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13.10.2015 // Relocation and cooperation agreement with Engineering Steinegger GmbH

Engineering Steinegger GmbH/HEROS On October 1, 2015, the Swiss HEROS companies will move their headquarters from Zürich to Rheinfelden in the canton of Aargau. As part of a cooperation agreement with Engineering Steinegger GmbH, HEROS Helvetic Rolling Stock and HEROS America Middle-East Asia will be moving into joint office space in Rheinfelden.

06.10.2015 // Ulrich Fackert appointed to the Executive Board of HEROS America Middle-East Asia GmbH

Effective January 1, 2015, Ulrich Fackert has been appointed to the Executive Board of HEROS America Middle-East Asia GmbH, replacing the previous spokesman Uwe Sauer, who will be focusing on his work for the parent company HEROS Helvetic Rolling Stock GmbH and HEROS Rail Rent GmbH. Mr. Fackert has worked for six years as Regional Director of Sales&Projects in the HEROS Group.

06.10.2015 // Cooperation between AREVA GmbH and HEROS Rail Rent GmbH in the marketing of testing services and test devices

AREVA/HEROS At the end of September 2015, AREVA GmbH and HEROS Rail Rent GmbH reached an agreement on the marketing of testing facilities and mobile testing of axles and wheels, as well as additional consulting, laboratory, and testing services in connection with the construction and maintenance of railway rolling stock. In the future, HEROS will market the extensive and wide-ranging expertise of AREVA to the rail market in the field of material testing and quality management. With its years of experience in the construction and maintenance of nuclear power plants, AREVA has thorough knowledge of both safety-related, high-stress mechanical systems and control engineering facilities and diagnostic systems. The business areas and customer relationships already developed by AREVA in the rail industry will be further extended with the help of its new partner. The goal is to establish additional services and mobile testing using the already familiar testing units and systems UFPE, AURA, and VPS, especially for medium-sized companies in the rail industry.

24.09.2015 // Merger of HEROS Südosteuropa, HEROS Northern Europe and HEROS Helvetic Rolling Stock

In June 2015, the two Swiss companies HEROS Südosteuropa GmbH and HEROS Northern Europe GmbH merged with their parent company HEROS Helvetic Rolling Stock GmbH. HEROS Helvetic Rolling Stock took over their business operations and now markets used railway rolling stock in Europe, including Turkey. HEROS America Middle-East Asia continues to be responsible for marketing outside of Europe, while HEROS Rail Rent is responsible for the leasing and rental business. This streamlining of the corporate structure is part of a change of ownership. ReRail Invest&Management GmbH has been the sole shareholder of HEROS Helvetic Rolling Stock GmbH since the end of 2014.

24.09.2015 // HSL Logistik GmbH: long-term lease on diesel locomotive from HEROS Rail Rent.

HSL Logistik GmbH has taken a long-term lease on a diesel locomotive from HEROS Rail Rent.
The BR 218 117-0 was delivered to HSL Logistik GmbH’s Bremen plant at the end of September. The locomotive will be stationed in Hamburg and will handle demand-oriented traffic services in goods traffic, building logistics, and passenger traffic. We are pleased to have gained a new customer in Germany with this project.