G4S secures Northern Rail contract
26 July 2010
G4S Transport and Borders, the UK’s leading private security company, has successfully been re awarded a three year contract with Northern Rail. The contract will start on 1st September 2010 and is the key foundation of our rail business.
Northern Rail is the UK’s largest train operating company, covering the North West, North East, Yorkshire and Humber, and East Midlands regions. Northern Rail provides 2500 local and regional train services every weekday and serves a population of 15 million people.
The contract will see G4S continue to provide customer service and revenue protection services such as, issuing and checking the validity of rail tickets, assisting with customer service, as well as continuing to protect Northern Rail’s revenue by managing potential fare evasion.
G4S has aligned its working practices with Northern Rail’s company culture and core values; this enables both businesses and staff to work productively together to meet both companies’ objectives.
Gavin Windsor, Managing Director, G4S Transport and Borders said: “We are delighted to have successfully retained Northern Rail as a customer through a competitive bidding process. We look forward to continuing our partnership by offering solutions which meet the requirements of the businesses.”
Lee Wasnidge, Area Director West, Northern Rail said “We have worked with G4S for a number of years and they have adapted to our changing business requirements quickly and professionally. G4S has provided a productive service over the years and we look to our continued partnership.
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About G4S Secure Solutions (UK)
G4S Secure Solutions (UK) employs over 20,000 people throughout the UK, working with a wide range of public sector and commercial clients, including 51 FTSE 100 companies. The company provides specialist security solutions to over 5,000 customers across a range of sectors including: government, utilities, financial institutions, leisure and tourism, and transport.
For more information on G4S Secure Solutions (UK) visit www.g4s.com/uk
About G4S plc
G4S is the world's leading security solutions group, which specialises in outsourcing of business processes in sectors where security and safety risks are considered a strategic threat. G4S is the largest employer quoted on the London Stock Exchange and has a secondary stock exchange listing in Copenhagen. G4S has operations in more than 110 countries and more than 595,000 employees.
For more information on G4S, visit www.g4s.com