Water Plus Group Limited is a British business water retail services provider licensed in September 2016 for water supply and sewerage by

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History

Headquartered in

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, Water Plus Limited was incorporated as a 50/50 joint venture between

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and

Severn Trent Severn Trent plc is a water company based in Coventry, England. It supplies 4.6 million households and business across the Midlands and Wales. It is traded on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. Severn Trent, the ...

water following approval by The

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in May 2016. Water Plus was established to service the deregulated English business water market from 1 April 2017 as well as the Scottish business water market, which was deregulated on 1 April 2008. In June 2018 it was announced that Water Plus's first CEO, Sue Amies-King, in role since March 2016, had been replaced by Andy Hughes, formerly of Severn Trent Water.

Activities

Water Plus employs 500 people and serves more than 366,000 business customers, making it the largest business water retailer in England.

References

External links

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