How Atradius is helping BVV roll out
products for its customers worldwide
Traditional and modern technology – only a few
companies can combine these as effectively as
Bochumer Verein Verkehrstechnik, BVV for short.
The company has been manufacturing cast steel
products in Bochum since 1842, making it one ofthe pioneers of steel processing. It started out by
casting bells, followed a short time later shortly after
by seamless wheel tyres for the emerging railway
industry.

Focus on safety and customer benefit
After manufacturing weapons
during both World Wars, BVV’s
post-war operations focused on theproduction of crude and refined steel,neither of which were offered by thecompetition.
BVV has continued growing to thisday and is also a leading innovator,
especially in the field of railway
industry products such as wheels,
wheelsets and axles.
Following a phase of affiliation with
the Krupp concern, the company washanded over to was then acquired by
new owners.
During this period, BVV took out
trade credit insurance with Gerling
Versicherung, Atradius’ predecessor.
From then on, it became possiblefor BVV to grow independently
as a medium-sized international
company and to have any customer
risks assessed beforehand.
Safety is a key factor in all of BVV’sbusiness activities, encompassing
everything from quality audits forrailway technology products to thecustomer risk analyses performed byAtradius.

Secure growth
In 2017, BVV became part of Full Hill
Enterprise Ltd., a Chinese concern.
The Bochum-based company has
declared its goals of developing theChinese market more efficiently andacquiring new business customers inEurope, the USA and the rest of theworld.
Dieter Gusko, Head of Finance atBVV, is convinced: “With Atradius,
we can grow internationally andrecognise risks such as companies
on the brink of insolvency in plentyof time.”“The customised solutions provided
by Atradius and the partnership andpersonal cooperation that has existed
between the two companies for thelast 30 years have laid the foundationfor BVV’s successful expansion.”

Company:
Bochumer Verein
Verkehrstechnik GmbH

Challenge

Trade sector:
Steel processing industry

Results

Market:InternationalLongitudinal forging machine

Christian Pludra from Atradius,
who manages the BVV accountin cooperation with underwriter
Barbara Maevers, adds:

Dieter Gusko, Head of Finance at BVVStrong international growth
focusing on China
Successful cooperation since1988
Approach
The cooperation between BVV
and Atradius creates competitive
dvantages for customers

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