IRG specialise in signalling and train control system worldwide and has opened this office to focus on the business opportunities within the mainline and mass transit markets in India, an IRG release said.
James Drummond, President and CEO of IRG inaugurated the new office in the presence of Praveen Kumar, General Manager and Akhil Agrawal, Divisional Railway Manager, Bangalore Division, South Western Railways and Raviprakash Karcherla, Managing Director of Indian operation for the company.
Drummod said "opening a dedicated office in Bangalore is fundamental to achieving our business goals in India. We already have an ongoing dialouge with Indian Railways and I hope that this office opening underlines the commitment to both Indian Railways as a customer but also state authorities responsible for mass transit as an important market".
The office will accommodate 25 people and initially will host IRG's business development and engineering design teams, it said.
