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2020<\/div>
Going from strength to strength<\/div>\n
2023<\/div>
Celebrating over 1,000 colleagues across UK and Ireland<\/div>
\"Background<\/div>
As our team of colleagues across the UK and Ireland reaches 1,000, we enhance our commitment to providing a great place to work with focus on equality, diversity and inclusion and health and wellbeing.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2022<\/div>
A new UK head office in Carey Lane, London opens<\/div>
\"Background<\/div>
One of over 14 offices in the UK, our new head office in the heart of London is established for a growing team in the UK.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
2010<\/div>
SYSTRA’s UK base is established<\/div>\n
2019<\/div>
Appointment on HS2 Old Oak Common Station<\/div>
\"Background<\/div>
SYSTRA UK & Ireland are appointed as part of a JV with Balfour Beatty and Vinci managing the construction and delivery of HS2\u2019s new Old Oak Common station.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2019<\/div>
Acquisition of TSP Projects<\/div>
\"Background<\/div>
SYSTRA doubles the size of its UK & Ireland operations through the acquisition of multidisciplinary engineering firm TSP Projects, enabling the business to provide a complete end-to-end service spanning every aspect of rail projects, as well as specialist understanding of mobility and complex infrastructure.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2017<\/div>
A major role on HS2<\/div>
\"Background<\/div>
In a 50\/50 design joint venture with Mott MacDonald, SYSTRA are appointed to HS2 Main Works Civils Contract, delivering scheme design for Lot N1 – Long Itchington Wood Green tunnel to Delta Junction \/ Birmingham Spur, and Lot N2 – Delta Junction to West Coast Main Line.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2015<\/div>
A role at Gatwick Airport Station<\/div>
\"Background<\/div>
SYSTRA\u2019s role on Gatwick Airport Station is secured as TSP Projects\u2019 team of architects and engineers were tasked with developing a design which included both refurbishment of the existing facilities and new build elements, all without affecting ongoing rail and airport operations.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2013<\/div>
SYSTRA Limited is established<\/div>
\"Background<\/div>
SYSTRA brings together the 30-strong team working in the SYSTRA UK branch together with the team from MVA Consultancy to form SYSTRA as a Limited company in the UK and Ireland.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
2000<\/div>
Be at the forefront of the worldwide boom in public transport<\/div>\n
2009<\/div>
A role on Crossrail<\/div>
\"Background<\/div>
SYSTRA are part of the team with Bechtel and Jacobs serving as Crossrail\u2019s project delivery partner team for the central section.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
2007<\/div>
RAIL SPEED WORLD RECORD<\/div>
\"Background<\/div>
3rd April 2007 is the date the rail speed world record was reached on the High Speed Line designed and delivered by SYSTRA. The high speed train reached 574.8km\/h on phase 1 of the East European HSL, inaugurated between Paris and Metz on 10th June 2007.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
1990<\/div>
French expertise is united under a single banner and SYSTRA establishes a presence in the UK<\/div>\n
1997<\/div>
SYSTRA appointed to HS1 channel tunnel rail link<\/div>
\"Background<\/div>
SYSTRA delivers its first major project on UK soil. SYSTRA, a founding member of Rail Link Engineering (RLE), alongside partners Bechtel, Arup and Halcrow, had a 14% share in RLE, which successfully designed and engineered the HS1 channel tunnel rail link.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
1993<\/div>
SYSTRA Group acquires MVA Consultancy<\/div>
\"Background<\/div>
SYSTRA Group establishes its footprint across the UK and Ireland with the acquisition of transport planning, business consultant The MVA Consultancy. Bringing over 100 UK-based experts with specialisms ranging from social & market research to transport modelling in to the SYSTRA Group.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
1992<\/div>
CREATION OF SYSTRA | MERGER OF SOFRERAIL AND SOFRETU<\/div>
\"Background<\/div>
17th July 1992 marked the birth of SYSTRA, which means \u2018Syst\u00e8mes de Transports\u2019 (Transport Systems). From 1992 to 1997, SYSTRA progressively integrated the activities and assignments of SOFRERAIL and SOFRETU throughout the world. This period was also marked by the development of the Group in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and in the Middle East, with the acquisition of MVA Consulting.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
1980<\/div>
Shaping urban space with tramways across the world<\/div>\n
1985<\/div>
NANTES TRAMWAY, PIONEER OF TRAMWAY RENEWAL IN FRANCE<\/div>
\"Background<\/div>
Nantes was the first city to count on the development of a modern tramway network in its agglomeration. From 1978, SOFRETU advised the municipality in its initiative and accompanied the whole project which concluded with the commissioning of the first line at the start of 1985. The Group has since contributed to the extension of the network which, with 3 lines, has become one of the most extensive in France.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
1970<\/div>
Open the way for the automation of transport modes<\/div>\n
1974<\/div>
VAL DE LILLE, THE WORLD\u2019S FIRST AUTOMATIC METRO<\/div>
\"Background<\/div>
The first metro in the world to run on VAL (automatic light rail vehicle) technology is developed in the city of Lille, France. Experts from across SYSTRA Group were mobilised for a quarter of a century from 1974 to 2000, enabling the creation of the first two lines. Since 2010, we have participated in the capacity increase of line 1, using new trains of 52 metres in length.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
1960<\/div>
The start of our UK journey<\/div>\n
1960<\/div>
The roots of SYSTRA in the UK are established<\/div>
\"Background<\/div>
The UK business has its roots as far back as the 1960s with the founding of three businesses: AMV, which became MVA Consultancy; JMP; and the British Rail Design Group that became TSP Projects. They were later acquired and became the foundation of SYSTRA\u2019s core capabilities \u2013 transport engineering and planning.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":8703,"parent":2924,"menu_order":11,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-timeline.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"1295,1294,857","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-313","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHistory of SYSTRA in the UK & Ireland<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"For 65+ years, SYSTRA has been developing solutions for safe, sustainable transport worldwide. 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