Water deal

SEVERN Trent Water has reappointed Panton McLeod, the water engineering firm based in the Borders, for a two-year contract to clean underground water tanks and reservoirs.

Operations director Paul Henderson said: "Our work with Severn Trent Water is one of our major UK contracts, so we are delighted to have been approved for another 24 months.

"We have been providing specialist cleaning services for them over many years and have held a framework agreement with them since 1999, so we will strive to continue this high standard of service."