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Vossloh is a listed, globally leading technology company specializing in rail infrastructure. With over 140 years of experience, we offer a comprehensive portfolio transforming the railway industry that integrates innovative products and pioneering technologies — all from a single source. Our solutions, including rail fastening systems, concrete sleepers and switch systems, as well as digitally empowered, tailored services for every stage of the rail track lifecycle, are designed to maximize track availability and advance sustainable mobility.

Vossloh understands the rail track as a system like no other. Our experience makes us the trusted partner for building and maintaining rail infrastructure. When it comes to preventive rail maintenance, Vossloh has a High Speed Grinding technology that is unique to the world.

Vossloh at a glance, 7 divisions are listed

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Who we are and how we care for our customers and partners

For over 140 years, Vossloh has been synonymous with innovation, quality, and reliability in rail infrastructure. As a global leader in the railway industry, we understand the rail track as a system and offer a uniquely comprehensive portfolio. Our solutions empower customers to achieve maximum track availability while always staying future-ready.

What sets Vossloh apart is our unwavering commitment to partnership. We foster long-term relationships built on trust, understanding, and mutual respect. By truly listening to our customers, we ensure tailored solutions that drive their success and push their goals for sustainable development forward.

Our journey began in 1883 in Werdohl, Germany, and our dedication to rail has only deepened since then. Guided by our mission of enabling green mobility, we inspire progress towards sustainable mobility. By pushing the limits of possibility, we lead change rather than reacting to it, all to shape a greener and more seamless transportation future.

Innovation fuels us, trust connects us, and together with our customers and partners, we pave the way to world-class rail infrastructure — transforming mobility for today and the generations to come.

Our Divisions

Vossloh’s core business comprises products and services for rail infrastructure. The core business activities are organized in three divisions: Core Components, Customized Modules and Lifecycle Solutions.

Core Components

The Core Components division manufactures standardized products on an industrial scale, which are required in large quantities for rail infrastructure.

Vossloh’s Fastening Systems business unit is a worldwide leading provider of rail fastening systems, which are used in more than 85 countries. The screw-fastened and maintenance-free elastic systems are suitable for all applications: ballasted and slab tracks, mainline and conventional lines, high-speed lines, heavy haul and local transport. Approx 50 million tension clamps leave Vossloh’s production sites in Europe, Asia and North America every year.

Furthermore, Vossloh’s Tie Technologies business unit is the leading manufacturer of concrete railway ties in North America, Europe and Australia. In addition, switch ties and crossing panels are manufactured at several production sites in the US, Australia, Mexico, and Canada. Vossloh Tie Technologies stands for decades of experience in the Australian and North American market and maintains excellent customer relationships with major Class-1-rail operators as well as passenger transportation companies in North America. With the recent addition of Sateba, Vossloh expanded its experience and offerings of concrete sleepers on the European market.

Customized Modules

The Customized Modules division develops and manufactures switch systems for rail infrastructure, which must be individually adapted to the customer and the project. Installation and maintenance are related to Vossloh services.

Vossloh is a worldwide leading manufacturer of switch systems and crossings. At 24 production sites in 18 countries, Vossloh manufactures, amongst other things, turnouts and crossings, manganese frogs, switch blades, switch actuators and locking devices, signaling products and rail monitoring systems. The Vossloh offer covers all fields of application: standard, high-speed, special and heavy haul switches in accordance with all international standards, as well as solutions for urban networks.

Lifecycle Solutions

The Lifecycle Solutions division of Vossloh provides track-related services. This includes, amongst others, welding and transportation of long rails, the corrective milling and the preventive care of tracks and switches as well as reconditioning and recycling of old rails. These services also cover the lifecycle management of entire track sections.

In Germany, Vossloh is already a leading provider of rail services. With High Speed Grinding, a preventive track grinding process including on-board sensors to measure the condition of the rails and track, Vossloh has technology with a unique selling proposition worldwide. This makes Vossloh the first private company to supply maintenance services on high-speed lines in China.

Integrated management systems and sustainability

Vossloh attaches great importance to workplace safety and protecting its employees’ health. The introduction of a corresponding management system and certification integrates current requirements into the ongoing processes of a company. The mandatory audits by independent external auditors ensure that legal obligations and requirements are met. Internationally recognized in this field is the ISO 45001 standard; it has replaced the formerly more common OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series) standard. At Vossloh, almost all major production locations worldwide are certified to the ISO 45001 standard or to a lesser extent the OHSAS 18001 standard. You can find an overview of all our certificates here.

Compliance

As a global player with a tradition of 140 years in business, Vossloh bears a responsibility towards its customers, partners, employees, investors and the public. It is part of this social responsibility that Vossloh and all its employees comply, always and anywhere, with applicable law, respect ethical principles, and act as a role model when we act on behalf of the company.

With nearly 4,200 colleagues and over 40 production locations, Vossloh is active locally worldwide. We are committed to sustainable corporate governance and climate protection and make an important contribution to the sustainable mobility of people and goods. You can find more information here.

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