Airbus is one of the world's leading aircraft manufacturers, and it consistently captures approximately half or more of all orders for airliners with more than 100 seats.

Airbus' mission is to provide the aircraft best suited to the market's needs and to support these aircraft with the highest quality of service. The Airbus product line comprises 14 aircraft models, from the 100-seat single-aisle A318 jetliner to the 555-seat A380 - which will be the largest civil airliner ever when it enters service in 2006.

The Australian Defence Force numbers about 53,000 full-time active duty personnel plus another 20,700 reservists.  The military although small numerically is technologically sophisticated. It also plays a significant role in peacekeeping operations around the world. 

Centrica is the largest player in the UK Energy Retail Market. Under the British Gas brand in England, the Nwy Prydain and British Gas names in Wales, and Scottish Gas in Scotland, Centrica supplies gas and electricity to residential customers throughout Great Britain. Centrica Business Services (CBS) is the channel to market for the I&C and SME market.

 

 

EDF Energy is an energy company that provides gas and electricity to homes throughout the United Kingdom. It employs over 11,000 people. The company is owned by the French energy company Électricité de France and was formed in 2002 following the acquisition and mergers of Seeboard Energy, London Energy, and SWEB Energy.

 

E.ON UK is a leading energy company in the UK. They are one of the UK's leading energy suppliers, the second largest electricity generator in the UK and they own the second largest distribution network in the UK. They are part of E.ON; the world's largest investor-owned power and gas company, which has its headquarters in Germany.

 

Founded in 1927, the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) is a statutory corporation in the Republic of Ireland. It is 95 per cent owned by the Government of Ireland, with the remaining shares held by an employee share option trust.

 

 

GATX Air and its affiliates constitute one of the world's leading commercial aircraft leasing operations. GATX Air owns a fleet of more than 160 aircraft and manages more than 60 aircraft for third parties.

Aircraft in the GATX Air fleet are on lease to approximately 60 airlines worldwide. The Group is active in every inhabited continent with offices in San Francisco, Seattle, Tokyo, Toulouse and London.

 

 

National Express were awarded the franchise to operate the Inter City East Coast mainline services in 2007. The new franchise, National Express East Coast (NXEC) began operating on 9th December 2007. National Express Group are a large, international Transport Group with extensive experience in the delivery of passenger transport services.

 

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 is a major business, with over 3 million passenger journeys a day, some 500 peak trains, 253 stations owned (275 served), over 12,000 staff and vast engineering assets.

 

 

Magellan Air provides a complete Aircraft Asset Management service for a wide variety of clients and aircraft. They currently have over 40 aircraft under management.

The company offers a wide range of services from complete asset management to short term projects like aircraft sourcing and aircraft evaluations. Their complete asset management service means that they market the aircraft to interested parties, negotiate the best terms for the client, monitor the aircraft technically, issue invoices and monitor payments.

 

 

Merseytravel is the operating name of the Merseyside Passenger Transport Authority and Executive. Merseytravel co-ordinates public transport and acts in partnership with private bus and rail operators to provide public transport in Merseyside. Overall budget and policy responsibility rests with 18 Councillors from Merseyside's 5 Districts who serve on the Authority. The Executive has a statutory role to advise the Authority and act as its "delivery arm".

 

 

Metronet is a Transport for London Business responsible for upgrading, replacing and maintaining two-thirds of the London Underground, including trains, stations, signalling, track, tunnels, bridges and other related infrastructure. This is set out in a PPP service contract with London Underground, which retains responsibility for running the Tube, including operating trains and stations, collecting fares and public safety.

Formerly a private company, in May 2008 Metronet Rail transferred to Transport for London and in December 2008 all Metronet Rail employees TUPE transferred to London Underground.

 

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is famed around the world and is by far the largest of the police services that operate in greater London.

More than 800 MPS personnel already access AMT-SYBEX’s Field Data Collection System (FDCS) to support Transport for London in the on-street enforcement of the capital’s “Red Routes”. MPS decided to build upon this fully hosted mobile platform with an operational trial for Traffic Officers in the North-West of London to produce Fixed Penalty Notices and Collision Report Books at the roadside.

 

National Grid plc is a United Kingdom based utilities company which also operates in other countries, principally in the United States. National Grid is dedicated to being the world’s premier network utility. Our core skills lie primarily in the management of large and complex energy delivery networks. We own, operate and develop the high-voltage electricity transmission network in England and Wales and Great Britain's principal natural gas transportation system.

