JCDecaux wins the bus shelter contract for Grenoble
- Paris
JCDecaux SA (Euronext Paris: DEC), the world leader in street furniture and the number two outdoor advertising company, announced today that it has won the bus shelter contract put out to tender by the joint public transport union (Syndicat Mixte des Transports en Commun, “SMTC”) of Grenoble (population 370,000).
This 15 year contract involves the installation, management and operation of 1,008 bus shelters. The SMTC chose the Hydra bus shelter range and the Norman Foster range for the tramway passenger shelters.
At the signing of the new contract, Jean-Charles Decaux, Chairman of the Executive Board and Co-Chief Executive of JCDecaux, said: “I am very pleased that the city of Grenoble has maintained its trust in us; following the award of Lyon contract this confirms our leading position in the street furniture market. This new contract demonstrates the quality and level of innovation that JCDecaux brings to street furniture. It also confirms our position as the leading outdoor advertising company in France and strengthens our adverting network in France”.