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FirstGroup Plc (FirstGroup) is a transport operator. It provides home-to-school transportation; scheduled intercity coach transportation; intercity rail network; commuter rail network; and tramlink operations. The company also offers public transportation management, autonomous vehicle maintenance and ancillary support services. FirstGroup serves national government, state and local authorities, school boards and universities. The company operates railway network through the franchises such as Avanti West Coast, South Western Railway, Great Western Railway, TransPennine Express, Hull Trains, Luma and UK-wide. It owns a fleet of diesel and electric rolling stock vehicles. The company has operations in the US, the UK and Canada. FirstGroup is headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland, the UK.
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Products and Services
Services | Brands |
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Passenger Transportation: | First Bus |
Bus Services | First Transit |
Rail Services | First Rail |
XYZ | XYZ |
XYZ | XYZ |
XYZ | XYZ |
History
History section provides information on new products, mergers, acquisitions, expansions, approvals, and many more key events.
Year | Event | Description |
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2023 | New Products/Services | In June, the company launched a new dedicated hotel management division. |
2023 | Corporate Changes/Expansions | In March, the company opened Soluna Beach Club. |
2023 | Plans/Strategy | In March, the company agreed with the Department for Transport to extend the current arrangements for the West Coast Partnership rail contract. |
Competitor Comparison
Key Parameters | FirstGroup Plc | SNCF Group | Transdev Group SA | Go-Ahead Group Plc | National Express Group Plc |
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Headquarters | United Kingdom | France | France | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
City | Aberdeen | Saint-Denis | Issy Les Moulineaux | London | Birmingham |
State/Province | - | Ile-de-France | Ile-de-France | England | - |
No. of Employees | 30,810 | 270,296 | 81,715 | 30,573 | 46,200 |
Entity Type | Public | Private | Private | Private | Public |
Key Financial Charts
Sales Growth

Net Income Growth

Executives
Name | Position | Board | Since | Age |
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Ryan Mangold | Chief Financial Officer; Director | Executive Board | 2019 | - |
Graham Sutherland | Chief Executive Officer | Senior Management | 2022 | - |
Dave Leach | President - Greyhound; Chief Executive Officer - Greyhound | Senior Management | - | - |
David Martin | Chairman - Interim | Non Executive Board | 2019 | - |
Sally Cabrini | Director | Non Executive Board | 2020 | - |
Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2023 | XY |
Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2023 | XY |
Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2023 | XY |
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