Revenue for Water & Waste in the Whole of the United Kingdom Reached GBP 8.5 Billion.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c45428) has announced the addition of British Water and Waste Utility Market Report Ed 3 - 2006 to their offering. A comprehensive report on the British water and waste markets. This report provides insight into this market and its structure of both British and foreign ownership. The report reviews current conditions in the water sector with particular reference to the droughts of 2005/06 and the possible effects in future water measurement. The report outlines the price review and financial aspects, including capital expenditure. * In the year 2005 the total revenue for water and waste in the whole of the United Kingdom was [pounds sterling]8.5 billion * The water sector now consists of 10 water and waste companies and 12 water only companies * Four companies account for 48% of water and 52% of waste * While British-owned companies are still strong * Foreign investors such as Veolia, RWE RWE Rot-Weiss Essen (Germann football club) RWE Ralph Waldo Emerson RWE Rheinisch-Westfälische Elektrizitätswerke (German Power Supplier) RWE Read Write Execute RWE Right Wing Extremist , Ondeo and YTL YTL Yeoh Tiong Lay (Corporation Berhad) YTL Ylioppilastutkintolautakunta (Finnish Matriculation Examination Board) YTL Small Harbor Tug YTL Yeni Türk Lirasý (New Turkish Lira) have significant shares and Agbar and Macquarie Infrastructure Fund entered the market in last year * RWE is divesting Thames Water Thames Water, known originally as the Thames Water Authority and after privatization as Thames Water Utilities Limited, is the utility responsible for water supply and waste water treatment in parts of Greater London, Surrey, Wiltshire, and the Thames Valley in the this year Key Findings * Water prices are set for a period of five years by the regulator, Ofwat * The next price control period runs from 2005-06 to 2009-10 * The British water companies have already invested [pounds sterling]50 billion in improvements and upgrades of the systems to meet EU directives and will invest a further [pounds sterling]17 billion by 2010 * To accommodate this, the regulator has agreed an increase in prices in the next period averaging 3.2% annually and starting with 9.6% in 2005-06 * Severe floods have brought restrictions although not as bad as were feared earlier in the year * At present only 26% of households are metered, the rest paying through local rates, but this is likely to increase with water scarcity * There is wide variation in leakage rates, with two companies accounting for 17% of leakage * One company has far higher leakage than any of the others, Thames Water, largely due to its inheritance of the magnificent 150 years old water pipes of London * 2006 may be a determining year for the British water sector Reasons to Buy * Gain insight into the changes taking place in the British water market * Understand how to position your company in this newly emerging market * Look at opportunities in these uncertain times Topics Covered I. Executive Summary II. Market size - water and waste III. The players in the water and waste markets in the United Kingdom V. Water quality VI. Leakage VII. Tariff setting, bills and standards of service VIII. Market competition in the water and sewerage Industry IX. Scotland and Northern Ireland Northern Ireland: see Ireland, Northern. Northern Ireland Part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland occupying the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland. Area: 5,461 sq mi (14,144 sq km). Population (2001): 1,685,267. X. Customer opinions about the UK water service XI. EU Water and Waste Directives XII. Financial analysis of water companies in England and Wales England and Wales are both constituent countries of the United Kingdom, that together share a single legal system: English law. Legislatively, England and Wales are treated as a single unit (see State (law)) for the conflict of laws. XIII. Company profiles List of Figures List of Tables Companies Mentioned * Anglian Water Group Plc * Dwr Cymru (Welsh Water Dŵr Cymru / Welsh Water (DCWW) is a company which supplies drinking water and wastewater services to most of Wales and parts of western England. It is regulated under the Water Industry Act 1991. ) * Northumbrian Water Ltd * Severn Trent Severn Trent plc (LSE: SVT) is a British utility. It is traded on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. Severn Trent is a group of companies employing more than 15,000 people across the UK, US and mainland Europe. plc * South West Water * Southern Water * Thames Water * United Utilities Plc * Wessex Water * Yorkshire Water Services Ltd * Scottish Water * Northern Ireland Water Northern Ireland Water Limited is a water company in Northern Ireland. Formerly an Executive Agency (the Northern Ireland Water Service) within Northern Ireland's Department for Regional Development, it became a government owned company on 1 April 2007. Service * Water only companies * Albion Water Ltd * Bournemouth & West Hampshire Water Plc * Bristol Water Plc * Cambridge Water Company Plc * Cholderton & District Water Company Ltd * Dee Valley Water Plc * Essex & Suffolk Water * Folkestone & Dover Water Services Ltd * Hartlepool Water Plc * Mid Kent Water Plc. * Portsmouth Water Plc * South East Water Plc * South Staffordshire Water South Staffordshire Water PLC is a privately-owned water company supplying water to parts of Staffordshire and the West Midlands, England. They are one of only three water companies that are recognised by the industry regulator, OFWAT, as displaying top efficiency (Band A) for both Plc * Sutton & East Surrey Water Plc * Tendring Hundred Water Services Ltd * Three Valleys Water Plc * Council of the Isle Of Scilly * The States of Guernsey The States of Guernsey (French: États de Guernesey) is the parliament of the Island of Guernsey. Some laws and ordinances approved the States of Guernsey apply to Alderney and Sark (the other component parts of the Bailiwick of Guernsey) as 'Bailiwick-wide legislation' Water Board * The Jersey New Waterworks waterworks: see water supply. Company Limited * Isle of Man Noun 1. Isle of Man - one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea Man British Isles - Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic Water Authority For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c45428 |
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