Name controversy on Fret SNCF’s successor ends up in court

One of the two new companies replacing French Fret SNCF, Technis, is currently facing legal issues as there is another company with the same name already registered. The ‘original’ Technis took the matter to court. “It is heartbreaking to see that certain groups consider themselves to be above the law”, the company lamented.

The ‘new’ Technis was founded, together with Hexafret, to replace Fret SNCF in the context of a massive restructuring, implemented to avoid harsh sanctions from the European Commission. The former should take care …