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We are delighted to have been shortlisted for Insider’s Made in the North East Awards 2024. Now in their 12th year, the awards celebrate and reward the high-quality manufacturing businesses based in the North East and their skilled workforces. They also aim to showcase companies which have excelled in innovation, product development and growth in […]

In the first of two guest writer features with Rail Business Daily, David Muse our Chief Technical Architect, talks innovation – from its impact on the rail industry, to the ground-breaking Automatic Selective Door Operation (ASDO) system he helped to develop. Innovation has always been critically important in the rail industry. And now more than

In the second of two guest writer features with Rail Business Daily on innovation, David Muse, Chief Technical Architect, discusses the barriers – and explains how rail organisations can overcome them, all while learning from other sectors. At Petards Rail, our focus is delivering cutting-edge projects within the rail industry, an environment that demands precision

Our Automatic Selective Door Operation (ASDO) solution has been designed and developed harnessing decades of industry expertise to maximise fleet availability, minimise dwell time, and increase rail safety. What is the Petards Rail ASDO? The Petards Rail ASDO is not just a door system; it’s a smart solution that anticipates and adapts to the unique

We are delighted to have further strengthened our team with the appointment of Jack Teichman to the role of Rail Engineer. An experienced Mechanical Design Engineer, Jack joins Petards Rail having held a breadth of engineering roles such as Product Engineer, Configuration Engineer and Outfit Engineer, across a variety of industries including defence and electricals.

From Product Engineers and Procurement Managers to Software Engineers and Systems Architects, there is a range of roles and expertise that help us deliver our intelligent train technology and high calibre customer service. To introduce you to the team behind the technology, we have created A Day in the Life Of article to share with

As part of our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee, we invited the Petards team to vote for our nominated charity for 2024. The voting is now complete and Petards’ chosen charity of support for 2024 will be Macmillan Cancer Support. We kicked off our fundraising activities with a Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday 29th September.

We are delighted to launch our PTeye solution, an innovative technology designed to support in the prevention of PTI incidents. The PTeye system which incorporates the latest in AI-ready technology has been developed to prevent trap and drag incidents before train dispatch and, as a secondary safety measure, to detect drag. According to the Rail

Petards Joyce Loebl has achieved ISO 45001: 2018 certification for Occupational Health and Safety. We are proud to announce that Petards Joyce Loebl (PJL) has successfully achieved ISO 45001: 2018 certification for our Occupational Health and Safety Management system. ISO 45001:2018 is an internationally recognised standard that sets the benchmark for effective health and safety

In line with our commitment to invest in the next generation of engineering talent, we are delighted to announce that we have welcomed four new apprentices to the Petards team. The new starters – Logan Cook, Kellen Reah, Jack McGee and Adam Edwards – join our team as Electronic Engineering Apprentices. The apprentices will be