Plasser & Theurer

Plasser & Theurer
Type Private
Industry Railway
Founded (1953 (1953))[1]
Headquarters Linz, Austria
Key people Elisabeth Max-Theurer
Products Rail tracks maintenance machines
Revenue €217.5 million[2]
Employees 3000
Subsidiaries Deutsche Plasser Bahnbaumaschinen GmbH
Website www.plassertheurer.com

Plasser & Theurer is an Austrian manufacturer of rail track maintenance and track laying machines. It is the world's largest in its segment, accounting for 6% of Austrian exports of the machinery and iron and steel construction industry.[3]

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History

The company was established in 1953 by a group of nine people. It is a privately owned company with 30% being held by Josef Theurer, 30% by his daughter Elisabeth Max-Theurer, 20% each by Dorothea Theurer and Hans-Jörg Holleis. Currently the company is active in over 100 countries. The rail tracks for the high speed records by the TGV were built by it.

Products

Plasser & Theurer also manufactures machines for the installation and maintenance of overhead wires and the associated equipment.[4] Other products include railway bridge inspection and repair vehicles.[5]

Rivals

Similar products are made by:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Company Profile". http://www.leitbetriebe.at/index.asp?p=metall&m=78405&nam=plassertheurer&lang=engl. Retrieved 2009-04-21. 
  2. ^ "Keine Bahnstrecke ohne Plasser & Theurer" (in German). WirtschaftsBlatt. 2008-05-04. http://www.wirtschaftsblatt.at/home/schwerpunkt/dossiers/europameister/325683/index.do. 
  3. ^ "Plasser & Theurer". http://aeiou.iicm.tugraz.at/aeiou.encyclop.p/p535276.htm;internal&action=_setlanguage.action?LANGUAGE=en. Retrieved 2009-04-21. 
  4. ^ "Plasser & Theurer". http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-World-Railways/Plasser--Theurer-MANUFACTURERS-AND-SERVICES--ELECTRIFICATION-CONTRACTORS-AND-EQUIPMENT-SUPPLIERS-Austria.html. Retrieved 2009-04-21. 
  5. ^ "Bridge inspection/repair.(Plasser and Theurer BCR 100)". http://www.allbusiness.com/trends-events/inspections/7915281-1.html. Retrieved 2009-04-21. 
  6. ^ http://www.railwaysafrica.com/2007/12/welders-for-gabon/
  7. ^ Matisa
  8. ^ Kershaw