With a workforce of 2,000 employees, Colas Rail France carries out more than 450 projects each year thanks to our organisation into three business lines, regional and national. The revenue generated in 2021 represents 30.5% of the Group’s revenue.
Our aim is to be as close as possible to local authorities, territories and our customers and thus to offer them sustainable and responsible mobility solutions for today and tomorrow.
Colas Rail France, a diversified structure
Local entities Our French entities have a structure adapted to the needs of their customers. High-performance in-house design offices enable them to handle the various phases of projects efficiently and with quality.
Specialised subsidiaries and brands Colas Rail France relies on entities specialised in various fields of activity, especially railway safety, maintenance and training, which enable it to offer dedicated products and services.
Colas Rail France, an entity that listens to its customers Colas Rail France’s teams are attentive to the needs of all its stakeholders, whether they are involved in complex or large-scale projects. They have a unique know-how at their disposal for our customers.
Our areas of expertise
Our teams in France are specialised in all 12 of our areas of expertise and work on many types of transport such as metro, tramway, high-speed line, conventional line or ITE (port) or special track within complex industrial environments.
We have expertise in: Design – Construction – Maintenance
The complementary nature of our 12 areas of expertise makes us both a rail specialist and a multi-skilled integrator capable of delivering turnkey projects covering the entire life cycle of infrastructure.
Colas Rail France is the result of many influences: firstly, COLAS, with its wealth of local knowledge, the attention it pays to its customers’ projects, and its long-term commitment to building trust and performance. Secondly, SECORAIL, which has provided railway expertise for both large-scale mechanised projects and small-scale regular maintenance operations. And finally, SPIE RAIL, with its extensive expertise in systems offerings and large, integrated and complex projects. Today, Colas Rail France is above all a group of men and women of different origins, experience and culture who share with all COLAS RAIL employees throughout the world this great passion for connecting people, whether on a local, national or international scale, this terrific passion for meeting the challenges of sustainable mobility as partners of our customers, of us all. Jean-François Milleron, France & Europe Deputy Managing Director