Water Restoration Fund

From 11th December 2023, for those who pollute the environment, the initial £250,000 fine limit has been scrapped and is now unlimited. Since 2015 the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has issued over £147 million in wastewater fines for pollution incidents. On the 9th of April 2024, the Department for Environment, Food and …

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Wastewater Treatment Steps

Watermark Projects – Supporting Every Step

Watermark Projects provide our clients with a comprehensive wastewater treatment service from initial specification through to installation & ongoing support. Step 1 – Initial Site Visit To determine the complete requirement and discuss various treatment options with the customer we’ll always undertake an initial site visit. While on site we’ll also take a sample of …

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BBC News – “Sewage Spills: England’s water firms issue apology.”

From https://www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65626241.amp: The privately owned companies have apologised for the amount of contaminated water being discharged into rivers and seas, amid mounting public anger over the practice. Some campaigners have cautiously welcomed the move, but others say firms are shifting the cost on to billpayers. The industry paid out £1.4bn to shareholders in 2022. Musician …

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Queen Young vs Old

WA Cooke Will Cease Operations for The Queen’s Funeral

The WA Cooke Group has chosen to honour the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on Monday the 19th of September by closing for the day. Our thoughts at this time are with the royal family and those directly affected by the Queens’ passing. We will be continuing business as usual from Tuesday the 20th of September.

August Monthly Roundup

Another month signing off. Closing the summer, August has seen completed projects across the board.. Group side, we’re hiring for a Mechanical Fitter, Electrical/Installation/Service Engineer as well as Welder Fabricators. Interested? Click the link: https://www.wacooke.co.uk/careers/ Our Engineers division has seen a busy workshop this month with numerous completed jobs from various structural steelworks to municipal …

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The WA Cooke Group July

July Monthly Roundup

July is a wrap. We’ve completed a number of projects across our 3 divisions this month.. The Group has achieved the certification of ISO:14001 meaning we can now display that we manage our environmental impacts ensuring we operate responsibly. A huge milestone for the company. We have now achieved the full Integrated Management Systems, integrating …

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The WA Cooke Group ISO 14001

ISO:14001 Certified

We are very proud to announce that we have been awarded the ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management certification. A huge achievement for the Group and a lot of hard work paid off. We now have: – ISO: 9001– ISO: 14001– ISO: 45001 Completing our Integrated Management Systems achievement. Thankyou to Mark Barker, our H&S consultant for helping us …

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June Monthly Roundup

What a month! The WA Cooke Group has enjoyed a fruitful month full of completed projects, new hires and continued growth.. All 3 divisions got together for our annual bowls day which saw a full day of bowls, pizzas and the odd drink.. it was a fantastic day. Our Engineers division took on a new …

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