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The application period for the Conrad Dietrich Magirus Award is over. Two high-ranking juries of experts have assed all fire department team submissions and pre-selected the entries for the upcoming online voting. This task has been even more demanding because not only the number of applications in all categories has increased, but also the entire range of operation types has been convincingly shown. “We are very pleased about the great interest of fire department teams and the numerous a...
165 years after its founding, the German Fire Brigade Association (DFV) celebrated its anniversary in Ulm on November 9–10, 2018. In addition to the meeting of the Presidential Council, a ceremony at the birthplace of the common forefather Conrad Dietrich Magirus took place in the Magirus plant. Tribute to the founder Approximately 120 association members, guests from politics and business as well as representatives of the press celebrated the anniversary in the Magirus Experience Center...
The German federal state of Baden-Württemberg has honored Magirus as a "volunteer-friendly employer for civil protection". Marc Diening, President & CEO of Magirus, received the certificate from Thomas Strobl, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Digitization and Migration, during a ceremony in Stuttgart on 5 September. The aim of this award is to honor and encourage employer support of volunteers. It is considered a sign of appreciation and expression of recognition for...
Over 80 partners from more than 40 countries accepted the invitation to Magirus's International Dealer Conference in Ulm. Under the motto "Building our future together", the conference focused on exchange, expansion and intensification of successful cooperation throughout the world. At the 2018 International Magirus Dealer Conference on June 21-22 2018 in Ulm, more than 80 dealers and sales partners attended the meeting of the manufacturer with a worldwide presence. Participants from over 40 co...
At the 2018 International Magirus Dealer Conference on June 21-22, 2018 in Ulm, more than 80 dealers and sales partners attended the meeting of the manufacturer with a worldwide presence. Participants from over 40 countries accepted the invitation from Marc Diening, Magirus's CEO. Under the motto "Building our future together", he welcomed them to the two-day event at the Magirus Experience Center. The conference focused on deepening cooperation with the goal of further expanding into the globa...
The Czech Republic relies on Magirus articulated technology to equip its fire service. The Ministry of the Interior has again put several of the world's highest articulated turntable ladders into service. Fire departments in all country districts now have Magirus turntable ladders with articulated arms. In March 2018, Magirus delivered the remainder of the Czech Republic's order for 19 turntable ladders. The Ministry of the Interior's Directorate General of Fire Rescue Service commissioned the...
Earthquake helpers distinguished for extraordinary performance and teamwork All Fire Department teams that helped during the series of earthquakes in central Italy in summer 2016 have now received a special award for their performance. On Friday evening, 27 January 2017, in front of an audience of more than 700 fire fighters and guests from all over the world at the Congress Centrum Ulm, Germany, they won the coveted Conrad Dietrich Magirus Award together with the title "Inte...