Geoff Martin

Londoners Quit Roads as Tube Bears Burden of Olympic Crowds

Roads in central London are carrying one-fifth fewer vehicles as Olympic-only “Games Lanes” push more people to use rail services. The morning rush was hindered by a fire alert on a subway line to the Olympic Park and high-speed “Javelin” shuttle trains suffered disruption in the afternoon.

Melrose to Acquire Elster for $2.3 Billion to Add Metering

Melrose Plc, a U.K. investment company focused on engineering companies, agreed to buy Elster Group SE for $2.3 billion in cash to access gas- and power- meters for advanced electricity grids.

Melrose Seeks $800 Million Acquisition While Selling Dynacast

Melrose Plc aims to acquire a manufacturer or engineering company worth more than $800 million as it begins a sale process for its Dynacast business, Chief Financial Officer Geoff Martin said.

London Underground Drivers End First Strike as Wimbledon Tournament Begins

London Underground drivers ended the first of four strikes early today to protest the dismissal of a union activist, coinciding with the start of the Wimbledon tennis tournament.

London Subway Users Face Station, Line Closures as Strike Starts

London subway travelers face station closures and line suspensions today as railway workers began a second strike over safety and staffing levels, disrupting the travel plans of 3.5 million people.

Londoners Face Travel Chaos With 24-Hour Tube Strike

London Underground subway workers will strike on Nov. 28 over a plan to cut 800 jobs, disrupting travel for the city’s 3.5 million users of the network known as the Tube.

Melrose Makes $2 Billion Preliminary Approach for Charter

Melrose Plc, the U.K. investment firm run by a former team at industrial company Wassall Plc, proposed to buy Charter International Plc in an offer valuing the engineer at about 1.3 billion pounds ($2 billion).

London Subway Workers' Strike to Disrupt Travelers in City

London’s 3.5 million Tube travelers face disruption today, with as many as 10,000 of the subway’s drivers, station staff and engineers staging the first of a series of 24-hour strikes over employment cuts.

London Tube Strike Looks Likely as No Further Negotiations Are Scheduled

Two unions representing around 10,000 London Underground workers still plan to begin a 24-hour strike tomorrow and haven’t scheduled formal talks with transportation authorities, spokesmen for the groups said.

London Underground Riders Face More Disruption as 24-Hour Strike Begins

London Underground railway workers have started a second strike over safety and staffing levels, disrupting the travel plans of 3.5 million customers.

"There's evidence that a number of global corporates are interested in this area so we went fast, but now we're secured."

- Geoff Martin on Jun 29, 2012

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Coup d’Etat to Trade Seen in Billionaire Toxic Lead Fight

FBI Rejects Boston Police Stance in Spat Over Terror Data

Dollar Gain Spurs Commodity Plunge as S&P 500 Fluctuates

Gross Says Bond Bull Market Probably Ended April 29

Yen Extends Drop Past 101 Per Dollar After Bonds Data