First - Keolis
FirstGroup plc is the leading transport operator in the UK and
North America with revenues of over £6.4 billion a year. We employ
approximately 125,000 staff and transport some 2.5 billion
passengers a year.
First Student
The largest provider of student transportation in North America
with a fleet of approximately 57,000 yellow school buses, carrying
some 6 million students every day across the US and Canada.
First Transit
As one of the largest private sector providers of transit
management and contracting in North America First Transit manages
public transport systems on behalf of city transit authorities. It
is also one of the largest providers of airport shuttle bus
services in the US and manages paratransit operations, call centres
and other light transit activities.
First Services, a division of First Transit, is the largest
private sector provider of vehicle maintenance and ancillary
support services in the US, providing fleet maintenance for public
sector customers such as the Federal Government and fire and police
departments. It also provides support services to public and
private sector clients.
Greyhound
Greyhound is the only national provider of scheduled intercity
coach services in the US and Canada. Based in Dallas, Greyhound
provides scheduled passenger services to approximately 3,800
destinations carrying approximately 20 million passengers a
year.
UK Bus
The Group is Britain's largest bus operator running more than
one in five of all local bus services. A fleet of some 8,000 buses
carries approximately 2.5 million passengers a day in more than 40
major towns and cities. We also operate Greyhound UK providing
regular services between London and the south coast, between
Cardiff and Swansea and between London and Glasgow.
UK Rail
The Group operates one quarter of the UK passenger rail network,
with a balanced portfolio of intercity, commuter and regional
services, carrying over 290 million passengers a year.
We are the UK's largest rail operator with four passenger
franchises - First TransPennine Express, First Capital Connect, First Great Western, First ScotRail - and one open access operator,
First Hull Trains.
We operate the London Tramlink network on behalf of Transport
for London carrying nearly 28 million passengers a year.
Europe
With our partner DSB, we operate rail services in and between
Denmark and Sweden.
Keolis
Keolis are one of the largest bus operators in
France and are the largest foreign operator in the UK. We take a
multimodal perspective to provide high quality and value for money
transport links (buses, coaches, trains, trams and ferry
services. Our objective is for our group to be a major
contributor to more efficient, better integrated, local public
transport systems throughout the networks we operate.
We are passionate about building innovative and successful
businesses by fostering an entrepeneurial culture. We succeed by
encouraging and generating new ideas and by trusting our people to
deliver. We embrace change and, by taking measured risks,
encourage creative thinking. With our level of commitment, we at
Keolis can deliver on our promise of "moving further together". Our
vision for tomorrow is that Keolis becomes the public transport
provider of choice. Passengers, their comfort and security are key
drivers to our success.
- 160 subsidiaries in 13 countries
- 45,500 employees. (29,500 in France, 16,000 outside
France)
- 3.4 billion euros turnover in 2009 (+5% on 2008)
- 2 billion passengers in 2009