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02/12/2024

New vacancy in the Test department

Certifer Belgorail is looking for a stress-resistant Coordinator to reinforce the Testing department.

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19/08/2024

New vacancy for the Safety Assessment department

Certifer Belgorail is looking for an experienced Engineer - Project Manager specialised in Safety Assessments.

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19/10/2021

CERTIFER BELGORAIL moves under the CERTIFER brand name and logo

By bringing together several of its subsidiaries under a common identity, CERTIFER is
strengthening its position and image as an international group.

BELGORAIL’S ACQUISITION OF HHC/DRS

CERTIFER GROUP ENTERS THE SCANDINAVIAN MARKET AND STRENGHTENS ITS POSITION IN
GERMANY AND THE NETHERLANDS WITH BELGORAIL’S ACQUISITION OF HHC/DRS

Happy 2021

17/12/2020

Belgorail Belgium (Certifer Group) has been accredited by BELAC, the Belgian accreditation body, for ISO 9001 certifications

This new accreditation marks a new milestone for the whole Group. With this new accreditation Certifer Group can offer all railway related companies a new package of certification assessments.

A first accreditation is granted for the economic activities covering the

maintenance of rolling stock (EA 29)
the leasing and renting of rolling stock (EA 32)
the engineering, manufacturing and testing of hard- and software including control-command and signalling projects (EA33)

The accreditations for other economic sectors related to the railway activities and the extension to Certifer Belgorail Spain is planned.

Thanks to its railway specialization Certifer Belgorail Brussels can offer quality management system auditors with a high level of knowledge and experience adapted to your needs. This new accreditation enables Certifer Belgorail Brussels to offer from now on combined ECM and ISO 9001 certification.

With the confirmation of this new accreditation, the Certifer Group strengthens again its position as one of the world’s market leaders in railway certification. Excellent news for all Certifer Group’s clients and the entire railway sector.

Certifer Belgorail is accredited by BELAC as an ISO 17021 certification body under reference 335-QMS for ISO 9001 certifications. The latest version of the scope is available on the website of BELAC.

02/11/2020

New job

Certifer Belgorail is looking for:

12/02/2020

Acquisition of AEbt Angewandte Eisenbahnteknik GmbH

CERTIFER Group enters German, Austrian and Swiss market with the acquisition of AEbt
Angewandte Eisenbahnteknik GmbH.

Belgorail has issued a first ISO 9001 certificate.

Certifer Belgorail is proud to announce the delivery of its first ISO 9001 certificate. As railway certification body mainly active in Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Spain, we are willing to propose our ISO 9001 certification services in these countries and in the other region where the Certifer Group is present.

This new certification range is part of our strategy to provide combined audits to the railway industry, including ECM, VPI, ISO 9001 and NOBO certification and avoiding the duplication of similar audits for our clients.

19/12/2019

Happy holidays

The Certifer group wishes you a happy holiday season and wishes you all the best.

May this year bring you joy, serenity and prosperity in your life and in your projects.

16/09/2019

New collaborators have joined us in 2019

We are very happy to announce that some collaborators have recently joined us.

Pablo Urdiales, (Madrid) Engineer, Rolling Stock Assessment & ECM.

Chantal Vancanneyt, Project Manager, System audits, Lead Auditor.

Thomas Jean-Pierre, Engineer, Signalling Assessment.

Laura Arenas, (Madrid) Project Manager, Signalling Assessment.

04/07/2019

New telephone numbers Belgorail Brussels

In the framework of a continuous evolution of the company and in order to fulfil the need of adapting our ICT communication systems, all Certifer Belgorail collaborators in Brussels have a new telephone number as from today. You can find the new numbers on the page About us.

The new general company telephone number is 00 32 2 897 9001.

The former numbers will still remain valid for a while.

21/05/2019

Murcia-Almería high-speed section of the Mediterranean corridor

BELGORAIL SA Branch in Spain have been awarded the EC Interoperability Verification of the Murcia-Almería high-speed section of the Mediterranean corridor.

Within the framework agreement established with ADIF, Certifer Belgorail SA Branch in Spain, in joint venture with ECA BV, has been awarded the EC verification of the interoperability, design and construction of Murcia-Almería high-speed section, part of the Mediterranean corridor.

BELGORAIL will assess the infrastructure, energy and control command and signalling subsystems of the high-speed section.

As part of the Mediterranean Railway Corridor, which is the main east-west axis in the The Trans European Network – Transport south the Alps that will cross six European Union countries (Spain, France, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia and Hungary), the Murcia-Almería high-speed line will also connect Almería with the Madrid-Castilla La Mancha-Comunidad Valenciana-Región de Murcia High-Speed Line.

With an execution period of 48 months, the actions will be performed between Nonduermas and Almería, with an approximate length of 170 km, 11 stations, 6 tunnels and 43 viaducts.

