Welcome to Protec
Innovation meets team spirit. We at Protec team have decisively raised the significance of on-board toilets. Since the Protec Bioreactor for trains was invented in 1991, we have continued to innovate. Together with our customers and partners from science and industry, we are constantly putting new ideas on the tracks. The result: the world’s top-performing waste water purification for trains.
What drives us: future-proof technology with an ecological principle
Our ambition: to constantly top the standards and regulations required
Our promise: reliable, high-performance solutions that pay dividends
Our motto: to keep our customers at the cutting edge
Our world revolves around the Protec Bioreactor for railways. When it comes to fulfilling your ideas for an economical solution, our experts speak your language. We make complex technology easy to understand – and fulfil the highest standards in environmental protection, economic efficiency and reliability.
You need state-of-the-art technology if you’re to keep on moving. We look forward to hearing from you – and to showing you how to get on track for the future.
We rely on dialogue with experts to continue making progress. By engaging research and development specialists, we ensure we have the knowledge and experience to create new solutions. For example with OTH Amberg-Weiden (Technical University of Applied Sciences): ongoing research is being done in the field of environmental technology – in particular into the development of processes for water treatment and waste water purification.
"Together with Protec Rail we were able to install the bioreactor in our new train fleet. The Protec team supported us in the realisation of this project with their expertise from the first meeting to the commissioning. The long-term support by suppliers is strategically very valuable for us.”
CAF, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles S.A.
“We know the availability of on-board facilities forms an important part of the overall customer experience and any efforts to improve in service reliability is welcome. We are pleased to see this initiative is working well, as small improvements such as this can help make rail travel a better experience.”
Transport Scotland spokesperson
“We are delighted to provide one of our Class 334 trains and fund the trials to enable Protec to prove the benefits of the Bioreactor to the UK Rail Industry. We look forward to receiving the results of the trial later this year.”
Kevin Limb - Chief Engineer Eversholt Rail
“This innovative pilot aims to increase the availability of the on-board toilet facilities on this train, providing a more reliable service for our customers. Improving our customers’ experience is a key part of what we do, and we’re looking forward to seeing the results of the trial.”
Jonathan Borland - ScotRail Fleet Engineer
We’re here to support you — and work with you to develop forward-thinking solutions.