Plasser & Theurer
| Private | |
| Industry | Railway |
| Founded | (1953)[1] |
| Headquarters | Linz, Austria |
Key people | Elisabeth Max-Theurer |
| Products | Rail tracks maintenance machines |
| Revenue | €217.5 million[2] |
Number of employees | 3000 |
| Subsidiaries |
Deutsche Plasser Bahnbaumaschinen GmbH Plasser American |
| Website |
www |
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]
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.
Products
Plasser & Theurer manufactures railway maintenance machines for all purposes including adjusting and tamping tracks, the installation and maintenance of overhead wires and the associated equipment.[4] Other products include railway bridge inspection and repair vehicles[5] and flash-butt welding machines.[6]
Clients
- Toronto Transit Commission
- RT7 Diesel locomotive by Plasser American
- RT8 train of 13 rail delivery articulated bogies by Plasser American
- RT41 Tie tamper car by Plasser American
Divisions
- Deutsche Plasser - Founded in 1960 and based in Munich with facilities in Germany, Poland and Norway
- Plasser UK Limited - Based in London with sales, service and repair facilities
- Plasser Italiana S.R.L. - Founded 1963 and based in Velletri; designs and manufactures equipment
- Plasser Española, S.A. - Founded 1974 and based in Toledo with regional office and production facility
- Nippon Plasser Kabushiki Kaisha - Founded 1971 with offices in Tokyo and Nagoya, training centre in Tokyo; provides sales and support in the Far East
- Plasser Australia - Founded 1970 and based in St. Marys, New South Wales; regional office and track maintenance and construction equipment plant
- Plasser India Pvt. Limited - Founded in mid 1960s and based in Faridabad since 1965
- Plasser South Africa Pty. Limited - Based in Roodepoort
- Plasser American - based in Chesapeake, Virginia serving clients in the United States and Canada. Founded as Plasser Railway Maintenance Corporation in 1961 and took on the current name in mid 1960s.[7]
See also
- Maintenance of way
References
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- ↑ "Company Profile". Retrieved 2009-04-21.
- ↑ "Keine Bahnstrecke ohne Plasser & Theurer" (in German). WirtschaftsBlatt. 2008-05-04.
- ↑ "Plasser & Theurer". Retrieved 2009-04-21.
- ↑ "Plasser & Theurer". Retrieved 2009-04-21.
- ↑ "Bridge inspection/repair.(Plasser and Theurer BCR 100)". Retrieved 2009-04-21.
- ↑ http://www.railwaysafrica.com/2007/12/welders-for-gabon/
- ↑ http://www.plasseramerican.com/en/company/history.html