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£1.5 million rail equipment c
£1.5 million rail equipment c.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 0406I LPA Group PLC 13 November 2008 \n \nLPA Group PLC \n£1.5 million rail equipment contract from Bombardier \nLPA Group PLC ('LPA' or the 'Group') is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, LPA Industries Limited (trading as 'LPA Niphan Systems'), has been awarded a £1.55 million contract to supply stand-by power systems (Battery Rafts) and inter-car electrical interfaces (Jumpers) for a total of 93 Turbostar Diesel Multiple Units ('DMUs') being manufactured by Bombardier Transportation UK Limited in Derby. \n\nDelivery will commence during the first quarter of 2009 and extend in to 2010. LPA has been supplying similar equipment for Turbostar DMUs since 1998 and this contract brings the total number of such systems to be supplied since 1998 to nearly 500.\n\nPeter Pollock, Chief Executive, comments:\n\n'After a gap of more than three years in Turbostar production, this third significant rail contract we have won in the past two months is very welcome news, helping secure the future for LPA Niphan Systems, which now has a healthy order book extending several years in to the future. We are working hard to secure other near term opportunities for the Group and expect to announce further contract wins in due course.'\n13 November 2008\n\nENQUIRIES:\n\n\n\n\nLPA Group PLC \n\n\nTel: 01799 512800\n\n\n\n\nPeter Pollock, Chief Executive\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSteve Brett, Finance Director\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nBlomfield Corporate Finance Limited \n\n\nTel: 020 7489 4500\n\n\n\n\nAlan MacKenzie\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nPeter Trevelyan-Clark\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nBen Jeynes \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nReligare Hichens, Harrison plc\n\n\nTel: 020 7382 7781\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Briggs\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nAlan Rooke\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nCollege Hill \n\n\nTel: 020 7457 2020\n\n\n\n\nGareth David \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nThis information is provided by RNSThe company news service from the London Stock Exchange END MSCEAKFAFFXPFFE \n ","length":6053,"tagName":"div"}]