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2009

15 December 2009 Further announcement regarding Mouchel Group plc VT has made two approaches to Mouchel Group plc ("Mouchel") over a four week period.
14 December 2009 Statement regarding Mouchel Group plc VT Group plc (“VT”) notes the speculation over the weekend and the announcement made by Mouchel Group plc (“Mouchel”) this morning.
07 December 2009 VT Group reaches milestone on Greenwich BSF programme Support services company VT Group (VT), acting as Strategic Partner Organisation (SPO) to the London Borough of Greenwich Council, has reached financial close on the initial phase of the Borough’s Building Schools for the Future programme.
04 December 2009 VT Group signs Greenwich BSF contract VT Group (VT) has reached financial close on the Greenwich Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.
30 November 2009 VT Group's Alan Coley appointed to board of the National Skills Academy for Nuclear Alan Coley, Head of Capability and Business Transformation for the Environment service stream at support services company VT Group
30 November 2009 VT Supports Fire and Rescue Services in Cumbria Flood VT Group (VT) provided critical support to the New Dimension fleet, deployed during the recent floods in Cumbria.
17 November 2009 Half year results for the six months ended 30 September 2009 VT Group plc, the support services company, today announces its half year results for the six months ended 30 September 2009.
12 November 2009 VT Group Wins National Careers Award VT Group’s Careers business (VT) has scooped a National Career Award at the Annual Conference for the Institute of Careers Guidance.
26 June 2009 VT Group scoops national prize at 2009 School Buildings Awards VT Group (VT) is delighted to announce that its Education business has won the prestigious Best use of ICT to create a learning community category in the British Council for Schools Environments (BCSE) Industry Awards.
22 June 2009 VT Group achieves Carbon Trust Standard after action on climate change Hampshire-based engineering support services company VT Group is among a select group of fewer than 100 companies nationwide to be awarded the Carbon Trust Standard, after measuring and reducing its carbon footprint in the UK by some 24 per cent over the past three years.
30 October 2009 VT Group completes sale of BVT Surface Fleet shareholding Support services company VT Group today announces that, following the receipt of EU approval, it has signed a legally binding agreement with BAE Systems which completes the disposal of its 45 per cent shareholding in BVT Surface Fleet Limited, the shipbuilding and naval support joint venture, for a cash consideration of £346 million.
19 October 2009 VT Group receives shareholder approval for BVT Surface Fleet disposal Support services company VT Group today announces that following a shareholder General Meeting in London it has received approval for the disposal of its 45 per cent shareholding in BVT Surface Fleet Limited, the shipbuilding and naval support joint venture, to BAE Systems.
08 October 2009 VT takes delivery of new Grob training aircraft Defence and support services company VT Group has taken delivery of an initial batch of seven Grob Tutor G115 aircraft as part of its expanded Elementary Flying Training (EFT) role for the UK Ministry of Defence.
01 October 2009 VT Group pre-close statement for half year to 30 September 2009 Support services company VT Group plc today issues the following update covering its first half performance. The Group’s interim results will be announced at 7.00am on Tuesday, 17 November 2009.
24 September 2009 VT Group plc announces it has reached agreement on the disposal of its shareholding in BVT Surface Fleet Ltd Support services company VT Group plc (“VT”) today announces that it has signed a legally binding agreement with BAE Systems plc (“BAE”) on the disposal of its 45 per cent. shareholding in BVT Surface Fleet Limited (“BVT” or the “JV”), the shipbuilding and naval support joint venture between BAE and VT, for cash consideration of £346 million (the “Transaction”).
02 September 2009 VT Group signs new contract in Lewisham's Building Schools for the Future programme VT Group (VT) is delighted to announce that its Education business has signed a multi-million pound contract to deliver information and communication technology (ICT) and fully integrated facilities management services at Northbrook School.
28 August 2009 VT Group's Careers Management Business celebrates 25 years The careers management and outplacement business of VT Group, formerly VT Methven, is celebrating 25 years of providing critical HR services across the public and commercial sectors.
