Bournemouth Water provides drinking water to approximately 500,000 people from the port town of
Poole
Poole () is a large coastal town and seaport in Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester and adjoins Bournemouth to the east. Since 1 April 2019, the local authority is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Counc ...
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Beaulieu in the
New Forest and from
Bournemouth
Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...
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Salisbury
Salisbury ( ) is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. The city is approximately from Southampton and from Bath.
Salisbury is in the southeast of Wil ...
in
Wiltshire
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, an area of over 1000 square kilometres.
History
Bournemouth Water (established 1863) and West Hampshire Water (established 1893) were two former statutory water companies established by Act of Parliament.
The ''Bournemouth Company'' were the alternative supplier of gas until nationalisation of the gas industry in 1949
In 1863 Bournemouth Water was established with waterworks in Bourne Valley and a reservoir in Parkstone.
In 1893 The West Hampshire Water Company was established.
In 1994 Bournemouth and West Hampshire Water was formed as the two companies merge.
In July 2010 Bournemouth and West Hampshire Water was acquired by Sembcorp Utilities. Sembcorp Utilities is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Sembcorp Industries, an energy, water and marine group listed on the main board of the Singapore Exchange.
Bournemouth and West Hampshire Water plc's registered name was changed to Sembcorp Bournemouth Water Ltd on 21 January 2011; formerly named ''Sembcorp Bournemouth Water plc'' for less than 24 hours on that date as part of an efficient
mergers and acquisitions
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On 16 April 2015 Pennon Group
Pennon Group plc is a British water utility company based in Exeter, England. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. 83% of the company's profits come from its subsidiary, South West Water. ...
plc – who already owned South West Water, announced they had purchased Sembcorp Bournemouth Water for £100.3 million
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External links
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Pennon Group Plcwww.sembcorp.com - previous owner
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Water companies of England
Companies based in Bournemouth
Companies established in 1863
1863 establishments in England