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Helrom GmbH has successfully concluded the insolvency proceedings initiated in 2025. The insolvency plan was confirmed as legally binding by a decision issued today by the Frankfurt am Main Local Court. As part of the proceedings, the company was restructured, financially strengthened and structurally reorganized. These measures are sustainably secured with the legal effectiveness of today’s insolvency plan. This creates the basis for stable and long-term further development.
IRJ – one of the world's leading rail business magazines – profiles Helrom CEO and co-founder Roman Noack. The focus is on his entrepreneurial journey, the development of the Helrom system, and his strategic vision of enabling scalable and reliable intermodal transport in Europe using the principles of "Precision Scheduled Railroading."
The rail freight and technology company Helrom has successfully completed a green loan financing transaction together with Société Générale and DAL Deutsche Anlagen-Leasing.
At the Automotive Logistics & Supply Chain Conference (ALSC) in Bonn, Dr. Reinhard Baller, Head of Transport Planning Inbound at Audi, and Roman Noack, CEO and co-founder of Helrom, discussed the joint block train project and the future of sustainable supply chains.
The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung published an in-depth portrait of Helrom CEO and co-founder Roman Noack. The article sheds light on his career as a manager, the history of Helrom and the company's milestones to date.
In a detailed article, Automotive Logistics magazine sheds light on how the Helrom block train is further developing Audi's inbound supply chain.
On January 23, 2025, Helrom celebrated the opening of the new Brenner connection between Regensburg and Verona with a festive grand opening at bayernhafen Regensburg.
Eurotransport magazine reports in an article on the Audi block train and the advantages and future prospects of the Helrom transport system.
With the new connection between Regensburg and Verona via the Brenner Pass, Helrom is expanding its route network and offering a sustainable alternative for freight transport across the Alps. The new route will start on October 24 and will allow CO₂ emissions to be reduced by 90 percent.
With the expansion of the route network to include the Düsseldorf — Budapest connection, Helrom now offers an even greater range for sustainable and barrier-free intermodal freight transport in Europe. The new route enables shippers and freight forwarders to reduce CO₂ emissions by up to 90 percent while using a reliable and efficient transport solution.
In an interview in the Deutsche Verkehrszeitung on June 12, 2024, Christian Graeff, Head of Supply Chain Inbound at Audi AG, and Peter Haselwanger, Head of Transport Planning Supply Chain Inbound, reaffirm their commitment to sustainable transport logistics.
With the official launch on April 4, 2024, the first exclusive Helrom block train for Audi got underway. The project is a cooperation between AUDI AG, the Duvenbeck logistics group, bayernhafen and Helrom.
Helrom is taking part in Automotive Logistics & Supply Chain Europe in Bonn from March 19 to 21. Among other things, the international conference will focus on the challenge of how environmentally friendly concepts for CO2e reduction can be integrated into the European supply chains of the automotive industry.
From September 26 to 28, 2023, Helrom will take part in Automotive Logistics & Supply Chain Global in Dearborn near Detroit, Michigan. Helrom uses the international exchange to present the innovative Helrom concept of barrier-free intermodal transport on the North American market.
Jan Brockhaus, a proven expert in strategic corporate planning, data analysis and organisational development, is taking over the position of Director Business Development at Helrom GmbH. The graduate physicist and doctor of economics most recently worked as an associate partner at McKinsey.
The loan is 50 percent between Deutsche Anlagen Leasing (DAL) and the major French bank Societe Generale. Helrom GmbH’s first debt financing is asset-based and secured and designed as a platform for Helrom’s further financing initiatives.
DVZ talks to COO Wolfgang Maier and CFO Matthias Hermann about the innovative Helrom transport concept and why it is more reliable and punctual than other solutions.
The freight forwarding company UnitCargo has set itself the goal of shifting more truck transports from road to rail. In our success story, Managing Director Davor Sertic tells us why UnitCargo is using Helrom’s Trailer Rail Service to achieve this.
With Wolfgang Maier, a renowned and experienced top manager in rail freight transport joins Helrom as Chief Operating Officer. Matthias Herrmann will become Chief Financial Officer. He has international experience in corporate finance and accounting.
The market launch of the Helrom trailer wagon is being funded by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport with 15 million euros as part of the federal program "Future Rail Freight Transport".
The video report presents the cooperation between the Port of Vienna and Helrom. Bruno Weissmann, Director of Sales, comments together with Kurt Gollowitzer (Wien Holding) and Peter Hanke (City Councillor) on current successes and opportunities for economy and climate neutrality.
With the Pacemaker Award, the Forum Green Logistics recognizes personalities, companies and initiatives for sustainable logistics and measures to bring about the transport turnaround. This year, Helrom GmbH from Frankfurt am Main received the award.
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