Vossloh Services France and Portuguese company Futrifer Indústrias Ferroviárias have launched a joint venture “Vossloh Futrifer Services Maroc” to provide maintenance services to the rapidly developing rail transport market in the Kingdom. The new subsidiary offers its know-how in mobile rail welding work (manual and robot-assisted), rail grinding, rail milling and track maintenance activities in general. Operations will commence initially using experienced teams from Vossloh Services France and Futrifer, who have been collaborating successfully in France since 2024. “With the Vossloh Futrifer Services Maroc joint venture, we are enhancing our position in North Africa and promoting sustainable mobility in one of the continent’s most dynamic markets”, says Marcel Taubert, Managing Director of Vossloh Rail Services. For his part, Joaquim Dias Amaro, Futrifer’s Vice-President, says this new company promotes the development of new experiences in the Kingdom, expanding Futrifer international footprint in rail services.