Brimming with rescue equipment

Innovative access technology, transport logistics and a bonus in terms of concentrated expertise: The new Günzburger Steigtechnik Rescue Equipment Guide no. 8 showcases the company's innovations and comprehensive product range for fire, rescue and disaster operations. The reference work for fire services and aid organisations is more comprehensive than ever, now running to a total of 196 pages. It is now even more clearly structured and boasts an attractive new appearance. The compendium is brimming with solutions that offer emergency services the highest level of work safety coupled with optimum ease of use – because every second counts when human lives are at stake. The Rescue Equipment Guide no. 8 can now be requested by phone on +49 8221 361 601 or by e-mail at vertrieb@steigtechnik.de; it can also be downloaded from the company's website at https://www.steigtechnik.de/en/service/knowledge/downloads.

"We are the strong partner for emergency services and have been equipping them with innovative rescue equipment for over 120 years. Our product range in this area is constantly growing and always offers new solutions. We are now combining the, in the new Rescue Equipment Guide no. 8, which is more informative and comprehensive than ever," says Ferdinand Munk, Managing Director of Günzburger Steigtechnik GmbH.

Over 196 pages, the quality Bavarian manufacturer presents, among other things, its brand new range of mobile containers for optimum hygiene on site. They include mobile washing and disinfection stations, which ensure rapid cleanliness and maximum protection against infection on site or at events, especially during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as a new mobile container for efficient black/white separation. Another highlight in the Rescue Equipment Guide no. 8 is the first electrically driven mobile container eRC. This enables emergency services to have a single person transport up to one tonne of foaming agent, equipment and other material. Günzburger Steigtechnik offers a wide range of other mobile container models in its standard range, which can also be designed and equipped individually and exactly to meet the requirements of the rescue services. The company supports fire services and aid organisations with its many years of expertise and top service from design to delivery.

Comprehensive range of services and seminars

In addition to the range of mobile containers, the Rescue Equipment Guide no. 8 also includes Günzburg tried-and-tested rescue platforms and various fire service ladders, which are available in DIN EN 1147 and ÖNORM F4047-compliant models. They include multi-function, rope-extension, scaling and hook ladders. The company's toolboxes are also available fully equipped for the first time – with premium quality DIN-compliant tool sets and high-quality foam inserts. In addition, Günzburger Steigtechnik has dedicated a separate chapter in the new reference work to fire station equipment including a ladder test stand, and highlights its comprehensive range of services and seminars. 

With its business units Munk Günzburger Steigtechnik, Munk Rettungstechnik, Munk Service and Munk Profiltechnik, the Munk Group is one of the leading providers of access equipment, rescue equipment and related service solutions. As a technology and innovation leader in access equipment, the name Munk stands for safety made in Germany.The company is now managed by the fourth and fifth generations of the Munk family – true to the motto “One family. One name. One mission”. In 2025, the Munk Group celebrated its 125th anniversary with a year of dedicated activities and events.

In the Munk Günzburger Steigtechnik business unit for access equipment, the Munk Group offers over 2,500 products in its standard range. The portfolio extends from ladders for commercial, public and private use to mobile scaffolding towers, platforms, stairs and bridging steps, through to custom-made special constructions. These include work and maintenance platforms, docking systems, walkways and assembly platforms which, in the age of digitalisation, can be automatically adapted to their environment using state-of-the-art control technology.

In the Munk Rettungstechnik business unit for rescue equipment, the company provides access equipment and transport logistics for fire, rescue and disaster relief operations. The range includes multi-purpose ladders, sectional ladders and extension ladders, rescue platforms, toolboxes, fire station equipment and a wide variety of roll containers. In the Munk Service business unit, the Munk Group combines installation, inspection, repair and maintenance services for access equipment and rescue equipment, as well as specialist seminars. The youngest division, Munk Profiltechnik, offers high-quality technology for bespoke and professional configurations based on a functional and sophisticated profile system.

The Munk Group repeatedly sets benchmarks with innovative ideas that deliver genuine added value for customers. In 2025, it was honoured for the sixth time as a TOP 100 Innovator and named Best Brand of the Year at the Plus X Award. The company also received the “Bavaria’s Best 50” award from the Bavarian State Ministry in 2023. Its sustainable and responsible corporate management is certified in accordance with ISO 14001. In 2024, owners Ferdinand and Ruth Munk were presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grand Prix of Medium-Sized Enterprises.

The Munk Group manufactures exclusively in its home district of Günzburg. In 2010, it became the first supplier ever to be audited by TÜV Nord with the certified mark of origin “Made in Germany”. The company grants a 15-year guarantee on all series products made in Germany. The Munk Group employs over 450 people at its headquarters in Günzburg and at the Munk Rettungstechnik site in Leipheim. It is represented in Germany with 13 sales offices and its own subsidiary in Austria. In recent years, the company has invested a high double-digit million euro amount in the expansion and development of its sites.

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