anonyme traded as euronext ley industry railway industry supplier founded 1919 1919 founder louis faiveley headquarters gennevilliers france 1 area served worldwide key people st phane rambaud measson chairman and ceo revenue 900.52 million 2011 2 note 1 operating income 93.27 million 2011 2 note 2 profit 51.17 million 2011 2 note 3 total assets 1.47 billion 2011 2 note 4 total equity 505.1 million 2011 2 note 5 website faiveleytransport.com faiveley transport french pronunciation f v l t sp formerly faiveley is an international manufacturer and supplier of equipment for the railway industry founded in 1919 . 1 3 it introduced the single arm pantograph in 1955 . 4 5 the company has subsidiaries in more than 24 countries . 1 3 contents 1 history 1.1 first years 1.2 internationalisation 1.3 diversification 2 current activities 3 ownership 4 see also 5 references 5.1 footnotes 5.2 citations history edit first years edit in 1919 louis faiveley founded in saint ouen france the tablissments louis faiveley 5 a small assembly shop centered on electromechanical parts . it soon grew and became one of the french railway system s leading suppliers . it introduced in 1923 its first pantograph . in 1930 it also ventured in the manufacture of door systems for trains . by the 30s it was already one of france s leading companies in all its fields of activity . in 1935 the company became a societ anonyme although the shares majority stayed in hands of the faiveley family . 4 after the second world war the company quickly recovered . in 1946 it introduced electric heating systems . in 1955 it helped set a new high speed train record as a faiveley equipped train exceeded 331 kilometres per hour . that year faiveley also introduced the first single arm pantograph . this innovation helped the company to ensure its position as world leader in railway pantograph systems . 4 5 internationalisation edit in 1961 the company created a research and development division with the aim of adapting electronic applications to the railroad industry included automatic door systems . it also begun to equipe the new rubber wheeled paris metro cars . in 1965 the company started to produce automatic doors for buildings creating in 1968 a subsidiary specifically for this area faiveley automatismes . 4 the company continued its expansion . in 1966 it opened a subsidiary in spain . in 1976 one in brazil equipfer . in 1979 was created the italian branch . attempts to enter into the american and canadian markets however were not as successful . only in the late 90s it could settle in those countries . 4 5 france remained as faiveley s core market . during the 70s the company introduced new corail coaches for the sncf and provided equipment for a new generation of subway trains the mf77 . in 1972 faiveley presented its first very high speed pantograph . soon after it introduced its first electric automated road system . 4 in 1984 faiveley purchased saint gobain subsidiary air industrie s transport division giving it operations in passenger train air conditioning systems . that year it acquired from the matra s subsidiary interlec its tachometry activities . together with the company s other transportation related activities these subsidiary operations were gathered into a newly created subsidiary faiveley transport . 4 the company was one of the suppliers of the new sncf s tgv trains . in 1990 its pantographs were key to achieve a new 513.3 kilometres per hour record by tgv atlantique . 4 in 1991 the company moved its headquarters to saint pierre des corps . 4 5 diversification edit faiveley supplied the pantographs of the 1981 1990 and 2007 tgv s record trains . with competition becoming more intense in its field of activity faiveley decided it was time to expand their operations . in 1992 the company acquired plastics product maker grand perret . in 1993 faiveley moved to concentrate its activities around its historic core of railroad and transportation equipment and its brand new plastics division selling its faiveley automatismes subsidiary . it also made an aggressive move to increase its business in the japanese market one of the most important at the time forming a joint venture with nabco called nabco faiveley ltd which became one of leading providers of japan s railroad . later faiveley partnered also with mitsui . 6 that year faivaley created a british subsidiary to take a part of the business in the recently privatised rail system . in 1994 faiveley was listed on the paris bourse . in 1995 it acquired vpi verch re plastiques industriels a thermo injected plastic company . the following year faiveley added the operations of rh ne moulage and sepal ltd two companies also centered in plastics . by the end of the decade that material had risen to nearly 20 percent of faiveley s total sales . in 1995 . faiveley purchased the german railroad air conditioning company hagenuk fahrzeugklima from its parent company siemens . the purchase was a key step into the german market as well as the asian through is chinese subsidiary shanghai hagenuk refrigerating machine but also brought losses to the company during the following years . this led to a reorganisation that included staff reductions in germany and france and changes in the board of directors . 4 in december 2002 faiveley purchased a 75 percent stake in the czech pantograph and electro mechanical equipment supplier lekov . 