Industry Analysis & Industry Trends
Public sanitation has been an integral building block of modern civilisation and the responsibility for the provision of sewerage services falls squarely on this industry. Urban waste water (sewage) includes domestic waste water from toilets, bathrooms, sinks and washing machines; waste water from industrial processes; and rainwater run-off. The United Kingdom comprises about 347,000 kilometres of sewerage pipes, which collect 11 billion litres of waste water each day for treatment in over 9,000 treatment plants, before it is discharged to inland waterways and the sea.
The Sewerage industry is forecast to generate revenue totalling £5.25 billion in 2011-12, up 1.0% on 2010-11. The industry's value added will be about £3.68 billion, or 0.3% of UK GDP... purchase to read more
Industry Report - Industry SWOT Analysis Chapter
The industry is in a mature stage of its life cycle. The pace of industry expansion is regulated by Ofwat, which sets out the medium-term price caps and the system enhancement programme (i.e. upgrading and maintaining the existing sewerage system). Industry expansion is planned to keep pace with the growth in UK population and industrial output to service the growth in waste-water discharge by households and industry (mainly manufacturers).
Industry revenue is projected to grow at an annualised rate of 1.8% over the 10 years through 2016-17, exceeding the subdued pace of UK GDP growth (0.6% per annum)... purchase to read more