21 August 2009 VT Flagship named National Training Award Finalist VT Flagship (VTF) has been announced as a finalist (Partnership and Collaboration category) in the 2009 National Training Awards (NTA), the UK’s premier accolade for training and development.
30 July 2009 VT Group AGM and Interim Management Statement Defence and support services company VT Group issues the following Interim Management Statement, covering the Group’s performance for the period since 31 March, 2009, ahead of today’s Annual General Meeting.
24 July 2009 VT Group extends major services contracts Services company VT Group has agreed extensions for major Government support contracts worth a total of £250 million.
13 July 2009 VT Group plc announces that it has served its Put Option Intention Notice in relation to its exit from BVT Surface Fleet Ltd Read more about VT Group's recent announcement in relation to its exit from BVT Surface Fleet Ltd
16 June 2009 BSF Funded School Reaps Benefits of ‘Innovation Bubble’ Newly opened Catford High School, Lewisham, is dispelling all myths that BSF funded schools follow a one-size-fits-all managed ICT service. A successful partnering between VT Group’s Education business and the London Borough of Lewisham has resulted in a bespoke transformational ICT managed service with the capability to test new technologies through an ‘Innovation Bubble’.
11 June 2009 BAA Edinburgh appoint VT Group to service vehicle fleets Defence and support services company VT Group (VT) has begun a contract with BAA to manage Edinburgh Airport’s fleet of vehicles and ground support equipment (GSE).
29 June 2009 Lord Mandelson addresses VT Group Nuclear Forum The growing global nuclear market represents a major opportunity for British companies like VT Group, Lord Mandelson, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, told a meeting of City investors.
21 May 2009 A winning Response to Redundancy (R2R) package VT’s education organisation has won a series of contracts to provide response to redundancy packages within the Yorkshire and Humber, Eastern and South East regions of the UK. The total value of the contracts with the Learning and Skills Council exceeds £12m.
18 May 2009 VT White Fleet contract helps MoD go green Defence and support services company VT Group is helping the UK Ministry of Defence to bolster its green credentials by providing 55 Toyota Prius hybrid cars.
15 May 2009 VT Transforms Surrey Teachers' Professional Development Provision VT Group has launched CPD Online; an online facility that will effectively transform the provision of continuing professional learning and development to the school workforce across Surrey.
14 May 2009 VT Group Awarded Government Accreditation for Customer Excellence VT Group’s Education business has been awarded the Customer Service Excellence (CSE) Accreditation. The Customer Service Excellence standard was introduced by the government in March 2008 and replaces Charter Mark.
13 May 2009 Preliminary Announcement of Results for the Year Ended 31 March 2009 Preliminary Announcement of Results for the Year Ended 31 March 2009
29 April 2009 VT Education and Skills Short listed For National Awards VT Education and Skills (VTE&S) is delighted to announce that it has been short listed for two prestigious national awards – the Best Education Project in the Public Private Finance Awards (PPF) and for the Best use of ICT to create a learning community in the British Council for Schools Environments (BCSE) awards.
16 April 2009 VT's Engineering Academy Hosts Shadow Cabinet Minister David Willetts, Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, visited VT’s engineering academy today. This is his first visit to the HMS Sultan based academy, where he saw first hand the facility that trains around 500 apprentices each day.
02 April 2009 VT Nuclear Services Consortium secures €2.6m Bulgarian waste disposal facility contract A consortium comprising of Empresarios Agrupados Internacinal SA , VT Nuclear Services and ENPRO Consult of Bulgaria has secured a three year contract to project manage the design of a new national disposal facility for low level and intermediate level waste in Bulgaria.
30 March 2009 VT Group Announcement Peter McIntosh is to leave defence and support services company VT Group on completion of the sale of VT’s shareholding in its shipbuilding and naval support joint venture BVT Surface Fleet. VT has announced its intention to start the process of selling its shareholding in BVT in July this year.
