The Met Office is warning that climate change is causing a dramatic increase in the frequency of temperature extremes and number of temperature records the UK experiences.

Yorkshire Water has gone out to tender with an AMP8 Smart Meters contract worth an estimated £350 million.

Yorkshire Water has gone out to tender with an AMP7 framework contract for smart metering and networks worth an estimated £43 million in total.

Anglian Water has announced plans to upgrade and install 760,000 existing and new water meters for homes and businesses across the region, over the next five years, as the company signs a £180 million pound contract with Arqiva.

United Utilities has gone out to tender with a contract for energy meters worth an estimated £2.5 millions.

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has gone out to tender with an AMP7 contract for the provision of meter reading services and equipment.

In an Expert Focus article for Waterbriefing, James Fotouhi, Water Technology Market Analyst at BlueTech Research, argues that while there is a market for smart metering technology, this will only be when it manifests itself as a clearly justifiable business decision.

South East Water’s programme to install domestic water meters will be rolled out to Farnham from Spring 2014 when more than 11,000 meters will be fitted for customers in the town and surrounding villages that do not already have one.

Yorkshire Water is trialling easy access water meters in Halifax as part of a joint initiative with Redrow Homes.

A strong order book and the acquisition of a new business have been marked by a move into larger premises by Birmingham-based meter solutions company, MWA Technology.