VTG Aktiengesellschaft, one of the leading wagon hire and rail logistics companies in Europe, has expanded its business operations through its tank container subsidiary VOTG. The subsidiary has achieved certification under Europe’s GMP+ B4 program to transport animal feed products.
The GMP+ B4 certification ensures full compliance with the strict requirements associated with the transportation of these sensitive goods.
“The transport of feedingstuffs has been growing continuously over recent years,” says Heike Clausen, the managing director of VOTG. “To this end, stringent demands have been placed on transport containers in terms of cleanliness to ensure that products do not suffer any damage. The certification shows that we fulfill these requirements to the fullest extent and that we are also able to respond to ever-increasing customer demands in matters of product cleanliness. “We have set up a tank container fleet specifically for this purpose and adapted our quality and transport documentation.”
Transporting products in accordance with the GMP+ guidelines for feedingstuffs has enabled VOTG to extend its product portfolio and reduce the company’s dependency on individual product groups. The focus of the business shall remain on the transport of chemical and petroleum products. Instituting the GMP+ systems demonstrates that the company is open to new product types.
The GMP+ Feed Certification Scheme is issued by the independent organization GMP+ International. The system serves the global certification of feed businesses and is intended to guarantee the cleanliness of feedingstuffs and reassure consumers that the feed products are responsibly handled along the entire production chain. The GMP+ B4 standard refers to the transport of feedingstuffs. The GMP+ certificate is location-based and monitored annually by the certification body and by unannounced audits on samples by GMP International.