Iveco Magirus

Iveco Magirus is a subsidiary company of the group IVECO, specialized in the construction of trucks of Lutte against the fire and resulting from the repurchase of Magirus-Deutz by IVECO in 1975.

EuroFire division, become Iveco Magirus gathers 3 marks on their respective market: Magirus in Germany, Lohr Magirus in Austria and Camiva in France.

The Magirus history

1864 : Creation by share Conrad Dietrich Magirus
1872 : Scale on a carriage with 2 wheels, models” Ulmer Leiter “(Scale of Ulm)
1892 : First revolving scale trailed by horses, 25 m
1903 : First pump of fire control motorized with a steam engine
1904 : First revolving scale in the world with automatic operation
1917 : Production of motor vehicles Magirus
1931 : First metal revolving scale
1936 : Fusion with the factory of engines Humboldt-Deutz
1951 : Costruction of the revolving scale largest of the world, 52 m
1953 : First hydraulic revolving scale
1967 : First vehicles with a advanced cabin
1971 : First vehicle of help for the urban of surface and underground railways
1972 : First heavy airport fire protection vehicle
1975 : FIAT repurchases the Magirus-Deutz group and creates IVECO
1980 : First revolving scale with flattened cabin
1986 : First revolving scale with control computerized
1987 : Repurchase and absorbtion of the company Bachert/Weisweil
1992 : Integration in Iveco Mezzi Speciali/Brescia
1993 : Introduction of the specialized range of trucks Eurofire
1994 : Revolving scale with hinged jib DLK 23-12 GL DC
1996 : Beginning of the manufacture of light fire protection vehicles with Görlitz
1997 : Integration of Lohr-Magirus to Graz/Austria
1998 : Air platforms of help Magirus
2000 : First revolving scale anti vibrations and oscillations (Stabilized Computer)
2003 : First vehicle polyfonctions MultiStar
2005 : IVECO EuroFire becomes IVECO MAGIRUS

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