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Interior Refurbishment Specialists to the Leisure & Commercial Sectors . Our one stop , cost-effective commercial contracting service offers full Project & Site Management .
Contracts carried out Nationwide Project values up to £ 1.5m
Established in 2002
Most Considerate Constructors Scheme Company “ Gold Winner ”
Working as a Key Partner to Avanti West Coast
01785 813777 www . optik-leisure . co . uk
Increasing services
Through strategic partnerships and investments in its fleet , Avanti is continuously growing and expanding its presence , with the aim to provide better transport for more communities across the UK . “ We are exclusively a longdistance intercity operator , utilizing a fleet of intercity trains that includes our iconic Pendolino fleet of 56 electric trains . After a £ 117 million investment , we recently completed a refurbishment of these trains , the largest overhaul program ever done on trains in the UK . It was a collaborative effort between us , Angel Trains ( who own the fleet ) and rail manufacturer Alstom – who undertook the project at their facility in Widnes . The renovated Pendolino fleet runs alongside our brand new Evero fleet , which was built by Hitachi . I believe this fleet is symbolic in two ways . Firstly , we operate on some routes that are not electrified , such as the one from Crewe
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