18/03/2019

New collaborators have joined us in 2019

We are very happy to announce that some collaborators have recently joined us.

Mary Ecabeza, Project Assistant.

Aurélie Job, Project Manager, Signalling Assessment.

Alexandre Tonero, Technical Manager, Rolling Stock Assessment.

Esther Serrano, Administrative & Project Assistant.

15/02/2019

The Netherlands - Designated Body (DeBo)

The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management recognised Certifer Belgorail on 16 August 2018.

08/01/2019

New office address in Spain

Certifer Belgorail is occupying new offices in Madrid:
Paseo de la Castellana, 127 - 2°A
28046 Madrid

The responsible for Certifer Belgorail activities in Spain is Miss Marta Carvajal.
You can reach her at the e-mail address marta.carvajal@belgorail.es or on the telephone number + 34 609 16 29 86.

18/12/2018

New collaborators have joined us

We are very happy to announce that some collaborators have recently joined us.

Marnix Kerkhoff, Business Development Manager, has a huge experience in the railway industry and is now in charge of the development of our activities, with a specific focus on The Netherlands.

Maëlys Muepu, has reinforced our Testing department. Having a background in quality management within chemistry and physics, she will contribute to the further growth of our testing activities.

Romain Trevisan, Engineer, and Eduardo Frigolet, Project Manager, have joined our Safety Assessment department. They are both very experienced in signalling systems, ISA and IA assessment. With their support we will be able to deal with the increasing assessment demand.

Finally, Nathalie Christodoulou has joined us in the function of Office Manager and Sales Assistant. She has a lot of experience as management assistant in various industries and she will contribute to our offices in Brussels and Madrid operating smoothly.

Juan José Gallego has joined Certifer Belgorail Spain as Rolling Stock Assessment & ECM Project Manager. He has a huge experience in assessment of rolling stock, as well as in inspection and technical assistance. He has also an important background in ISO 17020, being Accreditation Coordinator for inspection of rolling stock and Independent Safety Assessment.

Some additional new collaborators have already been identified in the fields of signalling system and rolling stock. They will join us in 2019.

12/04/2018

New job

Certifer Belgorail is looking for:

Signalling Project Manager (M/F)

13/02/2018

New job

Certifer Belgorail is looking for:

Business Development Manager (M/F)

24/01/2018

New job

Certifer Belgorail is looking for:

Safety Assessment Engineer – Project Manager (M/F)

23/10/2017

Annual Report 2016

The annual report is now available in 4 languages!

12/10/2017

Annual Report 2016

The Annual Report 2016 has been published in French and Dutch.

The English and Spanish versions will be available soon.

04/08/2017

Certifer Belgorail merges with Certifer

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29/05/2017

New job

Certifer Belgorail is looking for:

SIGNALING ENGINEER (M/F)

19/05/2017

New job

Certifer Belgorail is looking for:

PROJECT LEADER ROLLING STOCK (M/F)

19/01/2017

ERTMS Training Program

Transurb and Certifer Belgorail team up together in Transurb’s ERTMS Training Programme.

New sessions for 2017 are being prepared, considering the positive feedback received after the training programme launched in September 2016.

The collaboration between Transurb and Certifer Belgorail will enhance the training proposal, introducing aspects related to Assessment and Certification, Safety and Interoperability.

New modules will be added to the program for the 2017 sessions.

28/11/2016

Belgorail has moved to a new building - NEW ADDRESS

Sablon Tower, 15th floor
Rue Joseph Stevens 7
B-1000 Brussels

11/11/2016

Belgorail will soon move to a new building - communication

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30/10/2016

Certifer Belgorail will soon move to a new building

We'll move to a new building, from 28/11/2016:

Tour Sablon, 15ème étage
Rue Joseph Stevens 7
B-1000 Bruxelles

Zaveltoren, 15e verdieping
Joseph Stevensstraat 7
B-1000 Brussel

04/10/2016

Change of address in Spain

Our branch in Spain has moved to a new address: now our offices in Madrid are in Paseo de la Castellana 141, Floor 5, 28046-Madrid.

The phone and fax numbers remain the same.

01/08/2016

Annual Report 2015

The annual report is now available in 4 languages!

30/06/2016

Annual Report 2015

The Annual Report 2015 has been published in French and Dutch.

The English and Spanish versions will be available soon.

27/10/2015

Change of telephone number in Spain

The new telephone number is: + 34 91 764 72 21

Fax: + 34 91 770 88 67 / +34 91 418 69 99

07/10/2015

Annual report 2014

The annual report 2014 is now available!

13/08/2015

New collaborators

Certifer Belgorail keeps growing. We have two new collaborators:

Eric VANDERELST in the area of safety assessment as “Project Manager”.
and
Nesrine DARRAGI in the area of safety as "Safety Engineer for Infrastructure & Rolling Stock Assessment”.

Welcome!

