The nights are drawing in, the mince pies are being made and the turkey is getting fat.... This year we officially finish work on the 21st December 2012 and return to work on the 3rd January 2013. We will be operating an out of hours breakdown service during all other times during the Christmas holiday [...]
There is a lot in the news today about ‘Fracking’ with many differing opinions who are both for and against it. It's had radio & TV coverage along with the the BBC publishing an article on it here. Fracking is relatively new and untested so it's hard to know the consequences of it could be, [...]
At this time of year its freezing – and it’s likely to get colder. This can affect your borehole and spring water supply whether it’s domestic, commercial or industrial. At this time of year it is very important to look after and protect your water supply system. Freezing of pipework and equipment not only causes [...]
From time to time we attend exhibitions and conventions that are directly related to the water industry. This gives us a good opportunity to talk to people directly whether they are industry related for networking or the general public. We always get good feedback from these events and enjoy doing them. We recently attended a [...]
Here in the Dales Water office we're very passionate about groundwater; with all of our team taking a keen interest in the protection, management, quality and the correct utilisation of one of the most valuable resources we have. Because of our enthusiasm and desire to keep abreast with all the latest news surrounding groundwater across [...]
A couple of months ago we were approached on Twitter by Future Morph to make a contribution to a new water themed section on their careers website. We're pleased to announce that our contribution has gone live and you can check out what director Jonny Dalton had to say about his career and route into [...]
The BBC is reporting that a new report from 16 leading environmental organisations blames the government for the UK's Water Resources being left at the mercy of the weather and that another series of dry winters would put Britain back on drought alert. You can see the article on the BBC's website, the answer to us is [...]
Sometimes we just need information, nothing physical, just information. It can be difficult to get the right information but once you've got it, it is invaluable in being able to make further conclusions and decisions. We are the right people to help you with this with our consultancy service being the ideal service for those [...]
Have you ever thought about what your borehole actually looks like below ground level? No? Well you should. One of our services that we offer provides a borehole CCTV survey, you can see it here. This allows you to view your borehole from a unique perspective and is a very useful engineering tool for both [...]
I think we have all seen enough water just lately! To say it has been wet is a bit of an understatement! Historically borehole chambers have always been below ground (something that is changing with modern laws and improved engineering techniques) and without doubt there will be several hundred, or possibly thousands, of borehole chambers [...]