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Tuesday, 01 April 2008 |
Infrastructure Minister Stewart Stevenson today welcomed the opening of the retail market for non-domestic water and sewerage customers, saying that it will be of major benefit to Scottish business.
The retail market is now open to all non-domestic customers, which represents some 130,000 organisations.
So far, four companies have acquired a license to supply water to this
market - Satec, Aquavitae, Business Stream (Scottish Water's
arms-length retail business) and Osprey Water Services, part of the
Anglian Water Group.
A license condition is that retailers must offer default tariffs and
levels of service to all customers - this ensures that the quality of
service is maintained and that no customer can lose out as a result of
the introduction of competition.
Stevenson said: "The opening of the retail market for non-domestic
water and sewerage customers is an exciting development for Scotland.
For the first time all business and public bodies, such as schools and
hospitals and local authorities, will have a choice of who supplies
them with their water and sewerage services.This is the first time such
market competition has been introduced anywhere in the world.
"The role for the water industry is to provide high quality and
efficient water services. Retail competition for non-domestic customers
should lead to keener prices, innovation and improved customer service,
thereby giving Scottish businesses a competitive edge, supporting our
overall purpose of increasing sustainable economic growth."
Readers have left 2 comments. 1. Water market opened up to business users
Owainty, Unregistered Water is God given and not for politicians to sell - the day is coming when man will suffer for selling what God gave freely 2. Water market opened up to business users
Anonymous, Unregistered So will god also pay for the electricity required to pump the water to your taps and clean it from all the sewage that you put into it after eating & drinking your god given bread and wine.
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