 

 

Network Rail is an engineering company responsible for revitalising Britain’s railways. They do not run the trains, but their main customers are the train and freight operating companies who do. Network Rail’s task is to deliver a reliable and safe rail network. Safety is their primary concern and they are spending more than £6 billion to maintain, improve and upgrade every aspect of the railway infrastructure including; the track, signalling systems, bridges, viaducts, tunnels, level crossings and stations.

 

 

The National Health Service (NHS) is the publicly funded health care system of the United Kingdom. The organisation provides the majority of healthcare in the UK, from general practitioners to Accident and Emergency Departments, long-term healthcare and dentistry.

 

Northern Ireland Water is an Executive Agency within the Department for Regional Development. The company provides water and sewerage services to over 730,000 domestic, agricultural, commercial and business customers throughout Northern Ireland with an annual budget before capital charges of £302 million and fixed assets valued at £4.9 billion.

 

 

npower are the retail arm of RWE npower, a leading integrated UK energy company, part of the RWE Group. RWE npower operates and manages flexible, low-cost coal, oil and gas-fired power stations and are developing innovative energy-related technologies. RWE Power International offer specialist services covering every aspect of owning and operating power plant, from construction, commissioning, operations and maintenance to eventual decommissioning.

 

 

Scottish Power is an international energy company, made up of four businesses: Energy Retail, Energy Wholesale and Energy Networks in the UK and PPM Energy in the US. Through these businesses they provide electricity, transmission and distribution services in the UK; supply in excess of 5.2 million electricity and gas services to homes and businesses across the UK; and operate electricity generation and gas storage facilities in the UK, US and western Canada.

 

Scottish & Southern Energy Plc is a gas, electricity supply and telecoms company headquartered in Perth, Scotland. It is vertically integrated utility company with subsidiaries organised into the main businesses of generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity; storage and supply of gas; electrical, environmental and utility contracting; domestic appliance retailing and telecoms; and energy trading. Scottish and Southern Energy incorporates the companies: Swalec, Southern Electric, Scottish Hydro Electric and Atlantic Electric and Gas.

 

 

Scottish Water is a state-owned company in Scotland that provides water and sewerage services to 2.2 million customers and 130,000 business customers.

 

South West Water Services Limited is a water supply and sewerage utility company serving part of south west England. It was originally formed by the Water Act 1973 as one of ten regional water authorities formed by a merger of various statutory and local authority water undertakings. South West Water was privatised in 1989, and is part of the Pennon Group.

 

 

Southern Water is the utility responsible for wastewater collection and treatment in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent, and for water supply and distribution in the approximately half of this area.

 

 

 

Transport for London (TfL) was created in 2000 as the integrated body responsible for the Capital's transport system. The primary role of  TfL, which is a functional body of the Greater London Authority, is to implement the Mayor of London's Transport Strategy and manage transport services across the Capital.

 

Tube Lines is a private company, responsible for the maintenance, renewal and upgrade of the infrastructure, including track, trains, signals, civil work and stations, on three London Underground lines. It is a consortium of Amey and Bechtel. Since January 2003 the London Underground has been operated as a Public-Private Partnership (PPP), where the infrastructure is maintained by private companies but it is owned and operated by Transport for London (TfL). Tube Lines has a 30-year contract for the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines.

 

 

United Utilities was created from the merger of North West Water and Norweb in November 1995. Its principal activities are managing and operating the regulated electricity distribution, water and wastewater networks in north west England, a region with a population of around 7 million.

 

 

Veolia Water UK is part of Veolia Water, the world leader in water and wastewater treatment. Veolia Water serves more than 110 million people worldwide, and covers every aspect of water cycle management, working with both municipal and industrial customers. Veolia Water is part of Veolia Environnement, the world leader in environmental services. Veolia Water UK started investing in the UK in 1987 and employs around 1,300 people. It has a total turnover of £211.6 million.

 

 

The RSPCA is a registered charity (no. 219099) with most staff based at the National Headquarters, while others work from home.

The RSPCA will by all lawful means, prevent cruelty and suffering of animals by effecting strong branch, regional, national and international organisations dedicated to providing a public service, enforcing the law and striving for the highest levels of efficiency.