DEUTSCHE BAHN
The first anniversary of the International Procurement Office Asia : a look back One year after it opened in November 2015 , our International Procurement Office ( IPO ) Asia can be proud of its first achievements . Our IPO Asia colleagues travelled nearly 250,000 kilometres over the course of the first year . The team visited suppliers at over 30 locations in China , Japan , South Korea and Taiwan , and established contacts with the procurement departments at the Chinese and Japanese rail companies . They saw many excellent suppliers that can manufacture in accordance with European quality standards and are equipped with state-of-the-art production and testing facilities .
At the end of 2016 we concluded a master agreement with the Chinese company Railteco . The agreement provides for Railteco to manufacture a total of 17,000 hollow shafts by 2019 . The shafts will be used to secure cargo on the freight cars .
This is the first framework agreement which has been signed with the support of the IPO . Railteco is a spare parts provider which has evolved from a small-scale manufacturer to a global player .
CPO Uwe Günther travelled to Shanghai to officially sign the agreement on November 16 . The first purchase order has already been submitted . The first 2,100 shafts were successfully tested and are now on their way to Germany . The first delivery is expected in March 2017 .
68 March 2017