Omer, new order for German regional trains
The company based in Carini (Palermo) started operational activities for the production of toilet modules for the Knorr-Bremse group
by Nino Amadore
A contract worth at least five million with Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems Italy, an investment of 28 million to upgrade the production site in Carini in the province of Palermo, and a consolidation programme in the United States. These are the three axes on which Omer, a company active in the sector of components and interior fittings for rail transport vehicles, based in the industrial area of Carini in the province of Palermo, is moving.
The order awarded to Omer by Knorr-Bremse envisages the supply of toilet module cabins for 42 trains: delivery activities are scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2025 and will be completed by the end of 2026, "with a more significant execution during the financial year 2026," reads a note. "This new order from Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems Italy confirms the solidity of the relationship and the relative trust of our international partners," says Giuseppe Russello, President and CEO of Omer. "It is a further step of growth for Omer in the European markets and a strengthening of our role as a reference player for the supply of high-quality toilet modules.
The value of the order will contribute, the company goes on to explain, to the company's backlog of around 3 per cent of the value of the backlog, which amounted to EUR 169 million as at 30 June 2025. Knorr-Bremse will equip Alstom trains to be supplied to Nahverkehrsverbund Schleswig-Holstein (NAH.SH), the integrated transport association that organises passenger rail transport in the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein, located in northern Germany, on behalf of the state.
On another front, Omer has started operations to upgrade the Sicilian plant with a total investment of around EUR 28 million. This is the heart of the Innorail programme, the new industrial plan supported by a development contract signed with Invitalia, which marks a strategic step in the Sicilian company's growth path. The public support, the company goes on to explain, recognises the solidity of the company's industrial vision: the contribution provides non-repayable coverage of up to 50% of the investment, while the remainder will be financed with its own resources or through the banking system.
The intervention, which will take place over the next 36 months, aims to strengthen competitiveness in the national and international railway scenario, a sector that is rapidly evolving and increasingly oriented towards advanced, sustainable and highly efficient technological solutions.
