Valer Blidar, one of the most important Romanian industrialists,
who controls Astra Vagoane Călători and established Banca
Comercială Feroviară (Railway Commercial Bank) last year, has won a
tender to deliver 50 passenger cars to an operator in Czech
Republic, after having signed a contract for 100 carriages with an
Italian operator two months before.
“We will sign the contract with a Czech railway company soon. We
will build 50 luxury cars by the end of next year that will be used
for tourists in the Czech Republic,” said Valer Blidar, 65, owner
of the Astra Vagoane Călători passenger carriage manufacturer,
whose turnover stood at 51.4 million euros last year, while profit
reached 22.8 million euros.
He would not reveal the name of the Czech company with which he
will sign the deal, nor its value, but he might collect anything
between 25 million euros and 42.5 million euros, according to ZF’s
calculations, if taking into account the price per passenger
carriage ranges between 550,000 euros and 850,000 euros.
ZF English
Valer Blidar to make 50 passenger carriages for Czech operator
Valer Blidar, one of the most important Romanian industrialists, who controls Astra Vagoane Călători and established Banca Comercială Feroviară (Railway Commercial Bank) last year, has won a tender to deliver 50 passenger cars to an operator in Czech Republic, after having signed a contract for 100 carriages with an Italian operator two months before.