ABOUT SIC

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History

Sonneville International Corporation (S.I.C.) was incorporated in 1981 to pursue the worldwide development of the track system originally designed by Mr Roger Sonneville. Starting in the 1960’s Mr. Roger Sonneville together with SBB developed the first slab track system based on booted bi-block ties embedded in concrete. This system was one of the first slab track systems in the world and has evolved from bi-block ties for ballast track to the booted single block system Low Vibration Track (LVT) in use today. The outstanding system performance and the extensive experience of S.I.C. in the railway industry have seen our LVT system installed in three of the four longest railway tunnels in the world.

To improve the vibration attenuation of the LVT standard S.I.C. designed a new generation of LVT called LVT HA (high attenuation). With this latest innovation LVT reduces the costs of lowering mechanical vibration and noise emission.

In 2009, after almost 30 years and two generations, Bernard Sonneville, son of Roger Sonneville, sold 100 % of his shares of S.I.C. to Vigier Holding AG. Thus S.I.C has become a sister company of Creabeton Matériaux AG who manufactures various concrete rail products under the brand name TRIBETON®. These products are in use across Switzerland and in various European countries today.

Philosophy

S.I.C. is committed to providing enduring and sustainable solutions for modern track technology. From its formation S.I.C. had been working in close collaboration with clients and contractors to develop project specific solutions. This experience combined with cutting edge technology allows S.I.C. to work with you to develop high quality slab track solutions – that are durable, cost effective and reduce emissions.

S.I.C. as licensor of the LVT system provides the design and technical support for the LVT slab track components in a high quality and reliability.