Development, production and distribution of production-series coach toilets and toilet systems for vehicles and mobile applications.
GLOVA Bus GmbH
BorkheideNew on Amplifa
About GLOVA Bus GmbH
GLOVA Bus GmbH develops, produces and distributes production-series coach toilets as well as toilet systems for mobile applications and vehicles of all kinds, especially for coaches and railways. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Borkheide (Brandenburg), the company supplies renowned bus manufacturers across Europe, including Neoplan, MAN Truck & Bus, Volvo, Iveco, Marcopolo and Scania. The portfolio includes, in addition to series coach toilets, retrofit solutions for upgrading existing toilet systems, locomotive driver toilets for Siemens, the luxury toilet trailer GlovaStar, and special products with a vacuum toilet system. The waste and wastewater tanks as well as the upper and lower sections of the toilets are made of GRP; removable waste tanks are available in PE. Since the opening of the long-distance bus market in 2013, an R&D focus has been on toilets suitable for long-distance coaches, developed in cooperation with Flixbus, MAN Truck & Bus and Vogelsang (RoadPump Plus). Depending on customer requirements, the products meet the requirements of the Gütegemeinschaft Buskomfort (gbk) quality association for the three-, four- and five-star classes.
- Site
- Borkheide
- Processes
- Development, production and distribution of series coach toilets, Retrofit / upgrading of existing toilet systems, Locomotive driver toilets, VIP toilet trailers (GlovaStar) with vacuum toilet system, Construction and design, R&D for optimizing long-distance coach toilets
- Materials
- Glass-fiber reinforced plastic, Polyethylene
- Certificates
- DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, ISO 9001, Formula Q (Volkswagen Group)
- Founded
- 2002
- Industries
- Coach industry, Rail vehicles / Railways, Public transport, Event technology, Event technology (VIP toilet trailers)
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Construction and Design
- 02
Development / R&D
- 03
Production
- 04
Distribution
Materials & Processes
Glass-fiber reinforced plastic
Used for the upper and lower sections as well as the permanently mounted, laminated waste and wastewater tank of the coach toilets.
Polyethylene
Used for removable waste tanks of the coach toilets.
Locations
Borkheide
DECompany headquarters: development, production and distribution
- Lot size
- Series
- Materials
- GRP, PE
Products & Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
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Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Certification
GLOVA Bus GmbH has been working in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001 since 2005 (currently 9001:2015, certified by Bureau Veritas) and since the end of 2015 in accordance with the Formula Q series of the Volkswagen Group. Quality assurance in the automotive sector includes, among other things, FMEA, production control plan, zero-defect principle, FIFO, the 8D method and contingency planning.
| Evidence | Borkheide |
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| ISO 9001 | |
| Formula Q (Volkswagen Group) |
Company History
- 2002
Foundation of GLOVA Bus GmbH; the main customers were initially Neoplan, MAN Truck & Bus, Volvo, Iveco, Marcopolo and Scania.
- 2005
Initial certification to ISO 9001:2000 by Bureau Veritas (17 March 2005).
- 2007
Portfolio expanded to include locomotive driver toilets for Siemens, luxury toilet trailers (GlovaStar) and special products.
- 2009
VIP toilet trailers and special products are equipped with a vacuum toilet system.
- 2013
R&D focus on toilets suitable for long-distance coaches following the opening of the long-distance bus market in Germany; cooperation with Flixbus, MAN Truck & Bus and Vogelsang (RoadPump Plus).
- 2015
Certification in accordance with the Formula Q series of the Volkswagen Group.
- 2017
Re-certification to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 by Bureau Veritas (21 February 2017).