HISTORY
The beginnings of AŽD are closely related to the post-war modernization and reconstruction of railroad transportation in the Czechoslovakia. The year 1954 is the date of AŽD company foundation. In 1993 the private (limited liability) company AŽD Praha was created. The company manages only Czech capital and at present it is the biggest Czech company operating in the field of railway signalling on the Czech market and ranks amongst biggest World signalling suppliers meeting European standards and providing complete most modern solution.
AŽD TODAY
Today AŽD has about 2.000 employees spread throughout the Czech Republic and Slovakia (nearly 3.000 employees including all daughter companies). The company Head office is situated in capital of Prague as well as its Technika Plant (R&D and Design dpt.), Division of Signalling and Telecommunication Technology Service and Division of Teleinformatics. Division of Road Technology Automation is located in Brno. AŽD operates Installation and Production Plants in Brno and Olomouc and central Logistic plan in Olomouc. AŽD has been continuously and successfully increasing its foreign activities in 21 countries and established several daughter companies in Serbia, Bulgaria, Belarus, Poland, Croatia, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary and Slovakia.
COMPANY FOCUS
AŽD is mainly focused on the rail and road transport field including telematics, telecommunications and other technologies.
COMPLEXITY OF SERVICES:
• Analyse, Own research and development, Design
• Production (own industrial production and cooperation)
• Installation (Installation plants in Czech Republic and abroad)
• Warranty service
SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR RAILROAD TRANSPORT:
• Station interlocking equipment, Line signalling systems
• ETCS/ERTMS, GSM-R
• Level-crossing safeguarding systems
• Wayside elements (points program, signals, track circuits, etc.)
• Control systems for metro
SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR ROAD TRANSPORT:
• Urban traffic control centre
• Information and control systems – variable signs and information boards (PDZ/ZPI)
• Crossings systems
• Line traffic control systems for highways and main roads networks
• Tunnel systems and technologies
• Measuring the road section speed
• Parking systems
CERTIFICATION:
• Quality Management System ISO 9001:2016
• Environment Management System ISO 14001:2016
• Occupational Safety and Health Protection System OHSAS 45001:2018
MEMBERSHIP IN ASSOCIATIONS:
• UNIFE (https://www.unife.org/)
• ACRI (https://www.acri.cz/en/)
• UNISIG (https://www.ertms.net/)
