Ian Marchant

Thames sees 62% fall in pre-tax profits

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.

Thames Water to build first new sewage works since 2005

New chief operating officer, Steve Spencer, has announced that Thames Water will build its first new sewage works in nearly 15 years. The project will be located in Guildford, Surrey.

Thames Water CEO Steve Robertson steps down

Steve Robertson has stepped down as the chief executive of Thames Water with immediate effect.

Thames Water names new directors as part of board overhaul

Thames Water has appointed two new non-executive directors – David Waboso and John Morea – as its board restructure nears completion.

Former Easyjet director joins Thames Water’s board

As part of a review of its corporate structure, which is nearing completion, Thames Water has pledged to have a majority of independent non-executive directors on its board.

Thames Water appoints non-executive director from Centrica

Thames passes ‘key milestone’ to close Cayman subsidiaries

Thames Water will not be issuing more debt out of the Cayman entities and will transfer the functions to a UK plc over the next few months.

Thames Water to ‘prioritise investment over dividends’

Thames Water will not pay external shareholders dividends for the next two years and its chief executive will not receive a bonus until at least 2020 as the company plans to “prioritise investment” to improve services.

Thames Water uses detectives to clamp down on water theft

Thames Water has deployed a team of investigators, led by a former detective to track down thieves stealing water from its pipe network.

Thames Water appoints managed legal services provider

Thames Water has appointed Eversheds Sutherland as its managed legal services provider, following a competitive

Severn Trent and Thames: a tale of two water companies

Twenty-eight years after the privatisation of the water industry, Nigel Hawkins looks at how Thames Water and Severn Trent have gone in different directions.