Severn Trent Services-Apliclor Elected Aqua España Board Member


Commercial director, Carlos Martín, will represent the company in the influential Spanish water association.

BARCELONA, Spain - 9 April 2010 - Severn Trent Services-Apliclor, a leading supplier of potable and wastewater treatment solutions, has been selected as a member of the Board of Directors of the Asociación Española de Empresas de Tratamiento y Control de Aguas - Aqua España. The company has been nominated to join eight other representatives who have responsibility for the management of the association, which includes more than 130 organisations from the Spanish water sector.

According to Carlos Martín, commercial director of Severn Trent Services-Apliclor, "We are delighted to have been nominated to the Aqua España board of directors. This is the most important and influential association in the water treatment sector in which the leading companies in Spain are represented."

Carlos Martín is the company's representative in Aqua España and will be responsible, together with the other members of the board of directors, for promoting the common interests of the member companies. A key initiative for the Aqua España board will be the implementation of the association's new strategic plan.

Aqua España is a nationwide non-profit association with 25 years experience in business leadership specialising in, and professionally dedicated to, the treatment of water for industry, human consumption, the domestic sector and the public-private sectors, based on criteria of safety and sustainability. Aqua España member companies range from small- and medium-sized, family-based organisations to multinational enterprises, all specialising in water treatment and control.

Aqua España is a founder member of Aqua Europa, the European Water Treatment Federation, which coordinates and combines the national associations and represents their common interests in dealings with the European institutions and bodies.

About Severn Trent Services

Severn Trent Services (www.severntrentservices.com), with global headquarters in Fort Washington, Pa., USA, is a leading supplier of water and wastewater solutions. The company's broad range of products and services is concentrated around disinfection, instrumentation and filtration technologies, and contract operating services. Our analytical services group is the United Kingdom's leading environmental testing organization, and our international operating services business provides worldwide contract operation and support for all aspects of water and wastewater utility operational development and business transformation. Severn Trent Services is a member of the Severn Trent Plc (London: SVT.L) group of companies. Severn Trent is a FTSE 100 company.

About Severn Trent Services-Apliclor

In Spain, P.S Apliclor, SA has almost 100 years experience in the treatment of water and has been a part of Severn Trent Services since 2009. The company's headquarters is in Sant Marti Sesgueioles (Barcelona) in a 19,000m2 facility. The technical division designs installations for the treatment of water and carries out the maintenance of these plants, while the chemical division sells products for the purification and maintenance of swimming pools.

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