Company strategy

Anglian rolls out meters following successful trial

After a successful trial in Newmarket that saw consumption drop by 8 per cent, Anglian has announced a water meter rollout programme targeting up to 750 installations per day

Unions brand Centrica’s restructure explanation as ‘vague and unsatisfactory’  

5,000 jobs set to be axed as Centrica announces restructure

Auriga puts stepping stones in place for shared PSR

Auriga Services, a subsidiary of Severn Trent Trust Fund, has revealed it will launch a nationwide portal to share information about vulnerable customers later this year. Under the system - being trialled with Thames Water - customers will only have to register their details with one company and other utilities using the portal will be able to access this data.

Communications for the new norm

South West overhauls leakage for AMP7

South West Water has seen its leakage repair productivity rates soar in recent months compared to historic averages. Utility Week talks to the teams involved about the challenges AMP7 presents and how the company will tackle them.

Black Lives Matter: Octopus tackles unconscious bias

Covid presents unique opportunity to recruit a new green army

Utility Week speaks to Energy & Utilities Skills partnership chair Michael Lewis about the group’s updated strategy to fill the 277,000 vacancies expected over the next decade. The Eon chief executive believes the increased visibility of the sector during lockdown combined with a zeal for playing a part in tackling climate change create a “once in a generation opportunity" for the sector.

Ofwat accused of ‘closing the door’ to early resolution of CMA appeals

Ofwat’s unwillingness to concede any of the points raised by the companies appealing its PR19 final determinations has effectively ended hopes of an early resolution to the process, according to Anglian Water. The company and the other three appellants were responding in the latest stage of the Competition & Markets Authority’s investigation. They accused Ofwat of mischaracterisation, inflexibility and making errors throughout the price review process

EV charge point market set for 30% growth despite Covid

The UK electric vehicle (EV) charge point market is set for an almost 30 per cent annual growth despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, new research has found. Delta-EE said the virus is expected to result in a 30 per cent decrease in EV sales this year, however.

Yorkshire’s first step to decarbonising its fleet

Yorkshire has converted an LGV tanker to run on hydrogen as it embarks on a 10-year plan to decarbonise its fleet of vehicles

Ovo pledges all-electric fleet by 2030

Challengers may have been offered ‘stay of execution’

Pennon eyeing UK-wide acquisitions after Viridor sale

The sale of Viridor is expected to leave Pennon with a £2.5 billion war chest and the company has said it has been tracking acquisition potentials. Analysts have suggested the company could look towards a "transformative" deal to keep it in the FTSE 100.

Decarbonising heat – too hot to handle, or an opportunity to turn up the temperature?