Huddersfield Examiner - Tag - severn trent

Water company fails to meet leaks target

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 27 May 2011 23:00:00 GMT

SEVERN Trent said it failed to meet its annual leakage target after the coldest December in 100 years caused a surge in the number of broken pipes.

Severn Trent reports profits drop

Huddersfield Examiner — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:34:00 GMT

SEVERN Trent reported a drop in profits at its water business today, despite seeing a turnaround in water consumption and lower rate of bad debts.

Cutbacks help profits flow for Severn Trent

Huddersfield Examiner — Fri, 28 May 2010 23:00:00 GMT

WATER company Severn Trent beat City forecasts after planned cost savings helped lift underlying full-year profits by 24%.

Water firm's leakage rates soar after big freeze

Huddersfield Examiner — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:34:00 GMT

A SPATE of burst pipes after the UK’s freezing weather has sent leakage rates soaring at water company Severn Trent, the firm said today.

Severn profits beats forecasts

Huddersfield Examiner — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:06:00 GMT

UTILITY giant Severn Trent today posted forecast-beating first half profits as it kept a tight rein on bad debts and made cost savings across the business.

WATER regulator Ofwat confirmed today that it was fining Severn Trent Water a total of £35.8m for deliberately providing false information and poor customer service.

Huddersfield Examiner — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Ofwat proposed the fine – the biggest ever levied by the regulator – in April after ruling that customers had paid higher bills than necessary because of the failings.

WATER firm Severn Trent Water was today hit by a record £35.8m fine for giving false data to industry regulator Ofwat and providing poor customer service.

Huddersfield Examiner — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT

The proposed penalty – which equates to 3% of the company’s turnover – is for misreporting customer service data during 2005 and earlier years, as well as providing a “substandard” service.