The newly formed company, called Business Stream, acted as the incumbent non-domestic water and waste water supplier for organisations in the country.
[3] In June 2020, Business Stream reported that since the market opened in 2008, it has helped its customers save over £272 million through discounts and water and energy efficiencies.
[4] On 8 December 2011, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) published the Water for life market reform proposals, which suggested the introduction of competition to England's non-residential water market.
[citation needed] Business Stream registered for a licence to compete in the English market, as reported in the Sunday Times in 2009.
[5] It has since stated that it has secured contracts with Network Rail, Cancer Research UK, Lloyds Banking Group and the Ministry of Justice.