Transfield Services and Transdev today announced a strategic partnership to pursue public transport opportunities in the Middle East.

The co-operative agreement will focus on a wide range of emerging public transport operations and maintenance opportunities in the United Arab Emirates, including in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

Many of the emerging opportunities are part of the Abu Dhabi Department of Transport’s Surface Transport Master Plan. The Plan recommends an integrated system of regional rail and metro rail, tram, bus and ferry transport be implemented by 2030.

Transfield Services’ and Transdev’s joint venture, TransdevTSL, provides services to the bus, ferry and tram transport sectors in Australia.

Transfield Services’ Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr Peter Goode, said today: “This agreement further strengthens our commitment to grow and develop our TransdevTSL public transport venture globally.”

“TransdevTSL has a strong track record in improving the safety, efficiency and reliability of public transport services – outcomes which have led to increased patronage across all our public transport businesses.”

Transfield Services, Chief Executive Officer, International, Mr Paul McCarthy said today: “The partnership will also investigate other opportunities in the Middle East and beyond, where our experience and capabilities can offer innovative and successful public transport solutions.”

Transdev, Group Development Projects Director, Paul Wren, said today: “The Middle East is a key market, offering high-growth potential, increased demand and a whole host of projects, representing a major growth area for the Transdev Group. We look forward to joining forces again with Transfield Services to focus on new integrated solutions of public transport in the Middle East.”

According to the Master Plan, metropolitan Abu Dhabi is expected to triple its 2008 population by 2030, surpassing three million residents. The city is expected to also see a five-fold increase in daily car trips by the same year, despite the road networking reaching capacity in 2015.

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Transfield Services delivers essential services to key industries in the resources and industrial, property and infrastructure sectors. A leading global provider of operations, maintenance, and asset and project management services, Transfield Services has more than 28,000 employees in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, New Caledonia, South East Asia, India, Chile and Canada. Transfield Services Limited is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. www.transfieldservices.com

About the Transdev Group

• Transdev, subsidiary of Caisse des Dépôts, is the 4th largest private operator of public transport in Europe.
• With 12 tramway networks (Grenoble, Madrid, Melbourne, Montpellier, Mulhouse, Nantes, Nottingham, Orléans, Strasbourg, Tenerife, Utrecht and Valenciennes), 2 new networks under construction (Edinburgh, Reims), and 2 metros in operation (Porto, Genoa), Transdev is a world leader on this market, leadership that extends to sustainable modes of transport such as car sharing, car pooling and cycling.
• Present in 9 countries and on 3 continents, in Europe and in Canada and Australia, Transdev provides transport to more than 2 billion passengers a year.
• The Group manages a fleet of more than 20,000 vehicles, including 16,000 coaches and buses, 1,000 tramways, 90 metro units, 30 trains, 110 trolleys, 50 river shuttles and 4,000 demand-responsive vehicles, a market on which Transdev is the European leader.
• Transdev employs over 46,000 people and managed a turnover of 3.3 billion euros in 2008.
• Transdev relies on its global transport chain and its unparalleled experience of public-private partnerships to support local authorities with their projects.