage. Growth was diversified across industries, regions, and applications. Revenue remained geographically balanced across mature and high-growth…

Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, has acquired Talon Aerolytics and the technology and technical expertise of Pointivo. These acquisitions strengthen Bentley’s Asset Analytics portfolio with a revenue run rate of about US$50m, applying digital twins and AI to help owner-operators improve asset performance and resilience across infrastructure sectors. According to Bentley Systems CFO…