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The French Pavilion will showcase eight innovative French companies from across the rail sector.
The French Pavilion will offer a unique environment in which rail-industry contractors, distributors, operators, stakeholders and constructors can discover original products and find new business partners. The exhibiting companies will showcase a range of cutting-edge products across the entire rail sector. These companies are aiming to reinforce their professional contacts and explore new business opportunities between France and the UK.
Companies on the collective stand are listed below; a catalogue with more details on each of the exhibitors is available upon request.
FLB: FLB is a leading producer of steel bars for concrete railway sleepers and pylons. The company has a 50% share of the French market for twin-block reinforced concrete sleepers. FLB also supplies other European markets as well as North African countries.
Fortal: Fortal is a leading designer of products for use in access and personal safety for the rail industry, including aluminium, fixed and rolling solutions for working at height. The company, which specialises in tailor-made construction, offers a comprehensive service, managing each stage of a project from surveys to design and installation. All quotations include a 3D drawing of the design. Fortal, which has high-standard facilities and high-performance machines, supplies companies including Alstom, Bombardier, Siemens and SNCF.
Fournier Daforib: Fournier Daforib, which was founded in 1945, specialises in equipment for access at height, including wooden, aluminium and fibreglass ladders, extendable ladders for OCS maintenance and installation, scaffolding and, finally, safety systems for collective and individual protection against fall risks.
IBRE: IBRE, which was established in 2005, manufactures products using technology originally developed by Pont-A-Mousson, RENK and SEE. IBRE uses this technology, which is based on cast-iron friction rings moulded on elastic steel inserts, to design and manufacture disk brakes and callipering systems in cast iron or steel. Its products are used by major European railway operators, private networks and OEMs.
At Railtex, IBRE will be demonstrating its new segmented wheel disk brakes, which constitute a real breakthrough in bogie brake technology. These brakes have a much stronger fixation than existing solutions, while retaining the ability to absorb thermal expansion, as well as offering easy maintenance and assembly.
MIRE SAS: MIRE SAS specialises in topography. Its services include design and measurement; software development, such as its Armatis package for use in the rail industry; and topography-oriented training. The company has recently completed a range of projects in relation to the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (surveying and design work) and the Algiers tramway (Algeria), as well as other tram systems in Nantes and Montpellier (France).
Oktal: Oktal is a leading manufacturer of simulators in Europe. The company has been supplying, installing and commissioning simulators for use in the railway industry, as well as in the aerospace, automotive and defence sectors, since 1989. It currently has more than 80 railway simulators in use worldwide for research and training applications (based on the company’s OKSimRail™ technology).
Procaly: Procaly, which has over 70 staff, specialises in wiring, cabling and integration for the rail, defence and aerospace sectors. The company, which has offices in France and Tunisia, offers its customers established expertise in harnesses, looms, cabled racks and shelters, including final test procedures (Hi-pot, continuity, functional and burn-in).
Spencer Moulton: Spencer Moulton was originally founded in Great Britain in 1848 and is now located 80km south of Paris. The company develops and manufactures rubber-to-metal bonded products by compression moulding, mainly for use with suspension systems, drawgears and buffers.
At Railtex, Spencer Moulton will be showcasing a new range of 10-20KJ drawgear springs, which offer reliability, low costs and easy maintenance, as well as 30-50KJ buffer cartridges for freight wagons.
About the Trade Commission of the French Embassy in the UK
The Trade Commission of the French Embassy in London promotes trade development between France and the UK by offering a range of services to French companies. The Industrial Goods Department organises B2B events in the form of conferences and networking opportunities, mainly in London.
Railtex will take place at Earl’s Court 2 in London (UK) from 10 to 12 March 2009 between 10.00am and 5.00pm (on the last day, the trade show closes at 4.00pm). The French Pavilion can be found at Stand 516.
For further information, you can contact the Trade Commission in London directly (see below).
Ms Marie Le Mauff
Industrial Goods Department, French Trade Commission in the United Kingdom
T: (+44) [0] 207 316 4137
E: marie.lemauff[.]ubifrance.fr
Mr Benjamin Chatelard
Industrial Goods Department, French Trade Commission in the United Kingdom
E: benjamin.chatelard[.]ubifrance.fr
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