FirstGroup
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InterCity dreaming is more than just nostalgia...rather than genuine commercial success. From Clark Gable to Dustin Hoffman: As FirstGroup launches its first Greyhound route in the UK, we take a look at the bus's journey through the ages Campaign warns that driving under the... In this article: Network Rail, National Express, Virgin, London, CrossCountry, British Rail, and Roger Ford |
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Guardian Unlimited | November 04, 2009
FirstGroup admits GBP140m subsidy
FirstGroup also ruled out a new takeover approach for the rival train and bus operator National Express, which has been the subject of several buyout proposals since the summer after defaulting on the GBP1.4bn east coast franchise. FGW,...
In this article: Revenue, Moir Lockhead, National Express, London Paddington, FCC, Swansea, Beneficiary, and Recession
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scotsman.com - Business | November 04, 2009
Greyhound slow out of the traps to weigh FirstGroup's first half
...bid to save AGBP200m in the full year. FirstGroup, based in Aberdeen, cut 4,400 jobs across its UK and North American operations in the first-half, including 1,130 posts in UK bus and 610 in UK rail. Bus profits, also hit by higher fuel...
In this article: Greyhound, Revenue, UK, Recession, Tax, British Rail, Moir Lockhead, First ScotRail, and Aberdeen
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Daily Express | November 04, 2009
FirstGroup £100m hit
...which includes Great Western, was stabilising. He said the company expected to meet City forecasts of around GBP254million for the year to March, with Greyhound picking up as the US recovered. The company raised the half-year dividend by 10...
In this article: Greyhound, National Express, Moir Lockhead, Recession, Unemployment, Dog, US, and UK
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FT.com - Companies | November 04, 2009
Go-Ahead steps into US school bus market
...bid for National Express . FirstGroup said lower sales and higher fuel costs on its Greyhound buses in the US had dragged pre-tax profits down 44 per cent to GBP30.3m in the six months to the end of September. But it confirmed the UK bus...
In this article: US, National Express, UK, Joint venture, North America, Outsourcing, and Tax
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BBC News | October 16, 2009
Bid failure hits National Express
...suffered falling passenger numbers. The UK's biggest transport firm, FirstGroup, was also considering an all-share merger with National Express, but pulled out of the running earlier in the year. National Express has 43,000 employees...
In this article: National Express, UK, and Spain
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National Express weighs on transport stocks
...second biggest faller on the second-tier index, down 4.9 per cent at 156.3p. Arriva was 1.4 per cent lower at 470.8p and FirstGroup lost 1.3 per cent to 409.8p. Overall, London equities made more progress, after a week in which strong...
In this article: National Express, FTSE 250, Xstrata, London, US, Wall Street, Balance sheet, J. Sainsbury, and Stagecoach Group
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FirstGroup plc (LSE: FGP) is a Scottish transport company operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Canada, USA, and from 2009 also in Denmark, with headquarters in Aberdeen. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
- Name:
- FirstGroup plc
- Type:
- Public (LSE: FGP)
- Location:
- Aberdeen, Scotland
- Region:
- United Kingdom, Ireland,Germany, Canada and USA
- Founded:
- 1995
- Industry:
- Public transport and Railfreight
- Key People:
- Moir Lockhead
- Products:
- First, First ScotRail, First Great Western, First Capital Connect, TransPennine Express, First Hull Trains, First Student and FirstGBRf.
- Revenue:
- £4,708m (12 months to end March 2008)
- Operating Income:
- £267.5m (12 months to end March 2008)
- No. of Employees:
- 137,000 (approx)
- Subsidiaries:
- UK Bus, UK Rail, First Student, First Transit, First Services, Greyhound USA and Greyhound Canada
- Motto:
- 'Transforming Travel'
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