VT Group is a leading government and critical support services company, providing engineering and other services, mainly to governments around the world. Primarily based in the UK and US, we employ over 12,000 people. Over the past five years, turnover has increased by more then 140 per cent, and now have a turnover of £1.05 billion.
VT is active in a wide range of market sectors, including aviation, broadcast, defence, emergency services, security, nuclear, waste, education and training. We provide services from designing, acquiring and then operating and maintaining facilities and assets, through to providing support and training – to everyone from school children to teachers, apprentices and pilots.
Broadcast
- Broadcasts over 1,000 daily hours of radio programmes for customers such as BBC World Service, Deutsche Welle and other major international broadcasters.
- A world leader in transmission engineering excellence providing innovative technical solutions at the forefront of new technology.
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Defence
- We manage a range of highly complex and mission critical projects and contracts for the MoD.
- We provide asset availability, fleet management, communications, capability and training to world class standards.
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Education
- VT Group operates one of the largest education and training companies in the UK.
- We employ over 4,000 staff in the education sector and have a unique breadth of capabilities encompassing education, training and guidance services.
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Emergency Services
- We are responsible for delivering operational capability to the UK’s Police and Fire & Rescue Authorities.
- VT has designed, built and is now operating four fire training facilities. We also manage a fleet of more then 3700 vehicles on behalf of the London’s Metropolitan Police Service and manage 650 specialist vehicles and associated equipment that supports the UK's civil contingency and resilience capability.
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Nuclear
- VT is a major provider of critical engineering services to the nuclear market both in the UK and internationally.
- We work with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, British Energy, EDF, Japan Nuclear Fuels Ltd, Ministry of Defence and other government energy customers around the globe.
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Training
- We deliver learning programmes to over 18,000 learners nationwide and work with over 6,000 employers.
- VT has been delivering work-based learning since the introduction of NVQs in 1983, and we are the leading provider of government-funded and commercial learning programmes in the UK.
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Waste
- VT has identified the drive towards processing waste, rather than sending it to landfill, as a potential source of new business.
- We work with experienced technology partners and are currently developing a £700 million contract to design, build, and finance and operate innovative plant in Wakefield, Yorkshire.
- VT’s waste management expertise is poised to help Britain’s local authorities meet tough recycling legislation with investment in new plant and with facilities management know-how, turning waste into useful material and energy, reducing environmental impact and minimising landfill.
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VT Group: the facts
- £1.05 billion (US $2.28) turnover.
- 12.000 employees, principally based in the UK and US.
- Head offices in Southampton in the UK and Atlanta in the US