# Severn Trent awards £268M in contracts for Wanlip Sewage Treatment Works upgrade

Severn Trent awarded a £130 million contract to MWHT and a £138 million contract to Kier Group for upgrades to the Wanlip Sewage Treatment Works in Leicestershire, UK. The project includes constructing tanks for 11 million litres of storm water and increasing treatment capacity.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2025-08-29
- Where: Leicestershire, United Kingdom
- Value: $340.0M (268.0M GBP)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 11 million litres of storm water
- Products: sewage treatment upgrades, storm water tanks
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Severn Trent](https://endata.com/companies/13721.md) (customer)
- [Kier](https://endata.com/companies/15253.md) (supplier)
- [MWHT](https://endata.com/companies/86952.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [watermagazine.co.uk](https://www.watermagazine.co.uk/2025/08/29/severn-trent-awards-major-contracts-for-320m-wanlip-sewage-treatment-works-project/), 2025-08-29: "It's exceedingly rare for us to award contracts of this size and it really speaks to the scale of these upgrades at Wanlip and our commitment to improving our infrastructure, delivering a reliable high-performing service for our customers, and protecting the environment."

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