RCS - Petards Group PLC - Petards Rail wins Alstom CSR Award

PetardsAnnouncement

28/05/2025 09:30

For best results when printing this announcement, please click on link below:
https://newsfile.refinitiv.com/getnewsfile/v1/story?guid=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20250528:nRSb4083Ka&default-theme=true

RNS Number : 4083K  Petards Group PLC  28 May 2025

This is a Reach (i.e. non-regulatory) announcement and the information
contained is not considered to be material or to have a significant impact on
management's expectations of the Company's performance

 

28 May 2025
 
PETARDS GROUP PLC

 

 ("Petards")

 

Petards Rail wins Alstom Corporate Social Responsibility Award

 

Petards, the AIM quoted developer of advanced security, communication and
surveillance systems, is pleased to announce that Petards Rail recently
received an award at the Alstom UK & Ireland Corporate Social
Responsibility Awards.

 

Petards Rail was announced as the winner of Alstom's Fighting Climate Change
SME Award, one of the nine awards made to companies who are delivering
products and services to Alstom while also improving health and wellbeing,
tackling social inequality, helping fight climate change and driving equal
opportunity, in alignment with the UK Government's Social Value Model.

 

This follows an engagement exercise run by Alstom, in partnership with the
Supply Chain Sustainability School, accessible to all Alstom UK and Ireland's
suppliers, 125 of which took part.

 

In making the award to Petards, the jury noted that "Petards Rail Technology'
has a strong policy and CSR commitment. Their KPIs were well reported and
validated externally through EcoVadis, a globally recognised assessment
platform that rates businesses' sustainability."

 

Amongst the other award winners were Telent, OCS, Rullion and Huber+Suhner and
the full text of Alstom's announcement can be found at the link below:

 

https://www.alstom.com/press-releases-news/2025/5/social-and-environmental-impact-rail-supply-chain-recognised-alstoms-supplier-csr-awards-uk-and-ireland
(https://www.alstom.com/press-releases-news/2025/5/social-and-environmental-impact-rail-supply-chain-recognised-alstoms-supplier-csr-awards-uk-and-ireland)

 

Raschid Abdullah, Chairman of Petards Group plc said:

 

"We are proud and delighted that Petards Rail has been recognised in this way
by Alstom, one its key customers and one the world's largest rail
manufacturers.  It demonstrates Petards Rail is considered a leading supplier
to the UK rail market operating to the high standards demanded by global
OEMs."

 

 

Contacts:

 

 

 Petards Group plc                              www.petards.com (http://www.petards.com)
 Raschid Abdullah, Chairman                     Mb:  07768 905 004

 Zeus Capital Limited, Joint Broker
 Mike Coe / Darshan Patel (Investment Banking)  Tel:  020 3829 5000

 Hybridan LLP, Joint Broker                     www.hybridan.com (http://www.hybridan.com)
 Claire Louise Noyce                            Tel:  020 3764 2341

                                                claire.noyce@hybridan.com

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to editors:

 

Petards Rail supports its customers in maximising passenger safety and
optimising train and rail service performance levels through its in-house
designed technology that includes Automatic Selective Door Operation, Driver
Controlled Operation systems, on-train passenger camera monitoring systems,
forward and rear facing cameras, track debris cameras, and pantograph
surveillance systems.

 

eyeTrain Connect, Petards back-office software system, provides real-time,
accurate analysis rail vehicles and on-board equipment, including status,
usage and condition data on a train-by-train level. It allows train operators
to monitor and analyse train status, condition, and positional data in
real-time to reduce service delays and the risk and impact of incidents. It
enables interrogation of historical data to identify trends, analyse incidents
and make informed decisions regarding rail fleet performance.

 

Petards have developed its PTeye solution incorporating the latest in AI-ready
technology, to prevent passenger "trap and drag" incidents before train
dispatch.

 

 

https://petardsrailsolutions.com/ (https://petardsrailsolutions.com/)

19.25

This information is provided by Reach, the non-regulatory press release distribution service of RNS, part of the London Stock Exchange. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact
rns@lseg.com (mailto:rns@lseg.com)
 or visit
www.rns.com (http://www.rns.com/)
.

RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our
Privacy Policy (https://www.lseg.com/privacy-and-cookie-policy)
.   END  NRAPKFBBFBKKQPB