Leading provider of intelligent train technology, Petards Rail, took home two awards at Insider Media’s Made in the North East Awards 2025 on Thursday 13 March, 2025.
The Gateshead-based manufacturer of CCTV systems and software that supports safety and efficiency in rail was announced as the winner of the Automotive, Aerospace and Rail Award as well as the Sustainable/Ethical Manufacturer Award.
Judges cited the company’s web-based platform for editing, validating, approving, and distributing its Automatic Selective Door Operation (ASDO) Database over the air, as revolutionary in the way it enables train fleets to respond to infrastructure changes.
When awarding the company as Sustainable/Ethical Manufacturer, the judges felt Petards Rail’s ambitious sustainability targets for 2030, its commitment to maintaining EcoVadis Platinum rating and its ongoing improvement across all ESG pillars made it the stand-out candidate.
The Insider Made in the North East Awards 2025 were held at Hilton Newcastle Gateshead, and showcased the quality products and services that manufacturing and engineering companies in the North East supply – and the skilled people that work for them. As winners of these regional awards Petards Rail will be invited to the national Made in the UK Awards which will be held in Liverpool in June.
Commenting on the awards, Victoria Hodge, General Manager at Petards Rail, said: “I am beyond ecstatic that the hard work and dedication of the Petards Rail team has been recognised, not only for the innovations our team of expert engineers and developers deliver, but for the efforts all members of our team in reaching our sustainability goals.
“Petards Rail has been on a journey of change and growth over the last few years. These awards recognise the work we’ve done to date and will spur us on in continue to deliver revolutionary solutions for the rail industry whilst striving to be at the forefront of good ESG practice.
“This is an absolute win for the entire team and I couldn’t be prouder for the company to have been shortlisted in four categories and to win two.”
Petards Rail was also shortlisted for Manufacturing Future Talent and its apprentice, Logan Cook, was shortlisted as Apprentice of the Year.
With decades of experience in the rail industry, Petards Rail has worked with organisations throughout the sector, from rolling stock companies to train operators and builders. From its base in Gateshead, UK the company operates globally and has over 60,000 LRUs (line-replaceable units) in service and more than 30,000 cameras in service.
Petards Rail is part of Petards Group, a developer of rail and traffic solutions that form the architecture of smart cities.
For more information visit: www.petardsrailsolutions.com