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Hitachi Rail is a trusted partner to the world’s best transport organisations. Our company's reach is global, but the business is local - with success built on developing local talent and investing in people and communities. We also understand that only through collaborating with our suppliers will sustainable and profitable growth be achieved. We believe that by working together we can achieve our commitment to play our part in delivering a best-in-class product to the millions of passengers who travel on the world’s rail networks every day – and for the benefit of wider society.

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Hitachi Rail is committed to complying with applicable laws and regulations and upholding the highest standards of business ethics and conduct. As a Hitachi business partner, you are essential in this activity.

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Acquisition of Thales’ Ground Transportation Systems

We are excited to announce the acquisition of Thales’ Ground Transportation Systems (GTS) business by Hitachi Rail on 31 May 2024. Continuity: Initial focus on maintaining business continuity – delivery of ongoing projects for our customers remains top priority. Opportunity: We believe this acquisition will provide significant opportunities for our key suppliers around the world, whose partnership is vital to delivering on our mission. As a valued supplier your support is requested to support vision to drive the mobility transition – your existing Hitachi and GTS Procurement contacts will remain the same. If you have any questions relating to the integration, please contact them in the first instance. We appreciate your ongoing support for our business.

Notification: It has come to our attention that some organisations have received phishing emails attempting to fraudulently impersonate Hitachi Rail. If you have received any requests that you suspect may be fraudulent, please immediately contact your Hitachi Rail procurement category manager and send the original suspect email as an attachment to [email protected].