An Amber Extreme Heat warning has been issued by the Met Office with temperatures likely to peak around 37°C in places.
Southern Water has gone out to tender with an AMP8 contract for managed detection and response service with a total estimated value of £10 million including VAT.
Yorkshire Water has awarded Aquam Water Services Ltd. an AMP8 contract for management and hire of metered water standpipes with a total estimated value of £4.5 million including VAT.
Wessex Water has completed a £35 million expansion of its Saltford sewage treatment facility serving Bath - he project, which marks major completed milestone for YTL Construction UK was officially unveiled last week.
The Environment Agency has started work on a £13 million flood scheme in Skinningrove, replacing Stone Row Bridge and ending the need for manual flood gates.
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has announced the appointments of Kaye Maguire as Chief People and Governance Officer and Christian Irwin OBE as Chief Asset Officer, further strengthening its new Executive Team as the company delivers its ambitious transformation programme and record £4.2 billion investment to improve services for customers and the environment.
The Environment Agency has declared more areas in England in drought after a record dry July - almost three-quarters of England is now in drought as conditions worsen following a dry start to August.
Flowmax Group, a specialist fluid technologies operating partner focused on supporting owner-managed businesses, has appointed national audit, tax, advisory and consulting firm Crowe to identify targeted acquisition opportunities within the UK water sector.
Yorkshire Water has announced the appointment of a new Chair as it enters the next phase of delivering its largest ever investment programme across Yorkshire, designed to improve customer outcomes and environmental performance.
Everflow, a leading multi-utilities company serving businesses across the UK, has today announced the appointment of Mari Jones as its new Water Managing Director, with a focus on further scaling its SME offering through simpler, more customer-centric service and operational excellence.
South West Water has hosted the first municipal trial of the Fournier Rotary Press in the UK, assessing its potential to improve sludge dewatering performance and support future biosolids standards.
Uniwater has acquired Hy-Ram Engineering, a specialist in tooling, products and hire for the water sector, based in Mansfield, England.
Enpure Ltd and Clean TeQ Water Ltd have announced a collaboration agreement to bring Clean TeQ Water's Moving Bed Ion Exchange-based nutrient removal technologies to water utilities across the UK.
Near-real-time microbial monitoring of wastewater discharge and bathing waters is now possible thanks to the BactoSense ID solution created by Swiss-based bNovate Technologies.