Fredrik Widén

Train Alliance Sweden AB's mission is to provide long-term industry partners with modern and efficient building facilities for rail-related businesses in terms of infrastructure and logistics. The company works in close cooperation with operators and rental tenants to provide highly efficient building facilities and opportunities for directcost saving.They offer a combination of sound finance and industrial know-how where their buildings and facilities maintain the highest and most modern technical standards coupled with a strong environmental awareness. They put great emphasis on efficiency and the opportunities for significant cost savings. Beyond this they offer their customers economically smart solutions through their own business model called Fortness.Train Alliance Sweden AB assumes total responsibility all the way from construction to long-term management through a combination of sound finance and industrial know-how.Having an experienced organization working within construction and project management means that they not only know how to work in any geographic location but that they do so to the highest standards and at the lowest cost. This is summarized in their founding philosophy the "BPC" model:- Building expertise and quality- Placement and strategic location- Concept and capacity in engineering solutionsIn the introductory phase of a project they complete a capacity and efficiency study based on such parameters as work flow, capacity, equipment, consolidation, etc. The study analyzes how investment-related earnings affect the tenant's total costs both in terms of capacity and efficiency. This can lead to major savings in maintenance costs, create greater openness, tie up less capital, generate more efficient use of railway vehicles and repair services, particularly through greater flexibility and less transport between trains etc.Directly after the introductory phase Train Alliance offers long-term stable returns through the provision of efficient operations and management. As a lessor they are clearly concerned and willing to engage in investments and always offer the highest and most modern technical standards available in the industry.Train Alliance Sweden AB is unlike a traditional finance company and its business agenda is to work closely with its clients and tenants to meet the needs of flexible and long-term solutions. The tenant maintains the disposition of the engineering capacity, this is a crucial parameter allowing them to develop and adapt their premises and at the same time retain the flexibility that tenancy involves. By combining the demand for long-term business with effective financing and leasing arrangements, Train Alliance has created a valuable new market for the maintenance of rail-related properties. The method can also be applied to other industries - It is a business model called Fortness.In the Fortness model the operator determines the basic foundation of any project, takes in offers and implements construction. After completion, Fortness AB acquires the property and the operator is offered partial ownership. Owning a stake helps to create a sense of security, long-term oversight and indirect inspection protection through regulations under the Companies Act for minority owners and partnership protection on various levels. The tenant makes a profit, as they are able to ensure long-term stable rents by leasing on an operating basis. Over time this makes it possible to price their services without risking their margins. Oversight is maintained whilst investment is largely removed from the operator's balance sheet thus freeing up the scope for working capital. Fortness also provides the operator with the ability to make a profit on the property as the merger is concluded at a fair market value after the construction is finished.