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BPW products already fulfil the requirements of the EU simulation tool VECTO.

17 November 2022 10:00

EU requires climate-friendly trailers from 2024 onwards: BPW products fulfil the requirements for VECTO certification of trailers

The trailer has a significant impact on how economical and climate-friendly the transport is. The EU has also recognised this; from 2024 on the EU will be certifying trailers according to their CO2 emissions. BPW products already fulfil the requirements of the EU simulation tool VECTO, which makes it easier to compare trailers and rewards climate-friendly technologies with a CO2 bonus.

BPW at Solutrans Lyon, France: Hall 4, stand 4 E 066.

9 November 2021 10:55

Solutrans Lyon: BPW confirms leadership claim for axles, running gear and digital transport connectivity

At the Solutrans trade fair in Lyon, the BPW Group confirmed their claim to being European technology leader for axls, running gear systems and the digital networking of driver, freight and vehicle. For the first time, BPW and Thermo King are presenting a climate-efficient cooling system for trailers together that recovers energy through an innovative, intelligent running gear.

23 September 2021 11:00

Sustainability report from BPW: new benchmarks in electromobility, intelligent trailer technology and modern production processes

Long-term, forward-looking and responsible thinking and acting is the basis of all business activities at BPW Bergische Achsen KG. This is why the company has committed itself to the UN Global Compact principles and has now published its fifth sustainability report.

BPW has been obtaining its electricity exclusively from CO2-neutral sources – including directly from its own solar roofs.

5 November 2020 14:10

BPW releases sustainability report: keeping corporate responsibility alive and developing it further

The world of transport is developing at great speed and is coming face to face with current challenges from digitisation to new climate regulations to the coronavirus pandemic. BPW is facing this transition with the consistency of a family-owned company that is more than 120 years old, anticipating global and social megatrends and successfully shaping the things to come.

Working together on a sustainable energy solution for refrigerated trailers: Thore Bakker and Dr. Markus Kliffken from BPW together with Francesco Incalza and Bernd Lipp from Thermo King (from left)

9 June 2020 13:13

Thermo King and BPW Announce Collaboration

Two leaders in freight transport solutions reveal cooperation for the development of a zero-emission power source for refrigerated trailers.

BPW works doctor Dr Gunnar Heymer (left) will now also treat truck drivers who fall ill on the road. The new DocStop location was opened by DocStop Chairman Joachim Fehrenkötter (centre) and Ralf Merkelbach from BPW.

3 March 2020 11:05

BPW works doctor now also treats sick truck drivers

Dr Gunnar Heymer, works doctor for BPW, will now also treat truck drivers who fall ill on the road. BPW is a member of the DocStop initiative, which provides truck drivers with medical treatment while on the road if they call the Europe-wide hotline on 00800 03627867. BPW Managing Director Michael Pfeiffer calls on other companies to do more to ensure the well-being of truck drivers.

Even with heavy factory traffic, the rumbling diesel noise is becoming increasingly rare at BPW in Wiehl as more and more electric forklifts, transporters, company cars and even two mighty 40-ton trucks whizz silently across the premises.

12 December 2019 14:00

BPW expects CO2-pricing to drive innovation in transport and logistics

Between 2017 and 2018, BPW Bergische Achsen KG reduced its CO2 emissions by 60 percent to 7,855 tonnes. This dramatic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions at the main production plant was made possible by shifting to green electricity and e-mobility. However, the family business sees the highest potential for more climate protection in its innovations for transport and logistics.

from left: v.l.: Rainer Langhammer (HUSS-VERLAG GmbH), Ralf Merkelbach and Nadine Simon (both BPW), Bert Brandenburg (HUSS-VERLAG GmbH)

27 November 2019 08:50

Climate and cost-efficient trailers are now instantly recognisable: BPW AirSave wins the European Transport Prize for Sustainability

All truck drawbar trailers look the same to the average consumer. But now even the layman can identify which trailer is safe, climate-friendly and cost-saving, as with just a glance at the wheel hubs you can immediately recognise whether the BPW AirSave system has been installed. It has now been awarded the highest European sustainability award in the transport industry.

Discussion at the Wiehler Forum: How can the mix of diesel and new drive concepts be technologically and economically effective in heavy goods traffic on the road?

19 November 2019 14:00

Summit with a lasting impact: BPW takes issues and demands from transport and logistics sector from Wiehl to German parliament

Some 100 top decision makers from the transport and logistics sectors met at the Wiehler Forum to discuss the issues that will shape the future of the industry. This year, the summit will also have a lasting impact outside the industry – for the first time ever, the participants set the agenda for a political dialogue with members of the German parliament in Berlin.

AirSave uses the existing trailer pneumatics and, with a fully automatic booster pump, ensures that the preset tyre pressure is maintained at all times.

15 November 2019 11:00

Always saving fuel, tyres, time and CO2: BPW now delivers the intelligent AirSave tyre pressure control system

Greater safety and economy is hard to come by in the transport industry. Or is it? BPW is now delivering the AirSave tyre pressure control system that pays for itself in the first year: The system achieves enormous savings in terms of fuel, tyres and time. This is confirmed by the forwarders involved in the practical tests.

A clear sign for greater tolerance and less xenophobia – this is the aim of the joint initiative, which will be launched on 26 March when an advert will be published in selected daily newspapers.

26 March 2019 14:02

BPW supports a joint initiative from German family-owned companies focusing on tolerance and cosmopolitanism

There are not only employees with German passports behind the global success of German medium-sized companies. Over 1,600 employees from 26 countries work at BPW – a hidden champion of the commercial vehicle industry; the BPW Group is represented by around 7,200 employees in over 50 countries. On this basis, BPW has been committed to cosmopolitanism for years.

A factory roof at the works in Wiehl accommodates a 3,100-sqm photovoltaic system.

14 December 2017 17:29

BPW accomplishes wholesale switch to green electricity and publishes sustainability report

BPW Bergische Achsen KG of Wiehl in the west of Germany is not only an innovation leader in the transport and logistics sector, but also ranks among the pioneers as regards sustainability. The company switched to procuring all of its electricity from renewables in the summer and has now published its first sustainability report in compliance with the UN Global Compact.

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