Pandrol

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Pandrol Ltd

Type	Private company
Industry	Manufacturing
Headquarters	Colombes, France
Products	Rail fastenings, aluminothermic welding, equipment and electrification
Parent	Delachaux Group
Website	pandrol.com

Pandrol is a global rail technology company, founded in 1953 and operating in over 100 countries worldwide, with over 400 railway systems having adopted its products.

A member of the Delachaux Group, Pandrol is based in Colombes, France and has 1700 employees globally in over 40 locations. In 2020, they achieved a turnover of £60.9M.^[1]

Pandrol primarily manufactures rail fastenings, which are used to fasten rails to railway ties. They are also an industry leader in aluminothermic welding, whereby metals are rapidly heated to repair and connect pieces of rail. Pandrol designs, develops and manufactures a variety of equipment to make constructing and maintaining railways more efficient.^[2]

A Pandrol E clip in use

Statue of a Pandrol PR clip in Calgary

Overview[]

The Pandrol clip was patented in 1957 by a Norwegian railways engineer, Per Pande-Rolfsen. It is now common worldwide. The original clip is now called the PR-clip, which was superseded by a system called E-Clip.

References[]

• US 3004716  Rolfsen, Per Pande Railway rail securing means 1957-07-23

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