Kiel Americas
Seating Solutions for Mass Transit
This article first appeared in the Railway-News Magazine Issue 2 2024.
Kiel Americas, as a part of the Kiel Group, has been providing seating solutions for the North American mass transportation industry since 2009.
Kiel Americas employs approximately 150 employees and has full R&D and manufacturing capabilities at its facility located in Bellwood, Illinois. However, we are also part of a global network, with additional production facilities and technical resources in Germany, Poland, Turkey and Macedonia.
Kiel Americas offers a wide range of passenger rail seating systems for local, regional and intercity transport. In the best Kiel tradition, all our seats combine quality, individuality, cost-effectiveness and safety with innovative ideas and attractive, lightweight designs. With a commitment to ergonomic design, durability and space optimisation, we’re not just seating passengers; we’re elevating their experience.
With safety always at the forefront of our designs, Kiel engineers have experience working and conducting crash testing in many different countries. Because they incorporate standards from a variety of safety boards around the world, Kiel passenger seats have achieved high quality standards.