ALSTOM SA: The Government and Alstom present the progress of the commitments made for the maintenance of railway and industri...
February 17 2017 - 6:36AM
The Government and
Alstom present the progress of the commitments made for the
maintenance of railway and industrial activities at the Belfort
site
17 February 2017
- Christophe SIRUGUE, Minister of State for Industry, and Henri
POUPART-LAFARGE, Chairman and CEO of Alstom, presented today in
Paris the progress of the commitments made by the Government and
Alstom for the maintenance of rail and industrial activities at the
Belfort site. For the second time, they convened the national
monitoring committee, which brings together the State, the
management and trade unions of the Alstom group, as well as the
elected representatives of the territory of Belfort and the
Burgundy-Franche-Comté region. The local committee, bringing
together local elected representatives, trade unions, Alstom and
the State services in the regions, was convened on 6 February under
the authority of the Prefect of the Territory of Belfort.
The diversification of the Belfort
site, in particular the services and maintenance activities,
continues: since October 2016, Alstom has already invested one
million euros in the development of a new industrial building
dedicated to maintenance. On 6 February 2017 the State, local
authorities, SNCF Réseau and Alstom signed a financing agreement
for the electrification of the site's test track. These investments
underline Alstom's decision to create a European locomotive
maintenance centre in Belfort.
Akiem, a subsidiary of the SNCF
group and Deutsch Asset Management, plans to entrust the
maintenance of 23 locomotives to the Belfort site. This choice
highlights the commitment to turn the Belfort site into the Alstom
group's centre of reference for locomotive maintenance in Europe.
The decision will be formalised by Akiem before 15 March.
In parallel, SNCF Réseau confirms
its need for 20 emergency locomotives, the acquisition procedure of
which will be decided in the coming weeks. The State will continue
to accompany Alstom in the development of the bimodal locomotives,
both through the support of the ADEME for the development of this
new platform, decided last autumn and representing four million
euros, and through export markets on which the company can position
itself.
SNCF Mobilités has confirmed that
it will buy 15 Euroduplex TGV trainsets to modernise its train
fleet. The acquisition decision will be made at the Board of
Directors' meeting to be held on 23 February. SNCF Mobilités and
Alstom are continuing to hold discussions over the trains destined
for the Paris-Milan line, their characteristics, the business plan
and financing. Key steps have also been taken to develop the TGV of
the Future as part of the innovation partnership between Alstom and
SNCF.
The acquisition of the thirty
regional TET trains (trains d'équilbre du territoire) was decided
by the Passengers' Committee of SNCF Mobilités on 7 December and
the financing voted at the AFITF Board of Directors' meeting on 31
January 2017. Notification of the order will be given before 10
March, just after the signing of the TET agreement between the
State and SNCF.
The Government and the Chairman
and CEO of Alstom welcome the achievement of several major
milestones in the continuity plan for the rail activities of the
Belfort site and will continue to pay close attention to its
implementation.
Henri POUPART-LAFARGE said: "In
line with the commitments made on 4 October, Alstom is investing in
the creation of a European centre of excellence for maintenance in
Belfort. This is reflected in the implementation of several Alstom
investments, including the reconstruction of a test track on the
site announced last week."
"The implementation of the
continuity plan for the railway activities at Belfort is
progressing and reflects the strong commitment of the Government to
fulfil the commitments made. I am particularly attached to the
growth of the new activities of the site, which will participate,
alongside orders, in ensuring the continuity of Alstom's site at
Belfort. I will of course pay close attention to the continuation
of our collective efforts in this direction," said Christophe
SIRUGUE.
About
Alstom
As a promoter of sustainable mobility, Alstom
develops and markets systems, equipment and services for the
railway sector. Alstom manages the widest range of solutions in the
market - from high-speed trains to metros and tramways - customised
services (maintenance, modernisation,...) and infrastructure and
signalling solutions. Alstom is a world leader in integrated
railway systems. It recorded sales of €6.9 billion and booked €10.6
billion of orders in the 2015/16 fiscal year. Headquartered in
France, Alstom is present in over 60 countries and employs 31,000
people today. Alstom's employees in France
total approximately 8,800, providing a pool of expertise to serve
French and international clients. A job at Alstom creates about
three amongst its suppliers. www.alstom.com
Press
contacts
Justine Rohée - Tel. + 33 1 57 06 18 81
justine.rohee@alstom.com
Linda Huguet - Tel. + 33 1 57 06 10
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linda.huguet@alstom.com
Investors
Relations
Selma Bekhechi - Tel. + 33 1 57 06 95 39
Selma.bekhechi@alstom.com
Julien Minot - Tel. + 33 1 57 06
64 84
Julien.minot@alstom.com
A propos
d'Alstom
Promoteur de la mobilité durable, Alstom conçoit
et propose des systèmes, équipements et services pour le secteur
ferroviaire. Alstom offre la gamme de solutions la plus large du
marché - des trains à grande vitesse aux métros et tramways - des
services personnalisés (maintenance, modernisation,.) ainsi que des
solutions d'infrastructure et de signalisation. Alstom se
positionne comme un leader mondial des systèmes ferroviaires
intégrés. En 2015/16, l'entreprise a réalisé un chiffre d'affaires
de 6,9 milliards d'euros et enregistré pour 10,6 milliards d'euros
de commandes. Alstom, dont le siège est basé en France, est présent
dans plus de 60 pays et emploie actuellement 31 000 collaborateurs.
Ses quelque 8 800 collaborateurs en France sont détenteurs d'un
savoir-faire destiné à servir les clients français et
internationaux. Un emploi chez Alstom en génère environ trois chez
ses fournisseurs. www.alstom.com
Contacts
presse
Justine Rohée - Tel. + 33 1 57 06 18 81
justine.rohee@alstom.com
Linda Huguet - Tel. + 33 1 57 06 10
42
linda.huguet@alstom.com
Céline Grussenmeyer-Wolf - Tel +33 6
80 54 74 03
celine.grussenmeyer-wolf@alstom.com
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