(Jul. 27) – An Italian engineering group will certify the standards of safety and quality of the new high speed line Medina – Mecca, in Saudi Arabia. In fact, Italferr e Italcertifer, subsidiaries of Italy’s Ferrovie dello Stato, have in fact signed in Madrid a Safety Verification Engineer contract for the second phase of the Haramain High Speed Railway Project under construction in Saudi Arabia. Partner of the deal will be the Iberian-Saudi consortium Al Shoula, constituted by a group of Spanish companies and the Saudi group Al Shoula. Italian engineers will attest all the safety requirements according to European standards. The contract has been approved by the Saudi Railway Organization and demonstrates the high quality level of Italian design and certification of safety standards. Italferr has a leading role in design and train engineering on the international market and has been operating for over twenty years in Europe, Central Asia, Latin America, Middle East and Africa. Italcertifer is the most qualified point of reference in Italy for the sector and carries out certification activities in the railway industry both, in Italy and abroad. (Red)
