United Utilities Group PLC Stock

United Utilities Group PLC provides water and wastewater services in the United Kingdom. The company provides essential water and wastewater services to various customers every day. It relies on natural sources of water that it collects for treatment, and manages large areas of catchment land in a sustainable way.

The company engages in renewable energy generation, corporate trustee, financing, and property management activities; and the provision of waste treatment, consulting, and project management services. The company operates 77,000 kilometers of water pipes; 77,000 kilometers wastewater pipes; 569 wastewater treatment works; and 88 water treatment works.

The company focuses on attracting, developing and retaining a workforce. It maintains and enhances reservoirs, catchment land, rivers and bathing waters that provide a home for wildlife, areas for recreation, and a major pull for tourism. The company invests in the North West’s infrastructure and generate jobs, skills and income through its supply chain that supports the local economy. It treats all suppliers fairly and are a signatory to the Prompt Payment Code. The company relies on various natural resources to deliver water and wastewater services, and it impacts those natural resources through its operations. It also generates renewable energy from the sun and wind. The company relies on natural sources of water to supply customers. It holds abstraction licences for various reservoirs, rivers and boreholes that permit it to take water. It extracts bioresources from wastewater, using anaerobic digestion to break it down into biogas and biosolids. The company’s operations produce sludges, excavated materials and general office waste. It serves 3 million households and 200,000 business customers.

Strategy

The company’s strategy is to continuing to improve service for customers; rising to challenges and improving its resilience; delivering strong and sustainable financial performance; and performing well against its regulatory contract.