• Severn Trent Water International Ltd. reorganizes, changes name to Severn Trent Services International
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom, Nov. 10, 2007 -- In a corporate reorganization that dramatically expands the company's service offerings, Severn Trent Water International Ltd. announced yesterday it has been renamed Severn Trent Services International.
As Severn Trent Water International, the company offered global water utility management and contract management services encompassing institutional development; implementing effective management systems; providing assistance with issues surrounding change management; offering training and other programs associated with organizational development; and improving financial management and revenue generation. Over the last 20 years, water utilities and municipalities in more than 65 countries around the world have employed the company's services to become more profitable, more efficient and better-managed organizations.
As Severn Trent Services International, the company now offers worldwide contract operating services in addition to its existing utility management services and contract management portfolio.
The company's new mission builds upon the extensive operating experiences of four organizations:
Severn Trent Services' North American Contract Operations Division, which has been operating and maintaining municipal water and wastewater systems in the United States for more than three decades. The company provides services for more than 450 water and wastewater facilities in 20 states.
Severn Trent Italia, which has provided water and environmental services to public and private customers in northern and central Italy for more than 20 years. The company has significant experience in plant engineering and in the design, construction and commissioning of water and wastewater treatment facilities and operates and maintains more than 100 sites across the region.
C2C (Coast to Coast Water), which delivers water and wastewater services to more than 1,500 United Kingdom Ministry of Defence sites in England. The company also provides a full range of water and wastewater operation, maintenance, design and build services anywhere in the country for public and private sector clients.
Severn Trent Water, which is the third largest water and sewerage provider in the United Kingdom, serving a population of more than seven million. The company owns and operates more than 1,250 water and sewage treatment facilities and over 100,000 kms of water mains and sewers.
Severn Trent Services (www.severntrentservices.com), with global headquarters in Fort Washington, PA, USA, is a leading supplier of water and wastewater solutions. The company's broad range of products and services is concentrated around disinfection, instrumentation and filtration technologies, contract operating services and state-of-the-art residential metering products and services. Its analytical services group is the United Kingdom's leading environmental testing organization, and our international operating services business provides worldwide contract operation and support for all aspects of water and wastewater utility operational development and business transformation. Severn Trent Services is a member of the Severn Trent Plc group of companies. It's an FTSE 100 company.
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