The firm announced the rebrand from Eurotunnel to Getlink on 20 November, saying it “marks the group’s passage into an exciting new era for mobility infrastructures.”

The change prompted speculation in the media that the firm wishes to align itself with a more anglosaxon name in light of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union.

Getlink, which employs 3,300 staff and carries over 20 million passengers between France and the UK each year, manages Eurotunnel (Le Shuttle and Le Shuttle Freight), Europort, ElecLink, an electrical interconnector, and Ciffco, a private European railway training centre.

“With revenues of over one billion euros, an operating margin of 50% and predictable cash flows up to 2086, Getlink has demonstrated the effectiveness and resilience of its economic model. It is on this same basis that we will continue to generate growth by offering our customers high value adding solutions, as exampled by ElecLink”, Getlink CEO Jacques Gounon said in a press statement.