23rd Mar 2006 09:00
UNITED UTILITIES CONTRACT SOLUTIONS PRESENTATION United Utilities' infrastructure management business, United Utilities ContractSolutions, is today giving a presentation, which includes details on itscontract with Northern Gas Networks. The presentation is taking place at 9.00amin the Park Plaza Hotel, Boar Lane, City Square, Leeds LS1 5NS.Managing Director of United Utilities Contract Solutions, Gordon Waters, said:"The United Utilities Contract Solutions business is very much about leveragingour core skills, essentially doing for other people what we do for our ownregulated businesses, ensuring limited risk diversification for the group."We feel that United Utilities Contract Solutions has three main advantages inthe infrastructure management outsourcing space. Our size means we benefit fromeconomies of scale, the range of contracts we have enables us to exchange bestpractice across the United Utilities group, and the disciplines of workingwithin a contractual framework ensure that the business is very performancefocused."Our extensive experience has improved our commercial skills set, enabling usto consolidate our position as the UK's leading utility infrastructureoutsourcing company. We're also well placed to pursue other infrastructureoutsourcing opportunities, particularly in the public service monopoly space,and possibly beyond utilities, providing for good future prospects."The presentation, together with further information on United Utilities, can befound on the company's web site at: http://www.unitedutilities.com.United Utilities' Contacts:For further information please contact:Gordon Waters, Managing DirectorUnited Utilities Contract Solutions +44 (0) 1925 237000Simon Batey, Finance Director +44 (0) 1925 237000Darren Jameson, Investor Relations Manager +44 (0) 1925 237033Evelyn Brodie, Head of Corporate and FinancialCommunications +44 (0) 20 7307 0309NotesUnited Utilities Contract Solutions applies the core infrastructure managementskills of the licensed multi-utility businesses, through outsourcing contracts,and is now involved in the operation or management of assets representingaround 35 per cent of the UK water industry's asset base. The business hascontracts with Welsh Water, Scottish Water, British Gas Trading, SouthernWater, Thurrock Council and Northern Gas Networks and now serves a populationof over 17 million in the UK.ENDUNITED UTILITIES PLCRelated Shares:
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