Rail trade mission to Spain: 13 – 15 June 2023

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UK railway suppliers are invited to apply to join a rail trade mission to Spain

UK railway suppliers are invited to apply to join a rail trade mission to Spain UK railway suppliers are invited to apply to join a Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and Railway Industry Association (RIA) rail trade mission to Spain for 1-2-1 pre-approved meetings with Spanish based procurement officials from CAF, Euskal Trenbide Sarea, Alstom, Talgo and ADIF, whilst a site visit may be included in the programme.

On registration, a short questionnaire asking for information about your products will be emailed. Based on this information the clients will preselect those they wish to meet to ensure that everybody’s interests are aligned. This in turn may mean that UK Suppliers are offered 1 or more appointments or not preselected.

Registration and Eligibility

The trade mission will take place from 13 – 15 June 2023. Find further information and register for the rail trade mission.

The event is open to all UK registered companies, a maximum of 2 delegates per company.

Applications are open until full or Tuesday 16 May 2023.

Costs & Travel

  • Participation in the trade mission will cost £350 + VAT per company - 2 delegates maximum, 1st delegate will pay the mission fee, 2nd delegate is free.
  • Mission delegates will need to cover their own travel and subsistence costs, noting possible requirements to fly between Bilbao and Madrid.
  • Do not commit to flights until appointments are confirmed.

Important: Please click on 'pay later' before you check out. Payment will be invoiced if appointments are secured.

Please note you will be first required to create an account if you have not used the RIA booking system before. On successful registration delegates will receive an automated email confirmation.

Further information

For further information, please contact Neil Walker, Exports Director at the Railway Industry Association, or Isaac Morillas – Trade Advisor, DBT Spain.

E: Isaac.morillas@fcdo.gov.uk

E: Neil.walker@riagb.org.uk

First published 11 May 2023