7 in 2004 it acquired the train brakes manufacturer sab wabco and the air conditioning manufacturer neu syst mes . in early 2007 it purchased the electronic systems and rolling stock manufacturer espas group . 5 faiveley cx pantographs were fitted in the v150 tgv s record breaking attempt of 2007 which set a new world railway speed record of 574.8 kilometres per hour . 8 in april 2008 the company acquired from carbone lorraine its sintered brake material manufacturing and design department . 9 in july of that year it purchased the american freight wagon components manufacturer ellcon national . 10 in september 2009 faiveley sa and its subsidiary faiveley transport merged into a sole company called faiveley transport sa . 1 11 in march 2011 the company purchased an 80 percent stake in the rolling stock heating ventilation and air conditioning equipment manufacturer urs dolder ag and the remaining stake of lekov . 7 12 on 3 february 2012 faiveley transport completed the purchase of graham white an american designer and manufacturer of compressed air drying and brake systems for rail transport . 13 in february 2013 the company won a trial against wabtec for the acts of unfair competition and secrets violation . 14 current activities edit the pantographs of the sncb class 13 were manufactured by faiveley . faiveley transport offers a wide range of products related to the train equipment such as cabin heating ventilation and air conditioning hvac ; hvac system room air distribution ducts exhaust urs dolder heaters ; pantographs and high voltage switches energy meters auxiliary power converters master controllers and driver awareness system . the company also provides access and information systems such as platform screen doors and automatic platform gates portal platform door systems passenger information systems and cctv vigilance . in addition it provides checks and security products including couplers odometry tachometry systems and event recorders brake control units oil free air generator buran nowe sanding axle mounted disc magnetictrack brake disc brakes controllers air generation and air treatment and pantograph compressor . the company provides renovation maintenance installation and consultancy services including torque and engineering maintenance and spare parts and logistics . it serves tram metro high speed locomotives and regional market segments trains . 1 3 ownership edit as of 31 december 2010 the company reported the following shareholding structure faiveley family 53.4 percent . free float 41.3 percent . management 2.1 percent . treasury shares 3.2 percent . 15 see also edit stone faiveley ambr pantograph references edit footnotes edit between 31 march 2011 and 31 march 2012 . between 31 march 2011 and 31 march 2012 . between 31 march 2011 and 31 march 2012 . as of 31 march 2012 . as of 31 march 2012 . citations edit a b c d e company description faiveley transport sa . businessweek.com . businessweek . retrieved 16 august 2012 . a b c d e annual report financial 2011 2012 pdf . faiveley transport . retrieved 16 august 2012 . a b c company profile faiveley transport sa . reuters.com . reuters . retrieved 16 august 2012 . a b c d e f g h i j international directory of company histories . 31 . st. james press . june 2001 . isbn 1558624449 . a b c d e f faiveley is on the right track . manufacturingtoday europe.com . may june 2007 . retrieved 16 august 2012 . faiveley s ouvre les portes du japon faiveley opens the doors of japan . l usine nouvelle n 2448 in french . usinenouvelle.com . 17 march 1994 . retrieved 16 august 2012 . a b faiveley transport sa becomes 100 % owner of lekov its czech subsidiary by acquiring the remaining 25 % capital . reuters.com . reuters . 11 march 2011 . retrieved 16 august 2012 . pantographs participate in the tgv speed record pdf industrial engineering news europe 33 8 15 2007 faiveley transport reinforces its position in high energy braking by completing acquisition of carbone lorraine s sintered brake material sector . railway technology.com . 1 april 2008 . retrieved 17 august 2012 . faiveley transport successfully completes the acquisition of ellcon national . railway technology.com . 31 july 2008 . retrieved 17 august 2012 . profile faiveley transport sa . biz.yahoo.com . yahoo business . retrieved 16 august 2012 . faiveley transport sa to acquire 80 % interest of dolder ag . reuters.com . reuters . 25 february 2011 . retrieved 16 august 2012 . faiveley transport sa finalizes its acquisition of 100 % of graham white . reuters.com . reuters . 6 february 2012 . retrieved 11 march 2013 . faiveley transport sa wins trial against wabtec before the court of appeal of new york . reuters.com . reuters . 7 february 2013 . retrieved 11 march 2013 . 2010 annual report pdf . faiveley transport . retrieved 16 august 2012 . v t e cac mid 60 companies of france june 2012 a roports de paris air france klm alten altran technologies aperam areva atos bic biom rieux bollor bourbon bull cfao ciments fran ais club m diterran e cnp assurances derichebourg dexia eiffage eramet euler hermes eurazeo eurofins scientific faiveley transport faurecia fonciere des regions gecina groupe steria havas icade iliad imerys ingenico ipsen ipsos jcdecaux kl pierre maurel et prom mercialys m tropole tv neopost nexans nexity orpea pagesjaunes plastic omnium r my cointreau rexel rubis seb saft silic soitec technicolor teleperformance tf1 group ubisoft vicat virbac zodiac retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title 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