As a record-breaking heatwave hits parts of the UK this week, Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee Toby Perkins MP has pushed the government on what it is doing to tackle the “silent killer” of extreme heat.

Severn Trent Water has gone out to tender with an AMP8 contract for the design, supply and installation of tank cover systems for wastewater and water treatment assets with a total estimated value of £44.88 million.

Mott MacDonald has been named as a supplier to Government Commercial Agency RM6356 Construction Professional Services 2 (CPS2) framework, one of the UK government’s main procurement routes for construction professional and advisory services.

Yorkshire Water’s £15.9 million investment to improve river water quality by upgrading five wastewater treatment works across East Yorkshire has been completed.

South East Water is moving to restrict the use of hosepipes and sprinklers for customers in Kent with immediate effect to ensure that the company can provide a consistent public water service for all its customers in the county.

Southern Water has secured a further £300 million of equity investment, delivering the £1.2 billion equity support package announced in July 2025.