A maturity model was developed for technical documentation in order to comprehensively assess the current status of this area in member companies. After the kick-off at the end of August 2025, our working group met again on November 26, 2025 in our port area to discuss the results.

We look back on around three years of sustainable development in our purchasing pool and in our network. Three years after our project “Sustainable supplier management in accordance with the DNK standard – a purchasing pool on the way to a sustainability report”, we asked about the successes and results that our partners have achieved in the meantime.

Our new member company, headquartered in Hamm, is a reliable partner for industry when it comes to the planning, manufacture and assembly of complex industrial systems. Hoffmeier offers a comprehensive service for maintenance work, revisions, conversions and dismantling and could also support other member companies in these areas.

On November 6, 2025, our 19th General Meeting took place at MURTFELDT GmbH & Co. KG in Dortmund – one of the annual highlights in our network calendar. Around 60 managers from our member companies took the opportunity to meet in person, review the year 2025 and set the course for the coming year.

The last meeting on the topic of sustainability this year took place in our port area on October 30, 2025. The focus was on current issues in our member companies and information on the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

Since July 2025, our member companies have had access via a framework agreement to FedEx, the world’s largest express transportation company, whose shipping services include both domestic and international deliveries and offer a wide range of options for standard and express shipping.
On 30 September 2025, some NIRO members were able to immerse themselves in the world of FedEx at Cologne/Bonn Airport and gained interesting insights into a sophisticated logistical interplay at the central German hub of the world’s largest freight company.