Boss of South West Water’s owner gains £300,000 pay rise Pay rise for Pennon Group CEO Susan Davy comes despite outrage over Devon diarrhoea outbreak caused by polluted water The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024
South West Water reveals cost of parasite compensation bill Calls have been made for South West Water (SWW) to pay more compensation to those who were hit by the cryptosporidium outbreak in Devon. The Independent UK · May 21, 2024
Devon parasite outbreak: anger as South West Water increases dividend Supplier hands out £127m to investors as it says normal service has been restored for 85% of customers The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2024
Owner of firm fined for sewage dumping buys Sutton and East Surrey Water Pennon, which owns South West Water, Bristol Water and Bournemouth Water, has bought SES Water in a £380m deal The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2024
Pennon buys south London water company SES Water Pennon promised to improve the supplier’s ‘financial resilience’ Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2024
South West Water to reward customers who cut use with lower bills ‘Eco tariffs’ would not, however, be offered to those vulnerable customers already on lower, ‘social’ rates The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2023
FTSE 100 Live: London house prices falling, index closes down 1.3% after late tumble, John Lewis chair to quit Bets that US interest rates will stay higher for longer today continued to weigh on stock market sentiment. Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2023
Pennon invests in three new renewable energy generation projects The Exeter-based utilities group is the parent firm for South West Water and Bristol Water Birmingham Post · Jul 11, 2023
Pennon records 88 per cent drop in profit in annual results The Exeter-based utilities group attributed the drop to the rising costs of energy Birmingham Post · Jun 1, 2023
South West Water under investigation over leaks and usage figures Shares in owner Pennon Group fall as it says Ofwat has launched inquiry into South West Water The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2023
South West Water to be investigated by regulator South West Water is owned by Exeter-based Pennon Group Birmingham Post · May 23, 2023
UK growth forecast upgraded by IMF; Bank of England governor says ‘big lessons to learn’ after inflation shock – as it happened New IMF report shows “a big upgrade to the UK’s growth forecast” says Jeremy Hunt, with UK expected to grow by 0.4% this year not shrink by 0.3% The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2023
Pennon completes South West Water and Bristol Water merger and is 'on track' with financial expectations The Exeter-based utilities group added water resilience work was 'progressing well' Birmingham Post · Mar 14, 2023
Pennon tops FTSE Women Leaders Review for second year An independent report found more than half of the Exeter-based utilities group’s board members are women Birmingham Post · Mar 8, 2023
Bristol Post · Dec 14, 2022 Bristol Water to give customers money off their bill or shares amid cost-of-living crisis The scheme first launched in 2020 but is now being extended to hundreds of thousands of households in Bristol
Birmingham Post · Dec 14, 2022 Pennon opens second share scheme to Bristol Water customers The FTSE-250 firm first launched the initiative in 2020 and has now extended it to households in Bristol
The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022 Revealed: more than 70% of English water industry is in foreign ownership Guardian unpicks complex web of investment firms, wealth funds and tax haven-based businesses that own most of sector
Birmingham Post · Nov 30, 2022 Pennon profits slump as power costs double amid energy crisis The Exeter-based parent firm of South West Water and Bristol Water has also announced a huge recruitment drive
Birmingham Post · Nov 18, 2022 Pennon appoints execs from The Restaurant Group and Post Holdings to board The FTSE utilities firm has added directors from the restaurant group that owns the Wagamama chain and from PR giant FGS Global to its senior leadership team
Birmingham Post · Jun 28, 2022 South West Water latest supplier to be probed by Ofwat over sewage treatment South West Water adds to a growing list of water suppliers to come under investigation.
Birmingham Post · May 12, 2022 Why we must value mental wellbeing on a par with physical health Rich Rogers, Health and Safety Director at Pennon, reflects on whether businesses are providing employees with the support they need at work and in their personal lives
The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2022 Five out of six top jobs at FTSE water firms to be held by women Louise Beardmore appointed chief executive at United Utilities, joining female chairs and CEOs of Pennon and Severn Trent
Birmingham Post · Apr 12, 2022 Pennon vows to go ahead with bill cut despite mounting energy costs Parent firm of South West Water says it is facing challenges with geopolitics hiking prices but targets £20m synergies from Bristol Water merger
Birmingham Post · Mar 8, 2022 Competition watchdog clears Pennon's merger with Bristol Water Bristol customers promised lower bills and membership of Pennon's share scheme after CMA approved £425m takeover
Birmingham Post · Feb 7, 2022 Apprenticeships are about more than skills - they mean social mobility and new ideas There has to be more than one way into skilled work with decent wages and apprenticeships are it, says Adele Barker, Group Chief People Officer, Pennon