Tribo ( uk, Трібо) is a Ukrainian company,

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of the

brake pad Brake pads are a component of disc brakes used in automotive and other applications. Brake pads are composed of steel backing plates with friction material bound to the surface that faces the disc brake rotors. Function Brake pads convert the kin ...

s, braking systems and friction materials.

General information

* Production facilities are located in

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, the

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and

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* The company manufactures about 300 products (foremost brake pads and friction materials) for railway vehicles,

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* International sales cover more than 20 countries worldwide (2018) * Organization's quality management system is certified to the standards:

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ISO/TS 16949 IATF 16949:2016 is a technical specification aimed at the development of a quality management system which provides for continual improvement, emphasizing defect prevention and the reduction of variation and waste in the automotive industry suppl ...

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History

On July 1, 1979, the first production line of the plant was launched in

Bila Tserkva Bila Tserkva ( uk, Бі́ла Це́рква ; ) is a city in the center of Ukraine, the largest city in Kyiv Oblast (after Kyiv, which is the administrative center, but not part of the oblast), and part of the Right Bank. It serves as the admi ...

. In 1996 the company was reorganized into PJSC Tribo, later into Tribo Ltd. In 2005, Tribo Company founded the representative office in

and in 2009 a production of the brake pads for the freight and passenger cars was established here too. Tribo is the only manufacturer of these products in

. In 2008, a subsidiary company Tribo Rail UK Ltd was established in

Buxton Buxton is a spa town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level.

, UK. TriboRail consists of a UK based commercial office and distribution facility. In 2010, Tribo expanded their production capacities and built a new production hall in Bila Tserkva to cover needs of Tribo Rail. In 2013, the new testing

laboratories A laboratory (; ; colloquially lab) is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific or technological research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. Laboratory services are provided in a variety of settings: physicia ...

were opened at the Tribo plant in

: "Tribo R&D" for the development and testing of new friction materials and "Eurotest" for testing of the brake pads for vehicles. In the same year Tribo opened a new manufacturing facility "Tribo Tools" for the production of molds, forming dies and tooling. In 2017, Tribo and

BelAZ BelAZ ( be, Беларускі аўтамабільны завод, translit=Belaruski autamabilny zavod, lit=Belarusian Automobile Plant, russian: Белорусский автомобильный завод or БелАЗ) is a Belarusian aut ...

opened a new factory for the production of the brake pads and discs in

Staryya Darohi Staryya Darohi be, Старыя Дарогi, Staryja Darohi, russian: Старые Дороги) is a town in Republic of Belarus, the capital of the Staryya Darohi District of Minsk Region. First documental record: 1524. History In 1939, there ...

. In 2018, BelTribo JSC officially started supplying

s to

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. In 2018, the company launched the production of steel wire and

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, and also passed the certification

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in accordance with the international quality standard of the automotive industry

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16949: 2016.
During 2018-2019, Tribo began exporting products to

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References

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External links

Tribo Ltd Official site

Tribo Rail UK Ltd Official site
Companies of Ukraine Companies based in Kyiv Oblast Manufacturing companies of Ukraine Manufacturing companies established in 1979