South West Water
Parent Company:
Pennon plc
Regulated utility: South West Water Limited
Although one of the smallest water companies by area and population, it has the
longest coastline.
At the time of privatisation it had almost no coastal sewage treatment and as
a consequence has a relatively high capital investment programme. Now investment
in improved treatment of sewerage from the major coastal towns is nearing completion.
Instead the focus is on water mains replacement, smaller sewage treatment works
and combined sewage overflows.
South West Water is typical of the pattern of the water companies in that it has
decided its main future lies in growing non-regulated business. Hence the decision
to change the group company name to Pennon and to establish two wholly owned
subsidiaries namely South West Water Ltd and Viridor Ltd.
Initially the group invested in a global instrumentation business as well as waste
handling. Now the instrumentation business has been sold and activity focused on
waste management in which Pennon has built a leading position.
Further details on
the group can be obtained at www.pennon-group.co.uk
Financial
data for water service company
Data for financial year ended 31 March 2003
| Amount |
| Turnover | £270 m |
| Operating Profit | £111 m |
| Capital Investment | £181 m |
| Amount |
| Area served | 10 800 km |
Population  -Water
 -Waste water | 1.56 m
1.54 m
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Water
-Water supplied a day
-Length water mains
-Water treatment works
|
372 Ml 14 960 km 40 |
Sewerage
-Length of sewers
-Waste water treatment works
-Sludge produced
-Number CSO's
|
8 758 km
612
46 500 te's dry
1171
|
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Address
South West Water
Peninsula House
Rydon Lane
Exeter
EX2 7HR
Tel: 01392 446 688
Non-regulated business
All the non-regulated business in the Pennon group are grouped under Viridor Limited.
The main business is:
Viridor Waste
One of the largest waste disposal businesses in the UK.
It is a leading waste collector in the South West of England.
Its strategy is to increase its market share in waste disposal.
In addition Pennon has a small business in property management
www.swwater.co.uk
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