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During the first quarter 2010/11, Alstom’s sales showed resilience, whilst orders were impacted by a lack of large projects
21 July 2010
During the first quarter of 2010/11 (from 1 April to 30 June 2010), orders booked by Alstom amounted to €3.1 billion. Sales, at €4.7 billion, were slightly down as compared to the same period of last year¹.
Alstom wins contract worth €58 million for the completion and maintenance of Citadis trams for Tunisia’s capital city
20 July 2010
TRANSTU, the Tunis transit authority, has awarded Alstom a contract valued at €58 million to supply 16 additional Citadis tramsets and maintenance services for its entire fleet of Citadis trams.
Alstom to provide Signaling for New York City Transit’s subway Flushing Line - a contract valued at €33 million
06 July 2010
Alstom, rail transport global leader, has been selected by LK Comstock, a civil engineering contractor, for the design and supply of the interlocking and signalling equipment for New York City Transit (NYCT) on its subway Flushing Line¹ .
Alstom and Transmashholding sign a contract for the design and production of the EP20 electric locomotive for the Russian market
29 June 2010
On 29 June, Patrick Kron, Chairman and CEO of Alstom, and Andreï Bokarev, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Transmashholding (TMH), signed a contract for the design and manufacturing in Russia of key components for the EP20 electric locomotive.
Alstom-Transmashholding consortium and Kazakh Railways lay first stone of their future electric locomotive site in Astana
28 June 2010
The first stone of the future electric locomotive manufacturing site of Alstom-TMH and Kazakh Railways (KTZ) in Astana was placed on 26 June during a ceremony whose participants included Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov.
Alstom, Transmashholding and Kazakh Railways (KTZ) sign an agreement for the creation of a joint company to manufacture electric locomotives in Kazakhstan
21 June 2010
Patrick Kron, Chairman and CEO of Alstom, Andrey Bokarev, Chairman of Transmashholding and Askar Mamine, Chairman of Kazakh Railways (KTZ) signed a agreement for the creation of a joint venture company to produce electric locomotives in Kazakhstan.
Alstom to supply maintenance for 135 suburban trains in Stockholm - Contract worth over €100 million
21 June 2010
Stockholmståg, the company operating commuter trains in the greater Stockholm area, in Sweden, has awarded Alstom Transport with a maintenance contract worth €107 million over a five-year period, for the maintenance of a fleet of 135 suburban trains.
Alstom opens a new maintenance site in Germany
09 June 2010
Alstom is opening a new service and maintenance centre located in Braunschweig, Germany. Alstom will bring new life to the halls of Braunschweig´s former locomotive maintenance site during the coming months—in order to respond to an increasing demand from a growing service market.
Alstom and Schneider Electric finalise the acquisition of the transmission and distribution business of Areva
08 June 2010
Alstom and Schneider Electric proceed today with the closing of the transaction with Areva for the acquisition of Areva T&D, its transmission and distribution businesses, after obtaining the approvals of the relevant competition authorities and the French Commission des Participations et des Transferts (CPT).
Alstom creates a third Sector, Alstom Grid, with the acquisition of the transmission business of Areva
08 June 2010
By its acquisition on 7 June 2010 of Areva T&D’s transmission business, Alstom completes a decisive stage in its development by forming a new sector, named Alstom Grid, to supplement the existing two sectors in power generation and rail transport, Power and Transport. Priced at €2.3 billion, this acquisition gives a new dimension to the Group, which, now with its three activities, achieves sales of more than €23 billion1 and employs more than 96,000 people.
Alstom expands its Very High Speed portfolio adding a new train platform
08 June 2010
Alstom unveils a new model of Very High Speed train at the international railway exhibition EXPO Ferroviaria in Turin, Italy. The new platform is added to an already extensive portfolio, ranging from the tilting High Speed trains Pendolino, to the Very High Speed trains Duplex and AGV.
Alstom has inaugurated its first tramway maintenance centre in Reims
07 June 2010
MARS, the concession-holder for the Reims MARS tramway and the Manufacturing Consortium which is run by Alstom, have just inaugurated the tramway maintenance centre for the Greater Reims urban area. The event was held in the presence of Adeline Hazan - mayor of Reims and president of Reims Métropole - and Jean-Pierre Belfie, mayor of Bezannes, the commune in which the facility has been built.
Alstom delivers first renovated coaches for the Bucharest Metro
03 June 2010
On 26 May, the first two renovated coaches of the Bucharest Metro left Alstom Transport’s site in Reichshoffen. After a 5-day trip across Germany, Austria, Hungary and then the Carpathian mountains in Romania, the coaches will be delivered to Metrorex’s workshop in Bucharest.
Alstom opens state-of-the-art train maintenance facility in Liverpool, U.K.— For the West Coast Main Line Pendolino
20 May 2010
Alstom inaugurated a new train maintenance centre in Edge Hill, Liverpool, in the presence of Councillor Mike Storey CBE, Lord Mayor of Liverpool. The creation of the facility recognises the importance of the Liverpool site in Alstom’s maintenance operations carried out on the Pendolino fleet for Virgin Trains.
Alstom launches the first Citadis tramway tests in Algiers
20 May 2010
On May 15, 2010, Alstom launched the first Citadis tramway tests in Algiers—in the presence of Amar Tou, the Algerian Minister of Transport. The test track in Bordj El Kiffan (in the suburbs of the Algerian capital) is nearly 2 kilometres long.
The second high speed Allegro train for the Helsinki-St Petersburg line has arrived in Finland
11 May 2010
The second of four high speed Allegro trains, which will serve the Helsinki-St Petersburg line, arrived in the port of Helsinki by ship on 30 April. It was manufactured at Alstom’s Savigliano site, and left the Italian port of Vado Ligure on 20 April.
Alstom to supply 12 Coradia Nordic suburban trains to Sweden - A contract worth over €100 million
11 May 2010
The Stockholm public transports authorities SL have placed a €102 million order with Alstom for 12 new Coradia Nordic suburban trains. These trains will be used on the Stockholm-Uppsala line.
These Coradia Nordic trains are of EMU type (Electric Multiple Unit) and have six articulated carriages. They are fitted with asynchronous electrical motors and travel at speeds of up to 160 kph. The trainsets will be designed and assembled at Alstom’s Salzgitter site in Germany while the traction system and the auxiliary converters will be respectively constructed at the Alstom sites in Tarbes, France and in Charleroi, Belgium . The trains will be delivered in 2012.
In a challenging commercial environment, Alstom posts excellent operational results for the fiscal year 2009/10
04 May 2010
Between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2010, driven by the quality of its backlog, Alstom registered record sales (€19.7 billion) and income from operations (€1.8 billion), up respectively by 5% and 16% over the previous year. The operating margin reached 9.1%, whilst the net result amounted to €1.2 billion (+10%). During the same period, order intake was heavily impacted by the economic recession. At €14.9 billion, orders were down by 39% from the very high level of last year. Alstom generated a free cash flow of €185 million.