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Bangalore,
India – UK based Invensys Rail Group (IRG), which already
has a major R&D centre in Hyderabad , has announced that
it is further strengthening its India operations by setting
up a business development and engineering design office at
Bangalore to exclusively service their Indian railway business.
IRG specialise in Signalling and Train Control System worldwide
and has opened the Bangalore office, located in the central
business district of Bangalore city, to focus on the business
opportunities within the Mainline and Mass transit markets
in India .
Mr. James Drummond, President and CEO of IRG inaugurated the
new office in Bangalore
in the presence of Mr Praveen Kumar, General Manager and Mr
Akhil Agrawal, Divisional Railway Manager, Bangalore Division,
South Western Railways and Raviprakash Karcherla Managing
Director of Indian operation for the company.
Chief guest Mr Praveen Kumar, General Manager, South Western
Railways, noted, “There
is no doubt that Indian Railway will be benefited by a dedicated
office here in Bangalore I am also particularly pleased to
learn that much of the actual engineering will be conducted
in India.”
Indian Railways, which has already made a massive allocation
of funds to the tune of Rs. 2,51,000 crore for the modernisation
of its rail tracks and signalling systems, rolling stock modernisation,
construction of the dedicated freight corridors and railway
stations upgrade, is expected to execute this modernisation
through public-private partnerships.
Said Mr. James Drummond, President and CEO of IRG, “Opening
a dedicated office in
Bangalore is fundamental to achieving our business goals in
India . We already have an ongoing dialogue with Indian Railways
and I hope that this office opening underlines the commitment
to both Indian Railways as a customer but also state authorities
responsible for mass transit as an important market.”
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT :
Ms.
VIJAYALAKSHMI PANDEY
M/s. April Media PR
Bangalore, India
E-Mail : april_media@yahoo.com
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