(IN BRIEF) The first of ten new Alstom Class 345 Aventra trains built at Derby Litchurch Lane Works has entered passenger service on London’s Elizabeth line, with unit 345071 beginning operations on 28 August 2026 after acceptance on 25 August. … Read the full press release
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Tagged 000 employees, 1, 150th anniversary, 2, 40 UK companies, 660 Aventra carriages, Adessia, Alstom, Alstom Begins Passenger Rollout of Ten Additional Elizabeth Line Trains, Alstom Centre of Excellence, August 28 2026, Aventra, Class 345 Aventra, Class 345 No. 345071, Derby, Derby Litchurch Lane Works, electric multiple units, Elizabeth line, EMUs, First Government-Funded Class 345 Aventra Enters Service on Elizabeth Line, GTS, High Speed Two, HS2, London, New Derby-Built Aventra Train Joins London’s Elizabeth Line Fleet, Nimesh Tailor, nine-carriage train, Old Oak Common, passenger demand, passenger rail, passenger service, Rail Manufacturing, railway capacity, railway supply chain, railway testing, regional rail, rolling stock, September 1 2026, TfL, train manufacturing, Transport for London, UK government funding, UK rail industry, United Kingdom, Urban Rail
(IN BRIEF) DWS has acquired an interest in Flannery Plant Hire, the UK’s largest operated heavy construction plant-hire company, while the Flannery family retains a significant stake and Patrick Flannery Junior and Martin Flannery remain joint CEOs. Flannery provides specialist … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged 16 depots, 7, 900 fleet units, construction machinery, digitalisation, DWS, DWS Partners With Flannery Family in UK Heavy Construction Equipment Business, electricity grid, energy transition, equipment leasing, Flannery family, Flannery Family Retains Significant Stake as DWS Joins Heavy Plant-Hire Business, Flannery Plant Hire, Flannery Plant Hire Secures DWS Investment for Next Stage of Expansion, fleet management, Hamish Mackenzie, heavy construction equipment, High Speed 2, Hinkley Point C, HS2, infrastructure investment, Ireland, Martin Flannery, operated plant hire, Patrick Flannery Junior, plant hire, Sizewell C, supply chain resilience, Tier 1 contractors, UK infrastructure, United Kingdom, water infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) STRABAG UK has reached an agreement to acquire Van Elle Holdings plc, a leading UK-based ground engineering contractor, as part of its Strategy 2030 expansion plan. The deal, which has been recommended by Van Elle’s board, will be … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Construction, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged AIM market, civil engineering, Companies Act 2006, construction sector, geotechnical services, ground engineering, HARP, Haweswater Aqueduct Replacement Programme, High Speed 2, HS2, infrastructure projects, London Stock Exchange, mergers and acquisitions, residential water energy sectors, STRABAG SE, STRABAG UK Ltd, STRABAG UK Moves to Acquire Van Elle Holdings to Strengthen Ground Engineering Capabilities and Expand UK Market Presence, Strategy 2030, UK construction industry, UK market expansion, Van Elle Holdings plc
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