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FirstGroup

FirstGroup plc is a British multi-national transport group, based in Aberdeen, Scotland. The company operates transport services in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

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Founded
1 April 1995
Industry
Transport
Headquarters
Aberdeen, Scotland
Area served
United Kingdom Ireland
ISIN
GB0003452173
Key people
Peter Lynas (acting chairman) · Graham Sutherland (chief executive)

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FirstGroup

Nodes200
Edges199
Triples139
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.01
Components1

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related to FirstGroup and expansion · 25
FirstGroup → Britain's, China Motor Bus, During May, During November, February, First Great Eastern, First Great Western, First North Western, Great Eastern, Great Western, Great Western Holdings, Hong Kong, In March, In May, In September, January, London, London Tramlink, New World Development, New World First Bus
related to Origins and early acquisitions · 23
FirstGroup → Aberdeen, As Badgerline Group, As GRT Bus Group, At, Badgerline, Badgerline's Trevor Smallwood, Bristol Omnibus Company, During April, During September, England, FirstBus, Grampian Regional Council, Grampian Regional Transport, GRT, GRT Bus Groups, In January, King Street Barracks, Moir Lockhead, Scotland, Somerset
related to Operations · 20
FirstGroup → As, Avanti West Coast, Beckenham, Croydon, Current, Great British Railways, Great Western Railway, Hull Trains, July, London, London Kings Cross, London Tramlink, Lumo, New Addington, October, South London, Transport, Trenitalia's, UK, Wimbledon
related to 2010s · 18
FirstGroup → Danish State Railways, Deputy Chief Executive, DSBFirst, During September, Eurotunnel Group, First GBRf, FirstGroup's German, In December, In June, In September, June, London Underground, March, Marwyn European Transport, May, Moir Lockhead, Swedish, Tim O'Toole
related to Corporate branding and liveries · 16
FirstGroup → As, Avon, Barbie, Bridgwater, First, First Somerset, FirstBus, In, In January, Inherited, Later, November, Olympia, Somerset, Taunton, The Buses
related to 2020s · 15
FirstGroup → Canadian, Coast Capital Savings, During October, East Coast Main Line, EQT, First Student, First Transit, Flixbus, Greyhound Lines, In April, In May, In October, Lumo, North America, UK
related to External links · 5
FirstGroup → Companies, Media, OpenCorporates, Wikimedia CommonsOfficial, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Key people · 2
FirstGroup → Graham Sutherland (chief executive), Peter Lynas (acting chairman)
Traded as · 2
FirstGroup → FTSE 250 component, LSE: FGP
Area served · 1
FirstGroup → United Kingdom Ireland

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
FirstGroupArea servedUnited Kingdom Ireland1.00infobox
FirstGroupFounded1 April 19951.00infobox
FirstGroupHeadquartersAberdeen, Scotland1.00infobox
FirstGroupIndustryTransport1.00infobox
FirstGroupISINGB00034521731.00infobox
FirstGroupKey peoplePeter Lynas (acting chairman)1.00infobox
FirstGroupKey peopleGraham Sutherland (chief executive)1.00infobox
FirstGroupNet income£121.5 million (2026)1.00infobox
FirstGroupNumber of employees18,000 (2026)1.00infobox
FirstGroupOperating income£219.4 million (2026)1.00infobox
FirstGroupProductsBus, coach, rail & tram1.00infobox
FirstGroupRevenue£4,751.9 million (2026)1.00infobox
FirstGroupSubsidiariesSee below1.00infobox
FirstGroupTraded asLSE: FGP1.00infobox
FirstGroupTraded asFTSE 250 component1.00infobox
FirstGroupTypePublic1.00infobox
FirstGroupWebsitewww.firstgroupplc.com1.00infobox

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