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Severn Trent is planning to relocate almost 2,000 staff from Sheldon to a new 140,000 sq ft headquarters at St John's in Coventry. 27-Sep-2007 Severn Trent has announced plans to shed 600 jobs from its West Midlands-based water business over the next five years. 04-Apr-2007 Severn Trent is planning to shed an unspecified number of the 90 jobs at its head office in Birmingham, as part of a strategy to cut costs in its Midlands water business. 11-Dec-2006 Severn Trent is to recruit a further 60 staff to tackle leaks in its water network this winter. 20-Nov-2006 Severn Trent has sold Severn Trent Property, including 500 acres of development land in distribution hubs across the Midlands, to Prologis Development for £72m. 07-Nov-2006 Severn Trent is to sell Severn Trent Laboratories, its US analytical environmental testing business, to TestAmerica Holdings for £85m. 26-Sep-2006 Severn Trent is to create 70 new jobs at its Raynesway billing centre in Derby. 17-Jul-2006 Severn Trent has sold its Biffa waste management business in Belgium to Veolia of France for £30m. 15-May-2006 Severn Trent is planning to demerge its Biffa waste disposal business in a £1bn flotation by the end of the year. 05-Apr-2006 Severn Trent Water is to invest £2.3bn in improvements to the quality of drinking water across the Midlands over the next five years. 25-Feb-2005 Severn Trent is planning to shed 350 jobs at unspecified locations, in order to improve the efficiency of its Midlands water business and meet regulatory targets. 21-Jan-2005 Severn Trent has announced a £16m scheme to generate green energy from sewage at 30 locations in the Midlands, with CHP digesters being installed at sites including Derby, Alfreton, Burton and Uttoxeter. 25-Feb-2004 Severn Trent Water has announced plans to invest £9m revamping the sewer system in Kenilworth, with work starting next January. 22-Aug-2003 Severn Trent has acquired Hales, the landfill company, from RMC for £141m, in order to expand its Biffa waste business. 23-Jun-2003 Severn Trent is to shed 90 jobs in its Aseriti IT services division at the Birmingham Business Park. 18-Apr-2003 Severn Trent has awarded a £10m contract to North Midland Construction for six new pumping stations and five asset renewal schemes in the Midlands. 24-Oct-2002 Severn Trent is forming a £150m joint venture with Solihull borough council to help the local authority improve its services and to sell their skills to other organisations. 26-Sep-2002 Severn Trent has won a contract to supply water services to the Bowyers pie factory in Trowbridge, and is expected to win similar deals to supply Northern Foods' remaining 35 plants outside the West Midlands region. 16-Apr-2002 Severn Trent is to move into the residential telecoms market in April, following the £1.5m acquisition of a 49% stake in UK Talks. 29-Jan-2001 Severn Trent is looking to fill 150 vacancies at its new water supply call centre in Derby. 02-Oct-2000 Severn Trent is to acquire UK Waste for £380m, and will combine it with Biffa to create the country's largest waste management group. 06-Jun-2000 Severn Trent is forming an alliance with Amerada Hess to offer electricity and gas to its 3.5m water customers. 18-Apr-2000 Severn Trent is planning to close the offices at its Burslem depot, which will involve the relocation or loss of up to 120 jobs. 11-Apr-2000 Severn Trent has acquired the US environmental testing operation of Quanterra from Corning. 03-Feb-2000 Severn Trent has confirmed plans to shed 1,100 jobs in response to efficiency targets imposed by the water industry regulator, and expects the cuts to save £60m a year. 04-Dec-1999 Severn Trent is said to be planning to cut up to 900 jobs in a restructuring programme, in response to plans by the water industry regulator to cut bills for consumers. 01-Nov-1999 Severn Trent has awarded a £27m contract to Birse Construction for the modernisation of Derby Sewage Treatment Works. 09-Oct-1999 Severn Trent has acquired four US waste and water companies for a total £55m, including Samsco, Tetra Processes, Precision Laboratories, and Savannah Laboratories. 29-Jul-1999 Severn Trent Water has awarded a £9m pipeline maintenance contract to utility contractor MPB, which could create up to 100 jobs in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. 10-Jun-1999 Severn Trent is planning to more than double its turnover from waste management and environmental services over the next five years, in order to reduce its reliance on water. 09-Jun-1999 Wilmott Brothers is negotiating a £3m deal with Severn Trent to maintain two power stations near Leicester and Coventry for up to six years. 21-Dec-1998 Severn Trent Water is planning to build five sludge treatment plants in Long Eaton, Newthorpe, Stoke, Wolverhampton and Studley. 15-Oct-1998 Severn Trent is planning to bid for a 49% stake in Berliner Wasser Betreibe, as Berlin's municipal authority seeks to raise DM2bn from the sale of a large minority stake in its water utility. 30-May-1998 Severn Trent has acquired Fischer and Porter of the US for £10m, giving it a leading position in the world market for chlorine disinfection equipment. 09-Apr-1998
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