Kemp & Lauritzen in Partnership with Invensys Rail
08 Feb 2010
Invensys Rail, one of the world?s leading providers of modern railway control and communication solutions, has entered into a partnership agreement with the Kemp & Lauritzen group. The two companies will bid together on the tender for the DKR 20bn signalling programme for Banedanmark.
Under the agreement, Invensys Rail will take responsibility for the software and control systems for the signalling infrastructure, with Kemp & Lauritzen focussing on layout and installation as well as the subsequent maintenance and service requirements.
Commenting on the partnership, Kemp & Lauritzen?s Managing Director, Knud S. Degenkolw, said: "We are delighted to have entered into a partnership with Invensys Rail to bid for this major signalling programme. The company not only brings a proven set of skills, systems and solutions, but also a wealth of experience and an approach to partnership working which matches our own business model and values".
Pierre Advani, Business Development Director at Invensys Rail, said that the company had undertaken a lengthy and detailed exercise to identify the right partner for the Banedanmark signalling programme: "With Kemp & Lauritzen, we identified a Danish partner with a market-leading reputation and a proven track record of solving complex problems and delivering high quality solutions. We are looking forward to working closely with our colleagues at Kemp & Lauritzen to develop our tender submission."
Kemp & Lauritzen has around 1,500 employees, with a turnover in 2008 of c. DKR 1.6bn. The company was founded in 1882 and works for a number of large Danish public and private entreprises, including Kobenhavns Lufthavn, Sund & Baelt, Forsvaret, Slots- og Ejendomsstyrelsen, Vejdirektoratet, Novo Nordisk, Grundfos, Maersk samt Banedanmark, DSB og DSB S-tog.
For more information, visit www.invensysrail.dk or www.kemp-lauritzen.dk