Our latest news

Contact our press office

If you have a media enquiry, contact us by phone at 0203 577 4364 or email us.

For urgent out-of-hours media enquiries, call 0203 577 4364. Our out-of-hours service operates on weekdays 5:30pm to 08:30am and throughout the weekend. The email inbox is not monitored during these hours.

fatberg pieces

Thames Water clears 500-metre fatberg near Heathrow

Thames Water engineers have unearthed a half kilometre wall of congealed fat lurking beneath the roads outside Heathrow Terminal 5.
A Thames Water van

Thames Water Utilities Limited announces results of the Eighth Consent Requests and STID Proposal

Thames Water Utilities Limited announces today that the Eighth Consent Requests and the STID Proposal have been approved.
thames water van driving over bridge

Thames Water partners up with youth charity to provide life changing opportunities for young people

Thames Water is supporting London Youth Rowing (LYR) to create meaningful opportunities for young people. 
The exterior of a Thames Water building

Recapitalisation Update - Press Speculation on London & Valley Water’s Proposal

An update on the recapitalisation of Thames Water and the proposal by London & Valley Water consortium.
Heat Network Route Map

Hounslow homes set to be heated using energy recovered from waste water

Homes and public buildings across the borough of Hounslow are set to receive low‑carbon heating thanks to a pioneering project that will recover energy from treated waste water at Thames Water’s Mogden Sewage Treatment Works.
An engineer from Thames Water engineer next to a van

Eighth Consent Requests and STID Proposal relating to Super Senior Issuer Funding

Thames Water Utilities Limited and Thames Water Super Senior Issuer PLC have today launched parallel consent and waiver requests to enable the drawdown of funds and provide more flexibility in respect of future Accordion funding requests which are tailored to the Company's operational needs.
A group of people stand on steps outside Clearwater Court in Reading

One week left to apply for Thames Water's 2026 apprenticeships

Potential applicants have just one week left to apply for roles on Thames Water’s 2026 apprenticeship programme, with applications closing on Friday 6 March. 

£20million upgrade boosts water quality in the River Chess

£20million Thames Water Chesham Sewage Treatment Works upgrade boosts water quality in the River Chess.
A Thames Water van drives over a bridge in London

Liquidity Extension Update relating to Additional Super Senior Issuer Funding

Information relating to the launch of the allocation process for the “Accordion Funding” – the first half of the second tranche of £1.5bn of super senior funding, which Thames Water Super Senior Issuer (TWSSI) is permitted to raise as a result of its court-sanctioned restructuring plan (April 2025).
A woman in a blue jumper stands in front of a Thames Water van

Apprenticeship applications open

Thames Water has opened applications for 145 apprenticeships offering potential candidates and career changers the opportunity to earn while they learn and build long term careers in the water industry.
Thames Water van on works site with engineer standing on site

Critical sewer repair on A406 North Circular Road, London

Thames Water will be undertaking urgent repairs to the sewer system infrastructure eastbound of the A406 North Circular Road in February following the discovery of a collapsed sewer pipeline.  
Thames Water engineer

£10m plus Thames Water investment set to future proof Haringey’s water network

Thames Water, the UK’s largest water and wastewater provider, is to start work next month on a major upgrade to its London water network with a mains replacement scheme costing over £10m in Crouch End, Haringey.