About us
The right thing for customers, colleagues and communities
Welcome to South West Water
At South West Water, we’re responsible for providing reliable, efficient and high-quality drinking water and wastewater services to the beautiful South West area in a sustainable way. For us, success is in the smiles of over 1.7 million customers. And it’s all down to our people.
Working here means immersing yourself in the knowledge and fresh thinking that flows into every corner of our business. Our scale, scope and ambition gives everyone the chance to make their own career path, in a way that builds a better future for the South West. And you can count on our support to get there.
Ready to dive into a career where you can make a difference? #JustAddWater
More about South West WaterAbout us in numbers
million litres of safe, clean drinking water across 653 water treatment works
million customers served by us in many different ways
customers benefiting from our affordability initiatives
people directly employed by us
The Pennon Group
South West Water is part of the Pennon group – a FTSE 250 listed company and one of the leading businesses in the UK water sector.
The Pennon Group provides clean water and wastewater services across the Great South West, serving a population of c.3.5 million across nine counties and c.380,000 business customers across the UK.
Our brands
We’re proud to be one of the Pennon Group’s core businesses. Together we’re leading the way in the water industry.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We know that building a diverse, progressive workforce is key to our future success. So we’re constantly looking at new ways to integrate ED&I into everything we do. Our employee networks help influence the direction of our business – and they’ve got big ambitions. Becoming more open, inclusive and diverse is critical to our growth. After all, bringing out the best in each other means we can make a bigger, more sustainable impact on the South West.
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident employer and are taking action to improve how we recruit, retain and develop disabled people. As a member of the 30% Club, we’re committed to increasing gender diversity in our boardrooms and across our business. We’re also helping transform the horizons and prospects of young black people by supporting the 10,000 Black Interns initiative.
- From our Women’s Network to our LGBTQ+ Network, our employee networks help influence the direction of our business.
- From Mental Health Awareness Month to Black History Month, we host awareness months throughout the year.
- We’ve welcomed incredible guest speakers, like Rob Stephenson, Founder of the InsideOut LeaderBoard and TEDx speaker and Margaret Ochieng, Founder & Director of the Inclusive Village, to share their stories with our people.
Our mission, purpose and values
Our mission is to support the lives of people and the places they love for generations to come by bringing water to life. And our purpose isn’t just what we believe in, it’s what we do every day. Continuing to ensure we’re doing the right thing for our customers and stakeholders, delivering fresh clean drinking water, protecting the environment and continuing to innovate will help us look after the South West now and into the future.
We know that it’s not only what we do, but how we do it that’s really important for our customers, colleagues, communities and the environment. That’s why we’re focused on living our values, every day.
Trusted
We’re trusted by our customers and stakeholders to deliver the services that households and businesses depend on in a fair, responsible and sustainable way.
Collaborative
We work collaboratively with customers, regional organisations and agencies, suppliers and other stakeholders to identify and implement new and improved ways of working.
Responsible
Our responsible leadership, governance and decision-making processes support the delivery of high quality services which bring positive social, economic and environmental benefits to the regions we serve.
Progressive
To continually improve our services, we support a culture of innovation and utilise new technologies in order to better meet our customers’ needs and priorities.
The environment
Our commitment to Net Zero
We have ambitious plans to transform how we produce and use energy. Our mission? To bust our operational carbon emissions and hit Net Zero by 2030. For us, that means cutting up to 100,000 tonnes in carbon emissions.
From increasing our energy efficiency programme to decarbonising our fleet, purchasing 100% renewable electricity to planting 250,000 trees by 2025, we’re focused on how we create and use energy in the most efficient way – and how we can innovatively use our local environment to reverse carbon emissions for decades to come.
Social responsibility
Supporting our community
Amazing things happen when you #JustAddWater. As well as providing safe and clean water to 1.7 million customers, we’ve made it our mission to support the lives of people and the places they love for future generations. From championing innovative partnerships with wildlife charities to reducing pollution, we take our guardianship of the natural world very seriously.
Through our community initiatives we support local projects that matter most to our customers. Our community funds support the wellbeing of people, improve and protect our local environment, and champion new and innovative water-saving projects across the South West. We also support the communities we serve with our Give an Hour employee volunteering scheme.