Severn Trent Services Moves European Water Purification Business to Tamworth, U.K.


BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom - April 23, 2009 - Severn Trent Services has announced the relocation of its European Water Purification Division to the Birch Coppice Business Park near Tamworth, United Kingdom. Seventy employees will move from the company's headquarters in Minworth on the eastern outskirts of Birmingham to the office park approximately 14 miles northeast of Birmingham. Construction of the purpose-built, 19,000 sq ft (1,765 m2), two-story facility is expected to be completed in early May with the company taking occupancy on 26th May.

Severn Trent Services' Water Purification Division is a leader in developing advanced technologies and products focused on disinfection, filtration, arsenic removal and ballast water treatment.

According to Alex Lloyd, managing director of Severn Trent Services' operations, "Despite current economic conditions globally, the water and wastewater sector continues to provide significant business development opportunities. As a leading provider of water and wastewater solutions, Severn Trent Services is in a strong position to pursue these opportunities, and our new European headquarters was designed to accommodate new business growth and future expansion."

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.

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