Uprisings force Severn Trent services rejig

The UK utility has ceased business development and moved staff out of its services division in the Middle East because of the chaos caused by the Arab Spring. An improvement in the products market might be a consolation.

 The services division of listed UK water utility Severn Trent has given up on business development in the Middle East, blaming the disruption caused by political instability in the region.

 
Severn Trent Services, which had previously been looking to win contracts across Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, has ceased all its business development activities in operational, management and ...

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