2005 - 2006 - Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook 2012

UNITED KINGDOM PART 3 (ii): COMPANY ANALYSIS: LOCAL/REGIONAL PLAYERS
region. It has a turnover of £8.5 million per annum, bringing SVTI’s Italian turnover to £20 million.
Previous acquisitions were Baden Italia SPA, in Lombardy (water treatment plants, April 1999), La
Biodepuratrice in Bergamo (wastewater plants and operations, 1999) and Baltea Impianti Depurazione
SRL (Valle d’Aosta, October 1998). These companies are active in water engineering in the region.
SVTI serves 600,000 people in Italy.
2002 Terni 30 year concession 250,000 water & wastewater
The Umbrian ATO concession award will generate revenues of €19.5 million, linked with a €192
million capex programme. SVTI holds 25% of the operating consortium, which gained the concession
in February 2002.
USA
North American Operating Services believes that it is the third largest contract operations player in the
US market for management services for municipal and industrial water and wastewater systems, with
400 contracts covering 600 water and wastewater treatment facilities. SVT started through the 1994
acquisition of AM-TEX, a company founded in 1974. In 1997, Severn Trent acquired MHPC, New York
State’s largest contract operator for water and wastewater facilities, with 75 communities served, and
Texas’ MTS, serving 26 municipal utility districts in Houston.
City/state Contract started Comments
Jackson, Mississippi 1985 3 WWTWs, 125 MGD
Glen Cove, New York 1996 20 Year O&M, WWTW
Chickasha, Oklahoma 1982 WWTW
Pasadena, Texas 1994 3 WWTWs
Industrial clients in the USA include:
General Motors (Automotive manufacture)
General Electric (Jet engine inspection, repair and maintenance)
The Minute Maid Company (Juice and beverage production)
C&H Sugar Company (Sugar refinery)
The Pillsbury Company (Refrigerated baked goods)
Precision Extrusions, Inc. (Aluminium extrusions, secondary machining, fabrication and assembly)
Wawa Dairies (Milk products)
Gulf State Canners (Canning)
IBM (Computer/electronic equipment)
Contact Details
Name: Severn Trent Plc
Address: 2297 Coventry Road,
Birmingham, B26 3PU, UK
Tel: +44 121 722 4000
Fax: +44 121 722 6150
Web: www.severn-trent.com
Web: www.stwater.co.uk
Web: www.stwaterinternational.com
Sir John Egan (Chairman)
Colin Matthews (Chief Executive)
Mark Wilson (Finance Director)
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