For the conscious use of resources.

Article: For the conscious use of resources.

Across Germany, DB Bahnbau Gruppe GmbH takes materials removed from the permanent way and reprocesses and recycles them.

Every year, this includes around 1 million ties, around 150 kilometers of complete track panels, and approx. 1,000 short tons of small track components, which are checked and recycled. The numbers speak for themselves – our recycling concept is not an empty promise.

DB Bahnbau Gruppe GmbH is the undisputed number one in the recycling of materials from the permanent way. We are in a unique position, with recycling centers across Germany securing our market presence. Our Germany-wide services cover timber, concrete, and bridge ties, complete track panels, and small track components. The reconditioned materials are reused in rail infrastructure construction, reducing the amount of resources our customers have to use.

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In line with the “classic” approach, we bring the ties to our stationary facilities. We have been doing this for decades. But we have also developed and established mobile reconditioning facilities on the market – whereby we bring the facilities to the ties. The shorter transport routes mean that we reduce our environmental impact.

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What was initially an idea has had a Europe-wide patent since 2006, and was honored in the Germany-wide “365 Orte im Land der Ideen” (365 places in the country of ideas) competition in 2007. As the “Outstanding location 2007”, the mobile concrete tie reconditioning facilities and the recycling center in Magdeburg-Königsborn are representative of Germany and the innovative capacity of our company.

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We gain valuable resources from building waste for rail and road construction – our customers attest our highest level of quality in this regard. We have approvals as a Q1 supplier to Deutsche Bahn AG, as well as all prequalifications and certifications. We are also an approved certified waste management company and member of “Entsorgergemeinschaft Transport und Umwelt e.V.”.

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