Who we are
FirstGroup plc is the world’s leading transport company with annualised revenues of over £5 billion a year. We employ over 137,000 staff throughout the UK and North America and transport more than 2.5 billion passengers a year.
We are the leader in safe, reliable, innovative and sustainable transport services – global in scale and local in approach.
Our core values, which underpin everything that we do, are:
- Safety: If you cannot do it safely – don’t do it!
- Customer service: Delivering our promise.
Key Statistics1 for the year ended 31st March 2008
- Revenue - £4,707.6 million
- Number of Employees - 137,000
- Distributions to shareholders - £69.5 million
- Spending on goods materials and services - £2,256.4 million
- Employee costs (wages, benefits and pensions) £1,983.4 million
1. Further details are available in our Annual Report
2. Distributions to shareholders comprise dividends paid of £ million plus share repurchases of £ million