Interfleet
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Summary
Part of the SNC-Lavalin GroupSNC-Lavalin
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. is a large Canadian engineering firm. It is one of the ten largest engineering firms in the world and is based in Montreal, Quebec. It formed in 1991 from the merger of SNC and the failing Lavalin, another Quebec based engineering firm....
, Interfleet Technology is an international rail technology consultancy group. Founded in 1994, Interfleet Technology provides railway systems consultancy services.
Not to be confused with Interfleet Inc. which is the wholly owned subsidiary of Grey Island Systems Inc
Grey Island Systems International
Grey Island Systems International was a provider of 'real-time' Internet-based GPS/AVL and passenger information solutions targeted to government and enterprise fleets. Its InterFleet and NextBus brands were independently launched commercially in 1998. It was acquired by WebTech Wireless Inc...
, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Webtech Wirelss Inc. TSX:WEW. Owner of the Interfleet.com Internet Domain. Interfleet Inc. is based in Floral Park , New York and is in the business of fleet management solutions
Formation and early years
Interfleet Technology was formed in April 1994, as part of the privatisation of the UK rail industry. Interfleet originated from the former InterCity Fleet Engineering division of the British RailBritish Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
engineering and technical Head Quarters, which managed the rolling-stock operated by the then InterCity
InterCity (British Rail)
InterCity was introduced by British Rail in 1966 as a brand-name for its long-haul express passenger services ....
sector of British Rail. From April 1994 to March 1996, the company traded as a subisidiary of the BR Board, then in March 1996, Interfleet was privatised by means of a Management and Employee Buy-Out (MEBO) from British Rail, led by its Directors. At the time of privatisation, the firm employed 99 staff and had one office in Derby. Turnover at that time was approx. £5 million. In October 2011, Interfleet was acquired by the SNC-Lavalin Group.
Organizational structure and regional offices
The international Interfleet group currently comprises nine regional subsidiaries in North America, the UK, Germany, India, Scandinavia and Australasia. The group has 22 offices in Australia (Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney), Canada (Burlington), Germany (Wiesbaden), India (Mumbai), New Zealand (Auckland and Wellington), Norway (Oslo), Sweden (8 locations including Gothenburg, Malmo and Stockholm), the United Kingdom (Derby, Edinburgh and London) and the United States (Philadelphia) and has 600+ staff.Service areas
Interfleet Technology provides services across the railway system, the major elements of which include rolling stock, infrastructure, signalling, communications, testing, software etc. The company works throughout all stages of the asset lifecycle, from feasibility, specification and procurement, through operations, maintenance and renewal. Services offered range from strategic railway management through to engineering and detail technical services. Full details of individual services can be found at the company's website, Interfleet TechnologyIn April 2011, Interfleet launched a new subsidiary, Interfleet Transport Advisory Limited (ITA); a separate company within the Interfleet group providing Transport Planning, Transformation and Transaction services to the transport sector. ITA works both in support of, and as appropriate, independently from Interfleet Technology. Full details on ITA and its services can be found at ITA's website, Transport Advisory