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Severn Trent plc is a UK water company that is traded on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. Severn Trent, the trading name owned by the above company applies to a group of companies employing more than 15,000 people across the UK, US and mainland Europe, with some involvement in the Middle East. The main companies in the group are Severn Trent Water and Severn Trent Services. Severn Trent Laboratories was rebranded as part of Severn Trent Services in 2010 to streamline the company better and to give a single worldwide image, rather than a series of separate organisations with different identities. As with all UK water companies, Severn Trent is regulated under the Water Industry Act 1991. ==History== The Company was established in 1974 as the ''Severn Trent Water Authority'', one of the ten water authorities in England formed under the Water Act 1973, to supply fresh water and treat sewage for around 8 million people living in the Midlands of England and also a small area of Wales.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Working within the community )〕 It took its name from the two major rivers in this area, the Severn and the Trent.〔 It was privatised in 1989〔 and in 1991 it went on to acquire Biffa, a leading waste management business.〔 In October 2006 Biffa was demerged from the Severn Trent group and is now listed separately on the Stock Exchange. In January 2007 the American side of Severn Trent Laboratories was sold to HIG Capital.〔(HIG Capital affiliate completes acquisition of Severn Trent Laboratories )〕 In September 2007 the company announced they would be closing their headquarters in the city of Birmingham and relocating to a custom built office complex in the centre of the city of Coventry in autumn 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Birmingham Post: Business news, local news, expert opinion )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=We're sorry... )〕 In the financial year ending 2011 investment was made to reduce leaks, achieving a 7% reduction to a record low level, and below the maximum leakage level specified under the Ofwat target for the company.〔 In January 2012, more than 200 employees moved into a new office building in Coventry.〔 A new item of spending, a Carbon Reduction Commitment of £5.9 million was paid in 2011-12.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Severn Trent」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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