Goldschmidt Group Joining of Rails, Modern Track Construction, Infrastructure Inspection and Maintenance

In the financial year of 2018, Goldschmidt Thermit Group increased its global sales revenue by 17% to reach €185m.

Goldschmidt Thermit Group has expanded its product range in the area of measurement technology for the railway sector, continuing its global growth strategy.

The Goldschmidt Thermit Group based in Leipzig continues to pursue its expansion strategy and has further extended its product range through acquisitions.

The Goldschmidt Thermit Group based in Leipzig, Germany is expanding in Scandinavia. The global leader for continuous joint welding and the maintenance and repair of rail systems has acquired SRS Sjölanders based in Osby, Sweden.

In the morning, representatives of the Goldschmidt Thermit Group and the Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (local transport company) christened a special machine for grinding rails with the name Leipzig.

On 9 December 2015 the new high-speed intercity connection between Erfurt and Leipzig / Halle was inaugurated.

The Goldschmidt Thermit Group based in Leipzig, Germany continues to expand. The leading global company for joint welding and servicing and maintenance of rail systems has now founded a subsidiary in the Polish city of Toruń, north-west of Warsaw. The target is to expand the group's activities in the growing infrastructure market of Eastern Europe.

Goldschmidt Thermit Group held a large inauguration celebration for the Technology Innovation Center (TIC) of the company group in Leipzig. The leading global company for the continuous welding and repair and maintenance of rails will integrate its global R&D activities in the TIC.

The Goldschmidt Thermit Group continues to grow. In the business year for 2014 the joint welding, maintenance and repair of rail systems company increased its turnover by 12% to 127 million euros.

Many inventions can be traced back to the scientific curiosity of Prof. Hans Goldschmidt. His most important invention was patented 120 years ago. The THERMIT® process turned out to be a major advance in the development of rail traffic because the process enabled the continuous welding of rail joints for the first time. Today the Goldschmidt Thermit Group is the global market leader for rail joining and thanks to its continued innovative drive is a recognized and successful global supplier of products and services for rails.

The precise measurement of rails has now become simpler. TheAppGuys has developed an app especially tailored to meet the needs of the Goldschmidt Thermit Group which can be used to control RAILSTRAIGHT precision measuring devices for measuring straightness and corrugations in rails and rail joints on-site via smartphones.

The Marmaray tunnel in Istanbul will be officially opened on 28 October 2013, by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Turkish Prime Minister. This historical tunnel project under the Bosporus will directly connect the railway networks of Asia and Europe for the first time. The infrastructure project consists of the 13.6km tunnel and also the development and modernization of 63km of existing railway lines, three new railway stations underground and the modernization of 37 further railway stations.

Railway Interchange 2013 will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, US, on 29 September through 1 October 2013. The event features combined exhibitions by members of the North American Railway Supply Institute (RSI), the Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association (REMSA), Railway Systems Suppliers, Inc. (RSSI) along with conference programs by AREMA the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association.

The development of the public transport network undoubtedly has a positive effect on the environment and society. In light of this and as part of the European Mobility Week (16-22 September 2013) the Goldschmidt Thermit Group supports the campaign of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) which is designed to strengthen public transport networks worldwide.

The Goldschmidt Thermit Group is continuing its international expansion and is developing its existing presence in the North American market. On 1 August 2013, Goldschmidt Thermit Group, the global leader in Thermit welding and services for the repair and maintenance of rail systems for Transits and Main Lines acquired 100% of the shares of PortaCo, Inc., a producer of hydraulic power units and tools, headquartered in Moorhead, Minnesota.

During the International Exhibition for Track Technology from 28 to 30 May 2013 in Münster, Germany, the Goldschmidt Thermit Group will present its SMARTWELDCONTROL.

The Goldschmidt Thermit Group will present its RAILSHAPEMASTER for the first time at the International Exhibition for Track Technology from 28 to 30 May 2013 in Münster, Germany.

Rail and wheel wear is a cost-intensive problem of all railway operators. With the new TRACKSAFELUBE the Goldschmidt Thermit Group is able to offer a product that reduces the rail and wheel wear up to 80% and noise up to 20db.

Rail grinding is one of our core competences in Europe. Our modern track grinding trains remove corrugations and short waves, re-profile the running surface and running edges and derust rails prior to commencing operation.