Foreword by the Management Board

WINNING THE FUTURE TOGETHER!

AS A FAMILY-OWNED COMPANY WITH A 120-YEAR HISTORY, BPW HAS SUCCESSFULLY OVERCOME NUMEROUS ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL UPHEAVALS. OUR HISTORY SHOWS THAT CRISES DO NOT SLOW DOWN, BUT INSTEAD ACCELERATE TRANSFORMATION – WHICH IS WHY WE NEED TO HAVE THE COURAGE TO MAKE CHANGES NOW MORE THAN EVER.

The signs of a profound industrial transformation were already clearly on the horizon before the COVID-19 pandemic dealt a historically unprecedented blow to the global economy. It would therefore be naive to believe that the further expansion of digitisation and connectivity is now slowing down – and neither is climate change. In fact, quite the opposite is true – crises accelerate change and separate the winners and the losers more quickly and more mercilessly. This is what experience from more than 120 years of company history teaches us. Our identity as a value-driven family business helps us to stay the course, even in the face of sharp downturns.

Together with our customers and employees, we thus not only want to survive this transformation and safeguard our existing business, but we also want to actively shape this transformation and successfully exploit its business opportunities. In this report, you will find a selection of examples of collaboration between BPW and our customers and partners that we personally believe point the way towards the future.

The BPW Group anticipated the transformation in transport and logistics very early on and has firmly established an open-minded approach to change in its corporate culture. In 2019, we also applied this culture of innovation to our organisational structure – creating business units systematically orientated towards customer needs with a high degree of autonomy that can respond to market requirements more quickly, more freely shape their relationship with our customers and also develop completely new business initiatives. We are convinced that inventiveness, technological excellence and an entrepreneurial spirit will continue to underpin our country’s prosperity. That is why we are extending our invitation to you: let us shape the future together – and win it!

Ralph Ley

»We develop and supply innovative and competitive products to the BPW Group’s business units, trailer manufacturers and customers in the truck and bus segment.«

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TRUCK- UND TRAILER KOMPONENTEN
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Peter Schmitz and Thore Bakker

»We develop, manufacture and sell globally innovative running gear and mobility solutions for our customers.«

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TRAILER SOLUTIONS/MOBILITY SERVICES
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Markus Schell and Hans-Werner Kopplow

»We offer electric axle and drive solutions for inner-city delivery transport to eliminate noise and CO2 emissions and reduce traffic and congestion.«

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ELEKTROMOBILITÄT/INNERCITY SOLUTIONS
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Péter Mándli

»We develop, manufacture and sell specific special running gear solutions for the transport of heavy or bulky loads as well as running gear for niche markets.«

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CUSTOMISED SOLUTIONS
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