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28 WET NEWS january 2016 ComiNg up • Write a caption Balfour Beatty has become a record-breaker. The company, with the help of abbeyfield Secondary School and supply chain partners including a-Plant, created a new Guinness World record – for the most people wearing hi-viz vests. The record totals 1,543 people, 68 more than the previous record, and was done to raise the profile of the recent national road Safety Week. Write a caption and email it to yoursayWN@fav-house.com by january 19, 2016. The best captions will be published in the February 2016 issue of WET news. Top TWEETS: #FuNFaCTS WaTEr On average, there are 500 million tweets every day on Twitter. We've sifted through a few of them to see what the global Twittersphere has been tweeting on the subject of #WaterFacts #Funfacts water The WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacement. It was invented on the 40th try for a formula that worked. #funfacts @TimBaker856 Water is actually a better mood booster than chocolate-people are just addicted to the taste @neverknownfacts In California only 13% of #wastewater is reused and 5% of that is used for agricultural #irrigation. #WaterFacts @usedtouseful Water boils quicker in Denver, Colorado than in New York City. #FunFacts #WaterFacts #EPA @alpValWater Water is the only mineral that is found naturally on Earth in three forms; liquid, gas and solid. #waterfacts @LubronWaterTech A 2012 survey showed that over 50% of Americans would rather buy from a company that recycled water. #WaterFacts @usedtouseful #WaterFacts: There is a #water reservoir floating in space equivalent to 140 trillion times the water in oceans. @elliotforwater Pure water has no smell and no taste, it also has a pH level around 7. #waterfacts @belokawater In average, a US household consumes 350 gallons of water each other, while people in Africa only used 5 per day. #savethewater #waterfacts @SaveTheWater Last month's best answers "What do you mean you didn't see the hole?" richard johnson, business development manager, QC Data "At least from this distance I should avoid getting splashed!" Phil richardson, natural Cement FORESIGHT The Civils and Utilities specialists KEEPING THE COUNTRY CONNECTED At Burdens our purpose is clear. To keep the country connected. By using our expert knowledge and national reach we supply the essential infrastructure products and services that keep our communities functioning. We understand the importance of keeping projects on schedule. And that means getting the right materials, to the right place, at the right time… Every time. Connect with us to see how we can help you on 0870 600 60 68. www.burdens.co.uk 26587 BURDENS WET NEWS AD_265 x 185mm_AW.indd 1 16/11/2015 16:23 WIAA 2016 May 17, 2016 wwtonline.co.uk/awards The Water Industry achievement awards, organised by WET news and WWT, will take place on May 17, 2016 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole. The awards are the industry's leading awards ceremony, rewarding and celebrating innovation and best practice in the market today. Water Northern Ireland Conference La Mon Hotel, Belfast February 25, 2016 www.wwt-ni.net The Water nI Conference, networking Dinner & Exhibition is the only event that brings all the major stakeholders together to discuss the current and future pressures facing the sector in northern Ireland. Smart Water Networks Conference Holiday Inn, Birmingham City Centre March 17, 2016 www.wwt-smartnetworks.net The conference will provide the opportunity to keep up-to-date with the smart innovation successes of your peers, gain insight into the business benefits of thinking smart, and explore the potential for novel data solutions in both drinking and wastewater. Utility Week Live nEC, Birmingham May 17-18, 2016 www.utilityweeklive.co.uk utility Week Live is the uK's only exhibition dedicated to the business, operational and technical needs of the uK's water, electricity and gas utilities. The event provides an important information exchange and marketplace for the uK's utilities industry.

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