The leading supplier of on-train monitoring systems has set up a UK base to support its customers
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On Train Monitoring Recorders (OTMRs) are a legal requirement for trains in the UK, recording the movements of trains and who is driving them. They are therefore a critical safety feature, providing valuable insight in the unfortunate event an accident should occur. But they can also provide useful insights into how trains are being driven, with implications in, for example, energy usage.
HaslerRail is the leading UK supplier of OTMR equipment, with around 3,000 units in service in the UK and 50,000 worldwide. ‘The last major order we didn’t get was the Thameslink contract’ reports Michael Healy, HaslerRail’s UK Sales Manager. He explains that in the last five years the company’s business has taken off, and it has changed its approach to accommodate this growth.
HaslerRail, which is headquartered in Bern in Switzerland, didn’t have a UK sales base until 2015 and was represented by an agent. The company decided it wanted its own sales presence to get closer to its customers and to have greater control.
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