30 March 2009 VT Group pre-close statement to 31st March 2009 Defence and support services company VT Group (VT) today issues the following pre-close statement for the year to 31 March 2009. The preliminary announcement of the Group’s results will be made at 7.00am on Wednesday, 13 May 2009.
30 March 2009 New Partnership for Chrysler Chrysler UK Ltd has just announced a new partnership with the UK’s largest training provider, VT Training, offering apprenticeships to young talent working at Chrysler dealerships around the UK.
24 March 2009 VT Nuclear Services wins £1.2m Dounreay Drum Contract VT Nuclear Services has been awarded a £1.2m contract to supply drums for the Dounreay Cementation Facility. The contract will supply waste drums for the safe long term storage of nuclear waste at the site in Scotland from June this year.
12 March 2009 VT Communications and BBC win prestigious ‘Team of the Year’ award VT Communications (VTC) in partnership with the BBC World Service has won the prestigious ‘Team of the Year - Professional and Support Services’ at the BBC Global News’ Reith Awards.
11 March 2009 AirKnight advances SAR-H solution by selecting Eurocopter's EC225 AirKnight, the teaming of Lockheed Martin UK, VT Group and British International Helicopters, is advancing its solution for the UK’s Search and Rescue Helicopter (SAR-H) programme through selection of one of the world’s most advanced and versatile helicopters, the Eurocopter EC225.
06 March 2009 VT Nuclear Services wins €2.8m decommissioning contract in Lithuania A consortium led by VT Nuclear Services has been awarded a €2.8M decommissioning contract at the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in Lithuania. The contract will deliver preparatory engineering work for the safe and cost-effective decontamination and decommissioning of the redundant Unit 1 reactor support equipment contained within Building V1.
26 February 2009 VT Education and Skills awarded national platform to provide education advice in BSF VT Education and Skills (VTE&S), the UK’s largest education and training company, has been appointed by Partnerships for Schools (PfS) to the new Education and Children’s Services Advice and Support Framework.
09 February 2009 VT Flagship to deliver BMW Group dealer training in the UK Leading training solutions provider, VT Flagship has won a multi-million pound five-year contract to deliver training at the BMW Group Academy (UK) at Wokefield Park, Berkshire.
02 February 2009 VT Flagship wins landmark contract with the RAF Leading training and support services company VT Flagship has won a £30 million pound contract to deliver key support services at Royal Air Force Brampton Wyton Henlow against intense competition
30 January 2009 VT Nuclear Services Secures Two Nuclear New Build Contracts VT Nuclear Services has secured two five-year framework contracts to support the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (NII) in the licensing of new reactors in the UK.
29 January 2009 VT Flagship to deliver state-of-the-art learning environments for most advanced warship in the world Leading training and support services company VT Flagship has won the Royal Navy contract to deliver modern e-learning environments for Type 45 Destroyer training. The facilities, located at HMS Collingwood and HMS Sultan, are set to provide the transformational learning platform required to deliver the bespoke courseware.
28 January 2009 VT Group Interim Management Statement and Update on BVT Surface Fleet Defence and support services company VT Group issues the following Interim Management Statement, covering the Group's performance for the period since September 30, 2008.
23 January 2009 Elevate Magazine - Issue 1 January 2009 Click here to download the latest issue of the brand new Elevate Magazine - Issue 1 January 2009
05 January 2009 VT Training wins major contract to provide technical training for Volkswagen Group UK Ltd VT Training has won a new contract to provide all UK-based adult technical training for the Volkswagen Group UK, a wholly owned subsidiary of Europe's largest carmaker
05 January 2009 VT Flagship opens doors on new confined space training facility VT Flagship’s Fire Fighting Training School in Portsmouth is celebrating the opening of an important new addition to its range of training facilities. The custom built Confined Space Training Facility, based at HMS Excellent, is one of the most advanced trainers of its type to train the Royal Navy and commercial customers to safely operate in enclosed areas.