Retail market - Ofwat grants pharmacy and beauty retailer Boots UK water and sewerage self-supply licence
Ofwat has granted pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer Boots a Water Licence and Sewerage Licence (WSSL) with a retail authorisation limited to self-supply.
Retail water sector - Sefton Council applies for self-supply water and sewerage licences
Sefton Council has applied to Ofwat for water and sewerage self-supply licenses if the application is granted the local authority will be able to provide retail services to itself and associated persons.
Retail water market: Ofwat streamlines process for self-supply applications
Ofwat has announced changes to streamline and simplify the process for businesses and other organisations interested in becoming a self-supplier, including reducing the application fee from £5,250 to £3,000 and the timescale for Ofwat to process applications.
Ofwat grants brewery and pub operator Marston’s water self-supply licence
Martson’s PLC – which operates more than 1,600 pubs, bars and lodges - will supply its own water and wastewater services, making it the third company in England to be granted a self-supply licence by economic regulator Ofwat.
Marstons brewers applies for self-supply retail licence
Brewer and pub operator Marston’s PLC, which has over 1,000 managed pubs and five breweries in England, has applied for a self-supply Water Supply and Sewerage Licence (WSSL).
Whitbread applies for WSSL self-supply licences
Whitbread Group PLC has applied for a Water Supply Licence and Sewerage Licence with a self-supply authorisation and proposal by Ofwat to modify the standard licence conditions that will apply to Whitbread, if it is granted a self- supply licence.
Retail market: Ofwat flags up self-supply options to businesses
Ofwat has flagged up the opportunity for commercial businesses to become their own water and sewerage services supplier when the retail market opens to competition from April next year.
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