to visit some of our partners (such as EVRAZ, CRRC, PESA and KnorrBremse) in person on his tour of the fair together with our CPO Mr Günther. The highlight of the week was, of course, the presentation of the DB Supplier Awards and the Supplier Innovation Award. This was the seventh time that DB had presented Supplier Awards in three different categories (General Requirements
and Services, Rolling Stock and Parts, Infrastructure) to companies that stand out from the competition in their market segments, show outstanding achievements in terms of sustainable contract fulfilment, and help us to achieve our objectives and implement our ambitious corporate strategy DB2020+ by delivering premium performance. In addition to the above, DB also
THE WINNERS OF THE DB SUPPLIER AWARDS IN 2016:
• INFRASTRUCTURE:
• GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND SERVICES:
Technology Co., Ltd.: The Chinese
Ferdinand Gross GmbH & Co. KG: Since
company has supplied mobile
2012, this company has been DB’s sole
telephones to DB since 2012 for use in
supplier and has supplied the company
DB’s GSM-R (Global System for Mobile
with around 22,000 fasteners of all
Communications-Rail) internal mobile
kinds, such as screws, pins, spacers
phone network. DB is highly satisfied with
and washers, with absolute reliability.
the quality of the telephones and full range
• ROLLING STOCK AND PARTS:
of services offered by SED Wireless.
Shenzhen SED Wireless Communication
ALSTOM Transport Deutschland GmbH: ALSTOM’s South-West Diesel Network project succeeded in delivering the 38 LINT 41 and LINT 54 diesel multiple units with practically no defects and on schedule for deployment as from the
And the first DB SUPPLIER INNOVATION AWARD goes to… Siemens Mobility for the ICE4!
change of timetable in December 2015. Photo credit: Deutsche Bahn AG-Uwe Miethe
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