One of Yorkshire’s leading transport planning, engineering and infrastructure specialists is bolstering its commitment to developing talent in the West Yorkshire city.
SYSTRA, which was founded in July 1992 and means ‘Systèmes de Transports’, has recently announced that it has relocated to Leeds to assist in levelling up the city.
Now situated on 114 Wellington Street, the new office provides a modern open-plan creative space that helps SYSTRA staff work to the best of their ability. Members of the team who are now based in Leeds are working on projects for various local clients including West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA), Leeds City Council, Kirklees Council, and national infrastructure organisations such as HS2, Network Rail, Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB), and National Highways.
In addition, SYSTRA are also involved with the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU East) electrification project, which will transform the rail passenger experience between Leeds and York. It aims to do this by improving capacity and making journeys more reliable, safer and sustainable.
The positive news from SYSTRA to help improve train experiences has been well received as it seems these days, all that seems to make headlines is the fact that trains are either on strike or routes are getting cut.
Nick Salt, CEO of SYSTRA, said: ‘We are delighted with our new space in Leeds. It is a bright modern space which complements our colleague’s shining skills across our range of services. We look forward to growing the business through delivering sustainable infrastructure and creating places that thrive across Yorkshire.’
Likewise, Sebastien Dupont, managing director of consultancy at SYSTRA, has remarked that despite having a presence in Leeds that dates back ‘more than three decades’, it is ‘wonderful to have a newly-created, modern office space to reflect our brand and our ambition to deliver first-class services.’
Sebastien added: ‘We are very much looking forward to growing our portfolio of work in Yorkshire and continuing to support our clients on complex sustainable infrastructure projects in the UK, Ireland and around the world.’
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