During the Second World War the factory was extensively damaged in 1940 and 1944. After rebuilding, the factory in Douai continued the tradition of wagon construction and metal forming. After 1970 the plant became a subsidiary of Arbel Industrie. Recession in the 1980s caused restructuring and in 1985 the operations were merged with Fauvet Girel to form Arbel Fauvet Rail. In 1907 the Établissements Girel works was founded in Paris, and in 1914 Edouard Fauvet established a factory in La Courneuve (Paris). In 1923 Girel transferred its factory from Paris to Saint-Laurent-Blangy. After the death of his father Edouard Fauvet in 1931, Maurice-Fauvet took over the control of the company. In 1935 he refocused the business to specialise in the construction of tank wagons and special wagons. At its peak the Fauvet-Girel company employed around 1000 workers. The company merged with Arbel in 1985, a result of which was restructuring which saw the closure of the Saint-Laurent-Blangy factory in 1990. Arbel Fauvet Rail was formed in 1985 by the merger of Fauvet Girel and the Douai wagon plant subsidiary of Arbel Industrie. In June 2007 the company was taken over by IGF Industries and renamed IGF Industries - Arbel Fauvet Rail. The company went into receivership in February 2009 and in 2010 the company was acquired by Titagarah Wagons Limited (India) for €2 million, with a proposed investment of €13 million. Main production is located on industrial site of 25 hectares, including 52,000 m2 covered facilities. The company manufactures freight rolling stock including tank, hopper and car carrier wagons; in 2010 it had a production capacity of ~5000 wagons per year. The company's production included the Y8000 and Y8400 type shunters built for the SNCF during the 1980s and early 1990s, as well as FIA, FSA, FTA, IKA, IFA intermodal ISO Container wagons, and JGA hoppers; built for UK railways in the 1990s. The company also supplied many intermodal wagons to the SNCF and Intercontainer.