FirstGroup plc
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- CEO
- Graham Sutherland
- Full Time Employees
- 30,513
- Sector
- Transportation
- Industry
- Other transportation
- Address
- The Point Paddington GL United Kingdom W2 1AF
- IPO Date
- Jun 16, 1995
- Website
- firstgroupplc.com
- Similar Companies
- Business
- FirstGroup plc operates as a leading international transport operator, providing public bus and rail services primarily in the United Kingdom and North America; its core divisions encompass First Bus, which manages regional bus networks, tendered services for local authorities, and adjacent operations including school transport, private coach hire, airport transfers, and fleet maintenance through its Ensignbus subsidiary; and First Rail, which runs Department for Transport-contracted franchises such as Great Western Railway and Avanti West Coast alongside open-access operators Hull Trains and Lumo, utilizing approximately 1,800 locomotives and carriages. The company maintains a fleet of around 5,800 buses across major UK urban centers like Glasgow, Bristol, and Leeds, while serving transit management and school bus needs in North America; it targets local authorities, commercial networks, schools, tour operators, airlines, and construction sites with tailored services. Founded in 1995 through the merger of Badgerline and GRT Bus Groups and headquartered at 395 King Street in Aberdeen, Scotland, FirstGroup plc employs about 30,000 people and generates trailing twelve-month revenue of GBP 5.07 billion across its UK-focused segments. In recent developments, FirstGroup plc completed the GBP 90 million acquisition of RATP Dev Transit London in February 2025, rebranding it as First Bus London to enter the London bus market at scale and pursue further UK franchising opportunities; the company also acquired smaller coach operators including Tetleys Motor Services in July 2025, Matthews Coach Hire in February 2025, Lakeside Coaches and London Mini Coaches in October 2024, enhancing its regional portfolio. First Rail expanded open-access capacity by securing track rights for new services between London and South Wales, London and Stirling, and extensions adding approximately 118 million seat miles, while signing agreements with Angel Trains and Hitachi in December 2024 for 14 new five-car class 80X electric or bi-mode trains to support routes like London-Carmarthen and boost Lumo and Hull Trains; these moves double current seat capacity and align with sustainability goals, including a strategic investment in PETL's acquisition of Brill Power in September 2025 to advance zero-emission bus technology toward a 2035 target.
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