UTILITY COMPANIES
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UTILITY WEEK ENERGY SUPPLY HANDBOOK 2014
Western Power Distribution (West Midlands) plc
Licences: Electricity Distribution
Avonbank, Feeder Road, Bristol, Avon BS2 0TB
See Western Power Distribution entry
Financial summary 2012/13 2011/12 2010/11
Total turnover (£m) 1,499 1,336 503
Pre-tax profit (£m) 725 468 220.7
Dividends paid (£m) 78 11 40
Employees 6,108 5,609 2,425
Other financial data
Distribution turnover (£m) 1,472 1,309 486.6
Distribution pre-tax profits (£m) 930 723 287.9
Other turnover (£m) 27 27 32.1
Other pre-tax profit (£m) 12 27 11.1
Pre tax profit is operating. We do not allocate interest.
Annual data
Area (sq km) 55,500 55,500 26,222
Units distributed (GWh) 78,579 77,252 26,681
Board members
Resources and External Affairs Director Phil Allen 0845 601 2989
Finance Director Charl Oosthuizen 0845 601 2989
Operations Director Phil Swift 0845 601 2989
Chief Executive Robert Symons 0845 601 2989
Senior personnel
Network Services Manager, West Midlands Mark Shaw 0845 724 0240
Network Services Manager, East Midlands Simon Pett 0845 724 0240
Network Services Manager, South Wales Phil Davies 0845 601 3341
Network Services Manager, South West Graham Halladay 0845 601 2989
Legal Services Manager Sally Jones 0845 601 2989
Corporate Communications Manager Paul Bishop 0845 601 2989
Regulatory and Government Affairs Manager Alison Sleightholm 0845 601 2989
Employee Relations Manager Beverly Collings 0845 601 2989
Safety and Training Manager Steve Loveridge 0845 601 2989
Winchester Gas Distribution Ltd
Licences: Gas Shipper
Secure House, Moorside Road, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 7RX
