Global Procurement

    Long-Term Partnerships with AL-KO VT

    The central procurement team of the AL-KO Vehicle Technology Group manages sourcing worldwide for our international locations. We work with suppliers who share our high standards for quality, reliability and sustainable cooperation. In return, we offer long-term partnerships together with excellent development and growth prospects.

    Compliance in Procurement

    Compliance as the foundation of our procurement

    Procurement is subject to special requirements and risks from a compliance perspective. To minimise these risks, transparent processes are required. Potential legal violations are to be prevented, fair competition ensured, and regular screening of the supplier base conducted.

    The observance of statutory requirements, transparency and fair competition are essential elements of our daily business. Ultimately, this also helps us to safeguard the long-term success of our company.

    For this reason, we place high demands on ourselves as well as on our suppliers:

    • Fair competition
    • Combating corruption
    • Data protection
    • Environmental protection
    • Occupational safety
    • Compliance with the law
    • Avoidance of conflicts of interest
    • Protection of assets and information

    Process-Oriented Procurement

    Our Principles

    In order to secure and expand our company's market position in the long term, process-oriented procurement at AL-KO VT plays a vital role. The sourcing of production materials, merchandise, capital goods, services and consumables is organised within a global procurement network. We hold our suppliers to high standards and offer in return partnership-based business relations with opportunities for growth and development.

    Targeted Procurement

    The intention is clear: our aim is to ensure cost-efficient supply at a high quality standard for all global production sites of AL-KO VT. In selecting the right suppliers, it is important to have transparency of cost structures throughout the entire supply chain. Only with sufficient cost transparency can we assess which suppliers are able to meet the target costs. The prerequisite for this is transparent disclosure of cost drivers by the supplier. The aim is not to question the supplier's profit, but rather to identify the mutual cost drivers within the entire value chain. Our objective is cost-efficient supply to our global production sites at consistently high quality standards. Together, we identify cost drivers within the value chain that we can influence and develop measures to reduce them. We see this as the foundation for long-term partnerships and their ongoing development.

    Our Requirements & Supplier Application

    The broad product portfolio of AL-KO VT leads to an equally wide range of requirements. Therefore, we have prepared an overview of our needs for you.

    To be approved as a supplier to AL-KO VT, you must go through a standardised application process.

    First, please fully complete our supplier self-assessment for the respective area. Here we ask for basic information about your company

    Once we have reviewed your application and there is a requirement for your product or service, we will contact you.

    Metals

    For our products we source metals and metal components according to defined quality and material specifications. This includes steel coils, sheet metal, steel tubes and steel profiles as well as castings and forgings.

    • Slit strips:
      • CRC, HRC, HDG, aluminium
      • Material thicknesses: 1.5 - 8.0 mm
      • Slit strip widths: 36 - 650 mm
    • Sheets:
      • CRC, HRC, HDG
      • Material thicknesses: 1.0 - 12.0 mm in KF, MF, GF
    • Tubes:
      • Tubes according to EN10305-1/-2/-3, hollow profiles according to EN10210/EN10219
      • Profiled tubes as per drawings
      • External diameters from 16.0 - 150.0 mm, wall thicknesses from 1.0-10.0 mm
    • Bar material:
      • Flat steel, VKT, round steel according to EN10058, EN10278, EN10277
      • Material thicknesses: 8.0 - 150.0 mm
    • Cast parts:
      • Raw and machined iron castings, magnesium, aluminium and zinc die-castings
      • Part weights: 10 g - 28 kg
    • Forgings:
      • Raw and machined forgings from standard alloys
      • Part weights: 30 g - 22 kg
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    Complementary and Accessory Products

    Under this term we understand products that round off our portfolio in the areas of axles and chassis in the light segment as a full-range supplier for our customers. This includes electrical, electronic, mechanical and safety products.

