South East Water
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| Private limited company (Ltd) | |
| Industry | Water supply services |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Headquarters | Snodland, Kent, United Kingdom |
Number of employees | 5,000 |
| Parent |
Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund, Utilities Trust of Australia |
| Website | southeastwater.co.uk |
South East Water is a UK supplier of drinking water to 2.1 million consumers in Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire[1] and is a private limited company registered in England and Wales with company number 02679874.[2]
Each day the company supplies 565 million litres of drinking water from its water treatment works and manages more than 14,500 kilometres of its water mains. The company's supply area covers 5,657 square kilometres. The company takes water from rivers, reservoirs and underground sources (aquifers) under abstraction licences issued by the Environment Agency.[1]
South East Water acquired Mid Kent Water in December 2007 uniting two water companies in the South East of England and is owned by CDPQ (Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec) and the non-stock exchange listed Utilities Trust of Australia (UTA) established in 1994 and one of Australia’s first infrastructure investment funds that has approximately A$2 billion in funds under management with investments in Australia, the US, UK and Europe. UTA is managed by Hastings Funds Management Ltd.[1]