Severn Trent is proud of its 'water-wonder-women' hard at work across the Midlands every day. Almost half of the company’s directors, 66 per cent of new graduates and a quarter of apprentices are female.
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Retail exit measure in the Water Bill
The Water Bill has completed its progress through Parliament and will soon become the Water Act. A government amendment was introduced in the House of Lords to provide incumbent water companies with a mechanism to exit the non-household retail market, subject to the consent of the Secretary of State.
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Water Bill – progress and briefings
The Water Bill is nearing completion after being considered by both houses in Parliament. Water UK has expressed its support for a retail market in water and for measures in the Bill to improve the resilience of water supplies.
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Grants for access to tap water
Last month (February 2016) saw the opening of the process to obtain grants to promote or provide access to tap water for children in public spaces.
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Big Data Beats Beast from the East
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Response to the Environment Agency's annual report on environmental performance
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Water companies playing leading role in the battle against invasive species
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Water UK response to Centre for Policy Studies report on the cost of nationalisation
Water UK Chief Executive, Michael Roberts, has responded to the Centre for Policy Studies report on the cost of nationalisation.
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Latest developer services standards results
The latest figures on the levels of performance achieved by English and Welsh water companies in delivering developer services have been published by Water UK
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Water UK response to Labour Party manifesto
The Labour Party has launched their manifesto today (16 May 2017). Water UK has responded to the plans within the manifesto.
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Opening the water retail market
The launch of the water retail market in England on the 1st April marked the successful delivery of one of the largest and most complicated industry-wide change programmes ever undertaken by the water sector. More than 1.2 million businesses, charities and public sector customers in England, from micro businesses and SMEs to large corporates and the public sector, can now choose their water retailer for the first time.
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National Apprenticeship Week 2017
The water industry is fully committed to the training and career development of apprentices as part of its work to deliver its commitments to its customers and the environment, now and for the future.