    Electrical and Electronic Products​

    • Electric motors: 12 V electric motors according to our specifications for our motor-driven finished products
    • Printed circuit boards: Assembled PCBs by contract manufacturing, including development for our driver safety products and manoeuvring systems
    • Motor-driven finished products according to our specifications

    Mechanical Products

    • Folding supports / supports / jockey wheels / cable winches
    • According to our specifications
    • Manufactured using metalworking processes (machining and non-machining)
    • Mechanical joining processes and welding processes
    • Surface coatings with electroplating and hot-dip galvanising
    • Assembly of component parts into a finished product

    Safety Products

    • Rims, tyres and complete wheels
    • Fittings, stanchions and hinges according to our specifications
    • Loading ramps made from aluminium sheets or extruded profiles
    • Anti-theft devices for coupling heads according to our specifications
    • Cylinder locks according to our specifications for our anti-theft devices
    • Metal assemblies according to our specifications
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    Semi-Finished Products, Components, Plastics and Surface Coatings

    To supplement our own production depth, we source additional production material in this category. We distinguish between the areas of semi-finished products, components, plastics and surface coatings. This includes cold-forged, punched and plastic parts. We also require rubber moulded parts, assembly groups, bearings, cable pulls, DIN and standard parts, as well as surface coatings such as hot-dip galvanising.

    Semi-finished products & components

    • Bowden and cable pulls: For braked trailers and cable winches, including cable, metal and plastic components according to individual specification
    • Brake hoses: Sizes between 290 and 370 mm according to SAE J 1401 as well as according to drawings
    • Bearings: Tapered roller, needle roller bearings, bushes, plain bearings according to DIN from high-strength materials as well as according to individual specification
    • Sub-assemblies: Welded assemblies and pre-assembled groups according to individual specification (hydraulic, pneumatic...)
    • Shock absorbers: Air, gas spring and bellows shock absorbers
    • Drum brake linings: According to individual specification

    Punched/bent/turned parts & welded assemblies

    • Turned parts: Axle bolts, guide rollers made of steel and non-steel, automatic turned parts and long turned parts with diameter: 4 – 65 mm and length: 5 – 350 mm as per drawing
    • Springs: Compression, tension and torsion springs made of steel and non-steel as per drawing, wire diameter: 2 – 10 mm
    • Cold-forged parts: Stub axles and bolts, ready for installation, part weight 0.1 – 5 kg, pressed from wire and bar material, diameter 4 – 50 mm
    • Punched/bent/embossed/laser-cut parts: Sheet metal couplings and various parts as per drawing made of steel 2 – 8 mm thick
    • Deep-drawn parts: Such as closure caps, steel 1 – 2 mm thick
    • Fastening and safety elements: Standard parts according to DIN EN (bolts, nuts, spring sleeves), also as per drawing in steel

    Plastics

    • Rubber moulded parts: Round cords, O-rings, drawing parts made of SBR and other thermoplastic elastomers
    • Plastic parts: As per drawing up to 5 kg part weight, mainly as injection-moulded parts (single component)
    • Engineering and standard thermoplastics in granule form: POM, PP, PA, PE
    • Engineering and standard thermoplastics as semi-finished products: As sheets and rolls in various dimensions and thicknesses: ABS, PS, ABS PMMA, PE, APET

    Surface coatings

    • Hot-dip galvanising, electroplating, KTL coating, powder coating
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    Investments, Services as well as Industrial and General Requirements

    In addition to production material, our procurement requirements include investments in manufacturing and assembly systems, as well as associated forming, punching and progressive combination tools. High-performance service providers in the fields of IT, logistics and development complement this category.

    • Investments: Manufacturing systems, assembly lines, tools
    • Services: Logistics, development, marketing
    • Industrial/General requirements: Office supplies, IT hardware, occupational safety (PPE, operating equipment), packaging such as corrugated cardboard and cartons, printed materials such as user manuals and catalogues
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    Downloads

    You will find various documents and materials for download in this section. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us at any time.

    Terms and Conditions of Purchase

    The current terms and conditions of purchase are available below in German and English.

    Quality Assurance Agreement (QSV)

    Packing specification

    Supplier Code of Conduct Policy