Water Plus Group Ltd
Private limited company
Foundation2016 (age 10)
LocationStoke-on-Trent, England, UK
Key people
  • Jason Scagell (CEO);
Area servedEngland, Scotland
IndustryWater industry
Products
  • Non-household water,
  • wastewater
ParentUnited Utilities, Severn Trent Water
Homepagewww.water-plus.co.uk

Water Plus Group Limited is a British business water retail services provider licensed in September 2016 for water supply and sewerage by OFWAT.[1]

History

Headquartered in Stoke-on-Trent,[2] Water Plus Limited was incorporated as a 50/50 joint venture between United Utilities and Severn Trent water following approval by The Competition and Markets Authority in May 2016.[3][4][5]

Water Plus was established to service the deregulated English business water market from 1 April 2017[6] as well as the Scottish business water market, which was deregulated on 1 April 2008.[7]

In June 2018 it was announced[8] that Water Plus's first CEO, Sue Amies-King, in role since March 2016, had been replaced by Andy Hughes, formerly of Severn Trent Water.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[9] business customers, making it the largest business water retailer in England.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Licences and licensees"
  2. ^ "Water Plus creates hundreds of Stoke-on-Trent jobs". BBC News. 2016-05-04. Archived 2018-05-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
  3. ^ "United Utilities - United Utilities and Severn Trent given CMA approval to merge retail businesses"
  4. ^ "Severn Trent / United Utilities merger inquiry". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  5. ^ "WATER PLUS GROUP LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  6. ^ "Home". open-water.org.uk
  7. ^ "Ensuring the retail market promotes value and choice"
  8. ^ "Water Plus appoints new chief executive". UtilityWeek. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  9. ^ "Water Plus | Open Water"
  10. ^ "Business water retailer toasts first birthday with new contracts worth £45 million - Utilities Advice". New Business. 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2020-02-19.