About London Underground Limited
London Underground Limited was formed in 1985, but its history dates back to 1863
when the first world underground railway opened in London.
Today London Underground (LU) is a major business, with over 3 million passenger
journeys a day - making it the busiest railway network in Britain. It runs 511
trains over 253 miles of track, owns 253 stations (and serves 275), employs over
13,000 staff and has vast engineering assets. LU was previously a subsidiary of
London Transport and as such, Government-owned. As of July 15 2003, it merged
with Transport for London and thus became part of the Greater London Authority
family.
On April 4 2003, the last of three contracts was signed between LU and its
new private sector partners. Metronet (two contracts) and Tube Lines (one contract)
are now responsible for maintaining and upgrading LU’s infrastructure. Responsibility
for running the network - the stations, train operations and signalling and safety
remains with LU.
There are also ongoing plans to extend the reach of the LU network, following
on from the opening of the Jubilee Line Extension in 1999 which marked the greatest
single expansion of the Underground in the past 30 years. The line has given previously
unserved suburbs access to the Underground and will play a major role in the continuing
regeneration of the Docklands area.
For more information visit London Undergrounds website at www.tube.tfl.gov.uk
About G4S Security Systems Ltd
G4S Security Systems was formed in 1986 to provide specialist services in the
design, installation and maintenance of security and building monitoring services.
Using the latest technology available, the Company designs systems to cater for
the continually changing requirements of their clients.
The company is recognised as one of the most technically accomplished of the
specialist access control and integrated security firms operating within the security
industry. It has developed substantial in house expertise within its specialist
fields, and can provide the individually designed security system that matches
most closely the needs of each client.
The Company operates through a strategic network of 5 branches which cover
the whole country. G4S Security Systems has successfully designed and installed systems
for such well know clients as the National Power, JJB sports, Chelsea football
club, Associated News and Sun Micro Systems.
The Company is approved on the Constructline (formally NQS) list to a value
of £600,000 for each of the security disciplines of Access Control, CCTV
and Intruder Alarms ( ref W/0/4323/A). G4S Security Systems is fully NACOSS and BSIA approved.
