Alstom Grid unveils new £4M service centre

The Mayor of Stafford, Malcolm T Millichap and Alstom UKs Country President, Steve Burgin, visited
engineering giant Alstom Grids Lichfield Road site on Thursday 12th May as part of a Customer Open Day
event to officially unveil a new Service Centre following a £4 million investment programme.

The Service Centre offers a full repair, refurbishment and redesign service for transformers and high voltage
electrical plant for Alstom Grid customers throughout the UK, northern Europe and Nordic countries for
electrical networks. The 2,000sq.m facility has been completely refurbished with the latest generation test
equipment and is thought to be the most comprehensive after sales facility in the UK for transformer
technology.

Customers already utilising its services include National Grid, British Energy (EDF), Rio Tinto, TATA Steel
and Alstom Transport for refurbishments, upgrades and repairs.

Gary Jones, Managing Director of Alstom Grids UK Service business, says: With a dedicated workshop we can offer a range of solutions to meet our customers repair and refurbishment requirements, to upgrade
equipment to better suit current or future networks and extend the life of the equipment. Transformers are
vital to large power networks and when they function incorrectly or fail, diagnostic assistance is needed
fast, followed by the quickest possible repairs.

Alstom Grids service solutions include maintenance, repair and emergency support; erection,
commissioning and supervision; retrofit and upgrade; long-term operation and maintenance contracts;
spare parts and spare parts management; renovation, modernisation and extension; network consulting
and training at its own Alstom Grid Technical Institutes.
Steve Burgin adds: "We are really pleased that Alstom is continuing to invest in our UK business. The
investment in our service centre forms part of a much larger programme in Alstom's operations in Stafford
over the coming years, which will help to position our Grid business to lead global improvements in the
development of sustainable smart grid solutions.

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Events such as this allow us to work closely with our customers to help them get the best from their
existing equipment, at a time when security of supply in the energy industry is under scrutiny."

Performing the official unveiling of a plaque to commemorate the opening of the facility, The Mayor of
Stafford, Malcolm T Millichap stated that, Alstom offered a shining light for the people of Stafford and the
new facility demonstrated the great workmanship which is evident throughout its operations in Stafford.

Alstom Grid employs 1,400 people within Stafford and is a global leader in the world of power generation,
power transmission and rail infrastructure.
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About Alstom

Alstom is a global leader in the world of power generation, power transmission and rail infrastructure and
sets the benchmark for innovative and environmentally friendly technologies. Alstom builds the fastest train
and the highest capacity automated metro in the world. It provides turnkey integrated power plant solutions
and associated services for a wide variety of energy sources, including hydro, nuclear, gas, coal and wind,
and it offers a wide range of solutions for power transmission, with a focus on smart grids. The Group
employs 96,500 people in more than 70 countries, and had sales of over 23 billion* in 2009/10. (*Pro
forma figures)
Alstom is a substantial employer across the Midlands, with approximately 5000 of its 6500 UK employees
working out of Midlands-based locations, including Stafford, Rugby, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Derby,
Birmingham and Wolverhampton. Based in Stafford, Alstom's Grid business in the UK has over 130 year's
experience in electrical grids and employs 1400 people at the Lichfield Road and St Leonards Avenue sites in Stafford.

Alstom Grid, the newest sector of Alstom, has over 100 years of expertise in electrical grids. Whether for
utilities or electro-intensive industries or facilitating the trading of energy, Alstom Grid brings power to their
customers projects. Alstom Grid ranks among the top 3 in electrical transmission sector with a sales
turnover of approximately 3.5 billion in 2009.

It has 20,000 employees and over 90 manufacturing and engineering sites worldwide. Its four main
business areas are Products, Systems, Automation and Service. At the heart of the development of Smart
Grid, Alstom Grid offers products, services and integrated energy management solutions across the full
energy value chain - from power generation, through transmission and distribution grids and to the large
end user.

Press Contacts
Kirsteen Lane (Alstom Grid, Communications Manager UK & Ireland) - Tel : 01785 718506
Kirsteen.lane@alstom.com

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Suzanne Murphy (Golley Slater PR, Birmingham) Tel; 0121 384 9700
smurphy@golleyslater.co.uk
Website www.alstom.com and www.grid.alstom.com