He was looking for an industrial hall of at least 10,000 m² and a site connected to a railway line. The Moselle Charles Darnane found his happiness near Thionville, on a former site of the steelmaker ArcelorMittal, where he created a railway rolling stock maintenance workshop. Surname: Les Ateliers de Basse-Ham, or ABH.
Here, freight wagons arrive every day to be serviced, inspected, upgraded. A titanic work and also of an extreme technicality. The safety of rolling stock found on European rails is at stake. The activity is gaining momentum over the months and investments in control devices and equipment. Charles Darnane has also developed additional activities, including a mobile maintenance team made available to customers or a parts trading activity. Among others. Les Ateliers de Basse-Ham are one of the 115 industrial sites created in France in 2019. From the start, its founder saw big: he is aiming for an investment of € 4.2 million in five years and the creation of around a hundred jobs. To date, around 40 hires have been made. In 2019, the company achieved € 8 million in turnover. A promising start.
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