09/07/2015

Publication in MONITEUR BELGE - BELGISCH STAATSBLAD 26/06/2015

Publication in MONITEUR BELGE - BELGISCH STAATSBLAD dated 26/06/2015:

Arrêté royal 16/06/2015 - Koninklijk besluit 16/06/2015.

16/06/2015

Infrabel confided to Certifer Belgorail an important mission

Infrabel confided to Certifer Belgorail an important mission in the framework of ERTMS.

Infrabel has asked Certifer Belgorail to realize missions as Independent Assessor, as Independent Safety Assessor and as Notified Body, in the framework of the development of ETCS level 2 and of interlocking.

The deployment of ETCS in Belgium over the whole network of Infrabel is a huge project and we are very pleased to be able to contribute.

The realization of this project, composed of several batches, is foreseen between 2015 and 2024.

08/06/2015

New collaborator

Certifer Belgorail keeps growing. We have a new collaborator:

Benoît Guiost in the area of signalling as “Signalling Engineer for Infrastructure & Rolling Stock Assessments”

Welcome!

06/05/2015

New jobs

Certifer Belgorail is looking for:

SAFETY ASSESSMENT – TECHNICAL MANAGER (M/F)
SAFETY ENGINEER (M/F)
SIGNALING ENGINEER (M/F)

16/02/2015

Sifer 2015 - Lille - 24 > 26/03/2015

Come and visit us at Sifer 2015, stand 2/356.

11/02/2015

New set of technical specifications for interoperability

The European Commission has adopted a new set of revised TSIs regarding the following subsystems:

control-command and signalling (amendment)

The aim of these specifications is to clarify and simplify the technical requirements and modify the geographical context to include the whole railway system in the EU.

11/02/2015

New collaborators

Certifer Belgorail keeps growing. We have two new collaborators:

Arnaud Royer in the area of signalling as “Signalling Engineer for Infrastructure & Rolling Stock Assessments”
and
Aurélie Libotte in the area of safety assessment as “Safety Expert”.

Welcome!

28/10/2014

Certifer Belgorail recognized by the Spanish Ministry of Transport and Public Works as Certification Body in the field of ETH’s

Last 25th of September, the Railway General Management of the Ministry of Transport and Public Works recognized Certifer Belgorail as Certification Body, in charge of assessing the compliance of rolling stock with the Technical Specifications for Homologation (ETH) in Spain.

As specified under article 2.e) of the document FOM 233/2006 dated January 31st, where the conditions for approval of rolling stock are established, certification bodies have to be accredited by the National Accreditation Entity according to the norms of the 45000 series.

Certifer Belgorail has been accredited, under the norm EN 45011, for the certification under the Technical Specifications for Homologation of Coaches, Self-Propelled Units, Locomotives, Wagons and Auxiliary Rolling Stock and has now received the official status of Certification Body for ETH validations.

28/10/2014

Certifer Belgorail is Designated Body in Spain

Last 25th of September, Spain has appointed Certifer Belgorail as Designated Body, to assess the applicable national technical rules in case of absence or derogation of interoperability technical specifications, in order to evaluate the conformity of the railway subsystems constitutive of the conventional or high speed railway system, according to the national technical rules in use.

Thanks to this recognition by the Railway General Management of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Certifer Belgorail can carry out the complete verification of the subsystems (infrastructure, energy, signaling and rolling stock) both under the interoperability technical specifications (Verification “CE”) as under the national technical rules applicable in addition to the interoperability technical specifications.

Consequently, Certifer Belgorail can offer the entirety of the certification processes required for a railway subsystem, simplifying the procedure for the companies involved in the sector.

27/10/2014

New jobs

Certifer Belgorail is looking for:

SAFETY ASSESSMENT – TECHNICAL MANAGER (M/F)
ENGINEER SIGNALING (M/F)
SAFETY ENGINEER (M/F)

14/10/2014

New office address in Spain

Certifer Belgorail is occupying new offices in Madrid:
Paseo de la Castellana, 95- 15ª
28046 Madrid

The responsible for Certifer Belgorail activities in Spain is Miss Marta Carvajal.
You can reach her at the e-mail address marta.carvajal@belgorail.es or on the telephone number + 34 609 16 29 86.

19/06/2014

Certifer Belgorail 2013 Annual Report published

Here you will find information about our company, key facts, key figures, major projects carried out and names of clients who used our services in 2013.

We hope you will find it informative.

15/06/2014

Welcome to our new website

Dear visitors,

Welcome to the new Certifer Belgorail website. We hope you will find the information you require quickly and easily. Enjoy your visit to our website! From the entire Certifer Belgorail team.

11/01/2014

OQA Algeria

As from 11 January 2014, Certifer Belgorail is approved in Algeria to carry out Safety Assessment missions on Guided Transport Systems for passengers (metro, tram, … ), in accordance with the provisions of Executive Decree 11-359 of 19 October 2011 fixing the safety requirements relative to the Guided Transport of People.