Safe splashing

Even safer bathing at Waldbad Günzburg: four new, high-quality playpens are now available for the youngest bathers. They offer toddlers a protected area while parents change, look after other siblings or are unable to be with their child for a short time. This prevents the little ones from running towards the water unsupervised – effectively avoiding dangerous situations.

The idea for this family-friendly safety solution came from Lothar Böck, CEO of Stadtwerke Günzburg, and Josef Fritz, operator of the Waldbad restaurant. A committed partner from the neighbourhood, the MUNK Group, was found to implement the idea: the family-owned company from the neighbouring Donauried industrial park had the playpens specially made and provided them to the Waldbad free of charge.

‘As a company with strong roots in Günzburg, safety in our home region is particularly important to us – especially for the little ones. With the new playpens, we want to help families enjoy the summer at the Waldbad even more,’ explains Ferdinand Munk, owner and managing director of the Munk Group.

The Munk Group's motto, “Safety. Made in Germany”, brings it right where it counts: to the people on site – and thus makes a practical contribution to relaxed visits to outdoor swimming pools. The playpens are robust, durable and flexibly mounted on castors. They can be used at various locations in the pool area as required – wherever parents and staff need them most.

With the new equipment, Waldbad Günzburg is living up to its claim of offering not only swimming fun, but also a safe environment for all age groups – especially for families with small children. Lothar Böck, CEO of Stadtwerke, says: ‘With the new playpens, we are creating an even safer and more family-friendly environment at Waldbad. Local partnerships show how pragmatic commitment to the community works.’

The playpens are now available for hire in the children's paddling pool area and inside the kiosk.

With its business units Munk Günzburger Steigtechnik, Munk Rettungstechnik, Munk Service and Munk Profiltechnik, the Munk Group is one of the most important suppliers of access and rescue equipment as well as suitable service solutions. As a technology and innovation leader in access equipment, the name Munk stands for safety made in Germany. The company is now run by the fourth and fifth generations of the Munk family - true to the motto "One family. One name. One mission".

In the MUNK Günzburger Steigtechnik business unit for access solutions, the MUNK Group carries over 2,500 products in its standard range, from ladders for commercial, public and private use to mobile scaffolding, platforms, stairs and bridging steps to custom-made special constructions. These include, for example, work and maintenance platforms, docking systems, walkways and assembly platforms, which, in the era of digitalisation, can also be automatically adapted to the respective environment using the latest control technology.

In the MUNK Rettungstechnik business unit for rescue equipment, the company offers access solutions and transport logistics for fire, rescue and disaster relief operations. These include, for example, multi-functional ladders, scaling and push-up extension ladders, rescue platforms, toolboxes, station equipment and a wide range of mobile containers. In the MUNK Service business unit, the MUNK Group bundles the areas of installation, testing, repair and maintenance of access solutions and rescue equipment, as well as seminars. The youngest business division, MUNK Profiltechnik, offers high-quality technology for individual and professional configurations with a functional and sophisticated profile system.

The MUNK Group is always drawing attention to itself with new ideas that offer customers real added value in practice. It is certified with the "Work and Family" audit and has already received numerous awards for its innovations, its economic development, its responsible and sustainable actions and as a family-friendly employer. The Free State of Bavaria once again honoured the company with the Bavaria's Best 50 award in 2023.

The MUNK Group manufactures exclusively in its home region of Günzburg. It was also the first supplier ever to be audited by TÜV Nord in 2010 with the certified "Made in Germany" certificate of origin and offers 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 division site in Leipheim. It is represented in Germany with 13 sales offices and its own branch in Austria. Over the past three years, the company has invested around 30 million euros in the development and expansion of its sites.

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