United Utilities
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| legal form | Public limited company |
| ISIN | GB00B39J2M42 |
| founding | 1995 |
| Seat | Warrington , UK |
| management | John McAdam, Steve Mogford |
| Number of employees | 5,382 |
| sales | 1.819 billion GBP approx. 2.03 billion EUR |
| Branch | Utilities |
| Website | www.unitedutilities.com |
| As of March 31, 2019 | |
United Utilities is a utility company from the UK with headquarters in Warrington . It is listed on the London Stock Exchange on the FTSE 100 .
The company was founded in 1995 through the merger of North West Water and Norweb (formerly North West Electricity Board). United Utilities has approximately 3.2 million customers. Since the sale of its power supply subsidiary United Utilities North West to Electricity North West in June 2010, United Utilities has been exclusively active in water supply and disposal, especially in the north-west of England .
Business areas
United Utilities is licensed to operate water and sanitation in North West England and serves more than 7 million people. Business is controlled by the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat).
The company operates:
- over 42,000 kilometers of aqueducts from Cumbria to Cheshire
- over 76,000 kilometers of sewer pipes
- 569 sewage treatment plants
- 94 waterworks