Development and manufacture of wheelsets, wheels, axles and bogie components for rail vehicles
Gutehoffnungshütte Radsatz GmbH
Gartenstraße 40, 46145 Oberhausen, DeutschlandNew on Amplifa
About GHH-Radsatz
Gutehoffnungshütte Radsatz GmbH (GHH-Radsatz), headquartered in Oberhausen, is a company of the GHH-BONATRANS Group and one of the established manufacturers of wheelsets for the railway industry. The portfolio includes driven and trailing wheelsets, monoblock wheels, rubber-sprung wheels, independently rotating wheel axles for low-floor applications, brake rigging as well as spare parts for all vehicle types: high-speed and mainline trains, metro, trams, locomotives and freight wagons up to industrial vehicles such as mining vehicles. In addition to engineering and design, the company offers service, protective coatings (BONACOAT) and noise protection systems such as the vibration damper GHH SILENCE-ID. The Group supplies customers in more than 80 countries worldwide. Wheelset production at Gutehoffnungshütte has existed since 1808.
- Site
- Oberhausen
- Processes
- Manufacture of wheelsets for rail vehicles, Manufacture of railway wheels (monoblock wheels, driven and trailing wheels), Manufacture of wheel axles (independently rotating wheel axles, wheelset shafts), Manufacture of brake rigging, Rubber-sprung wheels (resilient wheel) for metro, Vibration dampers / wheel noise absorbers (GHH SILENCE-ID, BONAsilence), Protective coating for wheelsets (BONACOAT), Development and engineering of wheelset systems
- Materials
- Tread steel (enhanced steel grades, up to 30% longer service life), Steel (wheelsets, wheels, axles, brake rigging), Rubber (rubber-sprung wheels), Tread steel (enhanced steel grades), Steel, Rubber
- Certificates
- EcoVadis Bronze Medal, EcoVadis bronze medal (Top 35%)
- Founded
- 1782 (GHH)
- Employees
- 201–500 (GHH-Radsatz
- Industries
- Rail technology/rail vehicle construction, High-speed and mainline transport, Metro, Tram, Locomotives, Freight wagons
- 01
Engineering and design
- 02
Forming and manufacturing
- 03
Assembly
- 04
Surface protection (BONACOAT)
- 05
Service and spare parts
Materials and Processes
Tread steel (enhanced steel grades)
Further developed steel grades with up to 30% longer wheel life and lower LCC.
Steel
Material for wheels, wheelsets, axles and brake rigging.
Rubber
Used in rubber-sprung resilient wheels for metro vehicles with effective noise damping.
Locations
Oberhausen
DEEngineering, manufacturing, sales and service (GHH-Radsatz headquarters)
- Materials
- Steel, rubber
Bohumín
CZGroup headquarters BONATRANS GROUP a.s.
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of wheelsets for rail vehiclesAssembly | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Manufacture of railway wheels (monoblock wheels, driven and trailing wheels)Forming | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Manufacture of wheel axles (independently rotating wheel axles, wheelset shafts)Forming | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Manufacture of brake riggingAssembly | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Rubber-sprung wheels (resilient wheel) for metroAssembly | – | – | – | – | Steel, Plastic (rubber) |
| Vibration dampers / wheel noise absorbers (GHH SILENCE-ID, BONAsilence)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Protective coating for wheelsets (BONACOAT)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Development and engineering of wheelset systemsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Service and spare parts for wheelsetsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
The Group certifies its sustainability performance with an EcoVadis bronze medal, placing it in the top quarter of the industry. Quality-oriented manufacturing with a focus on precision, safety and reliability is managed by a dedicated quality management function (Head of Quality).
| Evidence | Oberhausen |
|---|---|
| EcoVadis bronze medal (Top 35%) |
History
- 1782
Founding of Gutehoffnungshütte (GHH).
- 1808
Start of wheelset production at Gutehoffnungshütte.
- 1965
Bonatrans is created as a unit of the Iron and Wire Works Bohumín.
- 1995
Spin-off of the wheelset division from MAN Gutehoffnungshütte.
- 2000
Sale of GHH Radsatz to the SAB-Wabco Group.
- 2004
Acquisition by Faiveley.
- 2005
Majority ownership by Syntegra Capital; consolidation with Valdunes to form GHH Valdunes.
- 2008
GHH Radsatz acquires almost 100% of the shares in Valdunes International S.A.
- 2013
Valdunes applies for the pre-insolvency safeguard procedure (procédure de sauvegarde) in Valenciennes.
- 2014
Bonatrans takes over Gutehoffnungshütte Radsatz GmbH on 1 January; renamed GHH-Bonatrans, Valdunes is sold to MA Steel.
- 2026
2nd place in the Employer of the Year 2026 competition in the Moravian-Silesian Region; 11th edition of the BONAGRANTY programme.