The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
West Midlands; West Midlands; Walsall and Wolverhampton
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Utilities Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management And Remediation Activities Water Collection, Treatment And Supply 36.0 - Water collection, treatment and supply
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 September 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Severn Trent Water has announced plans to create 250 new jobs. The roles available are in various divisions of the company including engineering and network support. The utility company currently employs around 6,000 staff across the midlands and supplies water to 4.5 million customers in the midlands and north Wales. There is no information about when the jobs are expected to be filled, though the recruitment process is already underway. Severn Trent has said that it will consider training people if it cannot recruit workers who already possess the necessary skills.
Sources
16 September 2017: Shropshire Star
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Severn Trent Water, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 92192, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/92192.
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