Katey Pigden

Southern Water to cut around 200 customer service jobs

Innogy’s chief lawyer to support asset swap before departure

Innogy’s general counsel Claudia Mayfeld will continue to provide legal support for the planned asset swap between RWE and Eon before her departure next year.

Robert Light becomes new chair of water watchdog

Robert Light has been appointed as the new chair of the water watchdog and high on his agenda will be ensuring consumers’ views shape the decisions of water companies, regulators and policy makers.

Shell Energy pays for overcharging price cap customers

Thames Water apologises for burst pipe disruption

Thames Water will carry out a “full investigation” to prevent future disruption to customers after a burst pipe in Hampton caused water shortages across areas of west and south west London yesterday (12 June).

Thames Water receives fine for drinking water offences

Thames Water was fined £160,000 at Stratford Magistrates’ Court today (10 June) for water quality offences which occurred at Coppermills water treatment works in Walthamstow, London in 2017.

Drought permit application looks ‘likely’ for Southern Water

Changes to Southern Water’s abstraction licence for the River Test in Hampshire pose “a challenge” for the company as it looks “more likely” it will need to apply for a drought permit this summer.

Change of tack at SSE

Following the failed merger of Npower and its retail arm, SSE has tasked Katie Bickerstaffe, CEO of the mooted new company, with steering the division towards a listing or sale.

Leep Utilities completes purchase of SSE’s water business

Pennon CEO ‘not distracted’ by renationalisation threat

Chris Loughlin, chief executive of Pennon Group told Utility Week he is focused on running a good business and not getting distracted by “what may or may not happen” with Labour’s proposals to renationalise the water industry.