Owner of firm fined for sewage dumping buys Sutton and East Surrey Water

Pennon, which owns South West Water, Bristol Water and Bournemouth Water, has bought SES Water in a £380m deal

The owner of South West Water, one of the UK utility firms fined for illegal sewage dumping last year, has bought Sutton and East Surrey (SES) Water in a deal worth £380m.

Pennon, which also owns Bristol Water and Bournemouth Water, has confirmed the acquisition of the supplier, which has 745,000 customers across parts of Kent, Sussex, Surrey and south London.