Northumbrian Water Group operates in the Water supply sector. The Group's principal activity is providing water, waste water management and related services. The Group's Northumbrian Water operates as one of the ten regulated water and sewerage business in England and Wales. This division operates in the north east of England, where it trades as Northumbrian Water, and in the south east of England, where it trades as Essex and Suffolk Water. The Water business also provides environmental monitoring services, analysis and technical consultancy to major industrial groups, environmental regulators and local authorities throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. The Group also owns a number of water and waste contracts in Scotland, Ireland and Gibraltar. In addition to its water services, it also provides overseas aid funded project work in developing countries through a number of funding agencies. In our complete report available for purchase the company is compared to: Pennon Group PLC, Severn Trent plc and Gelsenwasser AG.