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Press Release
11.03.2009

Link Up Audit


DEUTZ AG – UK Branch is proud to announce that they have recently achieved compliance with the recently introduced Link Up Version 2 Audit scheme. The scheme is the UK Rail Industry’s Supplier Qualification scheme run by Achilles used to ensure all suppliers working within the rail industry are in compliance with appropriate legislation, Railway Safety and Network Rail Standards. 

Working to achieve this qualification has been a part of the DEUTZ AG – UK Branch’s ongoing commitment toward providing a quality service, integral to which is the development and implementation of a ‘Fully Integrated Management System’ based on the aforementioned compliance standards, as well as the widely acclaimed ‘Management Standard – ISO9001:2008.  The next stage of this process will be working towards achieving accreditation through a UKAS organisation in 2010.

DEUTZ’s commitment to quality is being lead by their Quality Manager, Jerry Tomson with ongoing support from Director of UK Operations, Alan Beech and all the DEUTZ AG – UK Branch’s Leadership team.  Picture showing Alan Beech (left) being offered the Link Up Audit scheme Certificate of Verification from Jerry Tomson (right).



As a part of the Link-up licencing process, DEUTZ continue to sponsor all of its UK wide Service Engineer Team through the Rail Industry’s compliance management scheme, NCCA-Sentinel to Personal Track Safety standard (PTS). As a result, all DEUTZ Service Engineers remain fully competent to work ‘On-or-Near-the-Line’ when required to service and maintain DEUTZ Drive Units for its Rail Clients.  For more information about DEUTZ’s Service capabilities, please contact them on 01543 438963 or service.uk@deutz.com.

As one of the world’s leading independent manufacturers of diesel and gas engines, DEUTZ has an overall product range extending from 9kW to 500kW, with models suitable for a wide variety of markets and applications, including the construction, quarrying, mining, materials handling, agricultural, ground care, industrial and airport ground handling equipment sectors.

The company’s engines are widely used by many leading OEMs for excavators, wheeled loaders, access platforms, compactors, cranes, crushers, screeners, compressors, lift trucks, tractors, ride-on mowers, chippers, shredders, gensets and other off-highway mobile plant.

Sales, service and product back-up is available through the DEUTZ UK centrally located Cannock, Staffordshire facility; supported by a dedicated nationwide team of factory trained Service Engineers, equipped with a fleet of mobile workshops, together with a network of specialist appointed local distributors.

For more information about the DEUTZ compact engines range contact: DEUTZ AG - UK Branch, Deutz House, Willow Park, Burdock Close, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 7FQ.  Tel:  01543 438900.  Fax:  01543 438932.  Email: admin.uk@deutz.com  web: www.deutzuk.com

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DEUTZ AG – UK Branch   
Deutz House, Willow Park,   
Burdock Close, Cannock,    
Staffordshire, WS11 7FQ.         
Tel: 01543 438901.     
Fax: 01543 438931.     

Email: brocklebank.s@deutz.com   
Contact: Sara-anne Brocklebank,   
Management & Marketing Assistant