Business Stream

Scottish Water Business Stream Limited,^[1] trading as Business Stream, is a water retail business operating in both Scotland and England's competitive non-domestic water markets, with its headquarters in Edinburgh.^[2] It also has offices in Glasgow, Worthing and Bradford. The company is a subsidiary of Scottish Water, the publicly owned utility which serves the residential water market across Scotland.

Scottish Water Business Stream Limited

Trade name	Business Stream
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Water industry
Founded	December 29, 2005; 18 years ago (2005-12-29)^[1]
Headquarters	Edinburgh, Scotland, UK^[1]
Area served	United Kingdom
Services	Water supply Wastewater treatment
Website	business-stream.co.uk

Operation in Scotland

Having previously supplied all of Scotland's properties with water, Scottish Water split its non-domestic arm off to serve the fledgling market. The newly formed company, called Business Stream, acted as the incumbent non-domestic water and waste water supplier for organisations in the country.^[3]

In June 2020, Business Stream reported that since the market opened in 2008, it has helped its customers save over £272 million through discounts and water and energy efficiencies.^[4]

Operations in England

On 8 December 2011, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) published the Water for life market reform proposals, which suggested the introduction of competition to England's non-residential water market.^{[citation needed]}

Business Stream registered for a licence to compete in the English market, as reported in the Sunday Times in 2009.^[5] It has since stated that it has secured contracts with Network Rail, Cancer Research UK, Lloyds Banking Group and the Ministry of Justice.^[6][7][8][9]

References

1. "Scottish Water Business Stream Limited overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 29 December 2005. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
2. "Business Stream - Privacy Policy".
3. "Scottish business spending £100m less on water", Utility Week, 2 July 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
4. Donnelly, Brian (19 June 2020). "Water company saves customers £30m".
5. Jane Bradley, , Sunday Times, 13 September 2009
6. Peter Ranscombe, "Business Stream to supply water to Bernard Matthews", The Scotsman, 9 March 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
7. Water Commission - Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005
8. Water Industry Commission for Scotland – current licensees
9. Water Industry Commission for Scotland – current licensees (retrieved 29 July 2014)