United Utilities

United Utilities Group plc
Company typePublic limited company
LSE: UU.
FTSE 100 Component
IndustryWater industry
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995)
HeadquartersWarrington, England, UK
Area served
North West England
Key people
Products
Production output
  • 2.0 Gl/day (drinking)
  • 2.0 Gl/day (recycled)
Services
RevenueDecrease £1,824.4 million (2023)[1]
Decrease £440.8 million (2023)[1]
Increase £204.9  million (2023)[1]
Websitewww.unitedutilities.com

United Utilities Group plc (UU) is the United Kingdom's largest listed water company. It was founded in 1995 as a result of the merger of North West Water and NORWEB.[2] The group manages the regulated water and waste water network in North West England, which includes Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, most of Cheshire and a small area of Derbyshire, which have a combined population of more than seven million.[3][4]

The United Utilities Group was the electricity distribution network operator for the North West until 2010, when its electricity subsidiary was sold to Electricity North West. United Utilities' headquarters are in Warrington, England, and the company has more than 5,000 direct employees.[5] Its shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange and it is a constituent the FTSE 100 Index.[6]

North West England is the wettest region in England,[7] and water hardness across the region is soft to very soft.[8]

  1. ^ a b c "Annual Report 2023" (PDF). United Utilities. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. ^ "United Utilities". CompaniesHistory.com - The largest companies and brands in the world. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Am I in the United Utilities water area?". United Utilities. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  4. ^ "United Utilities Annual Report 2020 info on supply area". United Utilities. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. ^ "United Utilities Annual Report 2020 regional impact". United Utilities. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  6. ^ "FTSE 100 Factsheet". FTSE Russell. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Why a hosepipe ban in England's wettest region?". BBC News. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  8. ^ "Water hardness". www.unitedutilities.com. Retrieved 14 August 2020.