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DAKO-CZ, a.s.
The company DAKO-CZ is a leading manufacturer of pneumatic, electromechanical and hydraulic brake systems and components for rail vehicles with more than a 207-year tradition. With a planned annual turnover of around EUR 92 million, 74% of which is based on foreign orders, the company is based in Třemošnice in East Bohemia. DAKO-CZ is member of CSG Rail. The owner of the company is the CZECHOSLOVAK GROUP.
The unique know-how of the company DAKO-CZ, a.s. is based on a strong tradition of the past. Company roots date back to 1816, when the foundry and later the engineering plant was founded by Josef Jan Zvěřina in Třemošnice. After 1920, the company business expanded to include supplies for rail transport. The company experienced the greatest boom in the 1950s with the arrival of Mr. Josef Daněk.
* 8 April 1920 – † 21 May 2001
Josef Daněk was born on 8 April 1920 in Kotvrdovice in the Moravský kras. He was trained as a turner and graduated from the College of Mechanical Engineering in Brno. In 1949 Hedvikov he started to work at Kovolis Hedvikov. At the end of 1952 he became head of the brake development department and in 1956 he significantly contributed to the approval of the DAKO braking system by the UIC braking committee, and this was the start of the series production of the CV1D switchboard. More than forty of his patents contributed to the development and future of the company. He is considered the father of the DAKO brake.
News DAKO-CZ, a.s.
DAKO-CZ, a manufacturer of braking systems and components for rail vehicles from Třemošnice, East Bohemia, has defended the Czech Business Superbrands award for 2023. The judges were convinced by the economic results, growth and new projects of the company with more than two hundred years of tradition.
Last year, DAKO-CZ, a manufacturer of braking systems and components for rolling stock, established two joint ventures with leading domestic manufacturers in India. The company from Třemošnice, East Bohemia, has been very active on the local market for the last few years and wants to take full advantage of its potential.
DAKO-CZ, a manufacturer of braking systems and components for rolling stock from Třemošnice in Eastern Bohemia, continues its steep growth. In 2019, it surpassed the billion-dollar turnover mark for the first time and managed to double it in just four years.
