SNCF launches new subsidiary for maintenance is a NEW
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The French state railway SNCF announced at InnoTrans the international launch of its subsidiary, founded in late 2009 Masteris SNCF. With Masteris wants the SNCF, the structures and the existing pool know-how in engineering, maintenance and repair, but also design, approval and life cycle from design to dismantling and scrapping a contact, but at the same time flat and efficient structures, a small company to implement and enable individual approaches to the customer. In this way, feels prepared to SNCF for the upcoming opening of the market and sees it as an opportunity for further development. Alone in the goods sector, it expects to triple revenues by 2026, but also in passenger ridership, there is increasing and new cross-border deals.
Masteris has 39 stations, of which 11 also allow the heavy repair. 23,500 people are all potential tasks. Good contacts with the rail vehicle manufacturers, in particular Alstom and Bombardier. In addition, a close cooperation between operations and maintenance are guaranteed. Masteris is prepared for the car of a customer from the design professional to the end of life and to care in theater. For four subject areas of expertise available. Area 1 includes the ongoing maintenance of all vehicles in region 2 the revision and modernization of vehicles is summarized, section 3 provides solutions to optimize spare parts of vehicles and components in area 4 of the entire life cycle of the vehicles will be prosecuted.
Besides the locations in France Masteris is already in the Benelux countries, Italy and Germany (sites in Dresden and Dortmund) represented. Further expansion to Eastern Europe and the UK is planned by the participation in tenders and further cooperation. Orders are accepted worldwide. With the first contracts that were completed in 2010, while sales of Masteris is already at 10 million €. The ambitious goal of Masteris President Alain Bullot is to triple sales by 2012.
Current contracts completed Masteris been successful. Error could not afford, according to Masteris Bullot also because high penalties are agreed. Masteris in Germany is facing the same challenges as any other vehicle maintenance and operators, as the Federal Railway Authority has very high security requirements, which are partly beyond the EU requirements.