When WHS became an employee-owned company in 2018, we committed to supporting WaterAid through company donations and fundraising for WaterAid in other ways. We have donated £36,500 this year.
WHS is a vibrant, employee-owned company of dedicated professionals. Our employees …
In the summer of 2021 a massive flood event across a huge area of Europe resulted in around 250 deaths and as much as 10 billion euros of damage. Lessons must be learned.
The flood …
The Water Framework Directive 2000 (WFD) commits EU member states to achieve ‘good’ qualitative and quantitative status of all water bodies by 2015. Post-Brexit, the WFD has been fully transposed into UK law.
Nothing is more essential to reservoirs than the dams that hold them in. For these, we calculate Probable Maximum Flood – because it could happen.
Dams contain the body of water in a reservoir, with a spillway to ensure water …
Cairn Duhie is a proposed 16-turbine wind farm in the Scottish Highlands. Since gaining project consent in 2017, the site layout has been redesigned to accommodate updated turbines. Application for the proposed redesign is expected to be submitted within 2020.…
The UK government plans to ‘Build Back Greener’ and make the UK the world leader in clean wind energy. Any impacts of wind farms on the water environment must be minimised.
The …
The detailed hydraulic modelling by WHS supported the development of a successful Flood Risk Assessment for the East West Railway.
The East West Railway Project is a significant infrastructure development to establish a direct rail connection …
In England, in the summer floods of 2007, around 55,000 properties were flooded and nearly 500,000 people were left without water or electricity. After this, whole-catchment responses to flood management were required, including changes to upland land use.
Whole-catchment responses …
Three countries, 23 miles, 3,064 metres of ascent. Here is the story of the WHS National Three Peaks Challenge.
On 21 June 2019, after months of training, WHS faced the Challenge. We climbed in support of WaterAid, a mountain of …
We are walking the Three Peaks Challenge for WaterAid. Help us raise funds for their vital work supporting clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene.
Access to clean water, toilets and general hygiene are aspects of everyday life that many …