Pandrol Rahee Technologies has set up a manufacturing plant in Hyderabad to make rail fastenings.

Pandrol Rahee Technologies is a joint venture between Pandrol, a leader in elastic rail fastenings, aluminothermic welding and other rail infrastructure products, and Rahee Group, a railway infrastructure construction company and manufacturer of railway track products.

The 3,500 sq m facility is expected to produce 4 million clips a year, mainly for the Indian rail market. This includes an automated clip manufacturing line that incorporates an advanced coating technology process.

The plant will produce, amongst other types, advanced Pandrol solutions, systems for high-speed, heavy-haul and long-life durability fastenings. It will also create new employment in the region and support the ‘Make in India’ initiative. Arvind Kumar, Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development, Telangana, inaugurated the facility.

Andrew Fleming, British Deputy High Commissioner, Telangana & Andhra Pradesh, said, “Thrilled to have another British company choosing to put their first Indian footprint in Hyderabad. Metros have created an enormous impact in most of the major cities of India; what better example than the city we are in? High-speed rail will take domestic travel in India to yet another level, boosting prosperity everywhere it goes.”

Pradeep Khaitan, Managing Director, Pandrol Rahee Technology, said, “The factory already has a healthy pipeline of projects in Indian Metro and track rehabilitation in Bangladesh and Ghana where Indian finance is being used. The first railway to be built in Mauritius by L&T will also feature rail clips manufactured at the Hyderabad factory.

Guy Talbourdet, CEO, Delachaux said, “The facility will povide a solid platform for generating sales in the region and follows Pandrol’s strategy of being both global and local, being close to our customers and bringing the best technology available.”

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