About
ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA, with its about 100 offices in over 70 countries, provides a broad range of intelligence and business development services for both Austrian companies and their international business partners. Around 800 employees and 35 consultants around the world can assist you in locating Austrian suppliers and business partners. We organize about 1,200 events every year to bring business contacts together. Other services provided by ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA offices range from introductions to Austrian companies looking for importers, distributors or agents to providing in-depth information on Austria as a business location and assistance in entering the Austrian market. We offer support for companies or other organizations wishing to obtain goods or services from Austrian companies, to invest in Austria or establish other types of business relationship, ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA should be their first port of call.
WHAT WE DO
• We strengthen existing business relations and establish new connections;
• put sellers in contact with potential agents, importers and prospective partners;
• coordinate participation in international trade fairs;
• organise group and individual trade missions;
• provide advice and assistance for in-bound buying missions;
• assist with trade names and patent registration;
• obtain credit ratings;
• and more.
YOUR PARTNER ABROAD Due to an extensive local network, our Trade Commissioner and the team offer quick, competent answers to your inquiries - or solutions to the problems you encounter - in new market exploration. So, whether it is for the above expertise, or simply an overview of Austria’s surprisingly ingenious and internationally respected products and services, all roads converge at ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA
Areas of activity
RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY
Rail vehicles for passenger and freight transportSubassemblies and componentsVehicle maintenanceMaintenance and repair equipmentRolling stock; manufacturingRailway power engineeringAutomation and controlPassenger and freight information systemsICTRolling stock; operation and overhaul
FUNDING; SERVICES
InformationSearch for project partners and projectsGuidance for participation
TOPICS FOR FUTURE RAIL & ACTIVITIES
Smart Integration for railways within Door-to-Door mobilityRail as the backbone of a green freight logistic chainConnected and open rail framework for european mobilityNetwork management planning and controlEnvironmentally friendly and attractive sustainable mobilityAssets for automated and/or autonomous and/or remotely piloted operationsSmart asset management and maintenance of the futureNon-traditional and emerging transport models and systemsRailways digital twin, training systems, simulation & virtualisation
TRAM AND TROLLEYBUS TRANSPORT
Tram and trolleybus rolling stockMaintenance and repair equipmentAutomation and controlICTPassenger information systemsOverhead contact line (OCL) system and power supply network facilities and components
RAIL FREIGHT LOGISTICS
TradeSpecialised rolling stockInternational and domestic freight forwardersLogistics centresCargo handling terminalsWarehousingIndustrial sidings
VALUE CHAIN
Business DevelopmentInvestment / financingDesign / R&D / engineeringTesting & analysisProductionSales & distributionService / maintenance / supply
TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION
Construction machineryParts and componentsSafety technologiesFinishingCommunicationsMaintenance / consulting
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Communication and information technologiesTraffic management and data processingFare managementPassenger information systemsFixed structuresInformation technologies / consulting
RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE
InfrastructureRoute technologyConstruction workSignallingControl systemsEquipment
INTERIOS
Vehicle equipmentTravel catering & comfort services