ASSOCIATION OF RAILWAY INDUSTRIES NORD – PAS DE CALAIS- PICARDIE

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114 members

A I F - h i s t o r y

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1990s

• Depressed economic climate in the region

• Urgent need to have a more competitive regional industry

In 1995

• Establishment of the AIF

• Objective : develop the railway industry in the region

2000s

• Settlement within the territory

• Boom in the activity

ASSOCIATION OF RAILWAY INDUSTRIES NORD – PAS DE CALAIS- PICARDIE

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R E G I O N N O R D - PA S D E C A L A I S

A railway test ring

Since April 2000

600 public and private

researchers and more than 2 000

students involved

Two consolidating

projects RAILENIUM and

TECHNOPOLE

A competitiveness clusterI-trans

The European Railway Agency

set up in Valenciennes and

Lille

10 000 employees (60 % in SMEs)

2 main rolling stock operators

(Alstom and Bombardier)

The Railway Certification

Agency Certifer

More than 100 subcontractors

A turnover of 1 billion Euros

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R E G I O N N O R D - PA S D E C A L A I S

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- Competitiveness cluster built to answer to international stakes in the industry of transport - Specialised in the fiels of sustainable transport and logistics

- Exceptional means of tests for the infrastructure - Public and private researchers- Key actor for the sector competitivity

- Consolidating project at an international level - Scientific and technological activity on 34 hectares- Centre of attraction in order to develop 2 sectors : the railway industry and the automotive industry

- Association of railway industries - Objective to connect industrial forces in order to develop the railway industry in the regions of Nord – Pas de Calais and Picardie

A I F – o u r v a l u e s

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Settlement on a territory

Excellent industry and Competitiveness

Partnerships and Cooperation

Commitment and Contribution

A I F – s t r a t e g y : m a i n l i n e s

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Members partners

Alliances & consolidating projects

Long-term finances

Strategy of territory / Partnerships

Contribution France

Contribution Europe

Efficient communication

A I F - t o d a y

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In a global railway market, which knows a regular global growth, the AIF members are in front of a double stake :

- Keeping their local position

- Exporting their know-how and even accompanying the operators abroad

Taking into account the challenge of sustainable development

The AIF helps its members in this way and makes easier the relation between them :

- Sharing of experience - Best practices - Industrial excellence

A I F – o u r v i s i o n f o r 2015

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To be the first structured and competitive cluster at a European level

To be recognized as the main railway actor in Nord-Pas de Calais and Picardie

To build a system of first row suppliers in Europe in order to offer overall solutions

To accompany partnerships on the territory for long-term employment

To promote the railway sector

To create a European railway « Silicon Valley »

A I F - t e a m

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General ManagerHéric Manusset

International, events, prospectsAmélie Espérou

Industrial projectsJawad Ennour

Communication Aline Lesueur

CommunicationAgnieszka Kubiak

Executive OfficerLaurie Verdavaine

PresidentDaniel Cappelle

Fo r f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n

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http://www.aifonline.eu/

Contact :

Mr Héric MANUSSETGeneral Manager+33 327 095 612

h.manusset@aifonline.eu

Head office of the Association :

Campus TechnopoleMont Houy

RD 95859300 Famars