On July 1 Slovak rolling stock supplier ZOS Vrútky bought a majority stake in the ZOS Nymburk loco maintenance and overhaul workshops in the Czech Republic for KC85m. Declared bankrupt in January 2004, ZOS Nymburk employs 290 people and turnover in 2004 was KC152m.
Anti-vibration and suspension component maker Trelleborg Industrial AVS has appointed São Paulo-based company Magral Equipamentos Hidr