No excuse for profiteering water price rises
Anglian Water has announced a price increase. Robert Gunn asks, “What justification does the water company offer?”
Robert Gunn has spent a career in business development, working with small agencies and holding senior sales and marketing positions with leading international producers. In recent years he has operated as an independent consultant working primarily with start-up and SME food and drink producers in East Anglia.
Anglian Water has announced a price increase. Robert Gunn asks, “What justification does the water company offer?”
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