HGVs: Staying ice-free throughout the winter

Accidents regularly happen in winter when ice sheets come loose from the roofs of trucks or coaches. Munk Günzburger Steigtechnik de-icing systems and de-icing scaffolds can eliminate this danger and significantly increase road safety. With stationary installations and modular scaffolds, as well as mobile de-icing scaffolding systems, this quality manufacturer offers a wide range for greater safety on the road. Stationary installations are mainly used at service areas, truck stops or directly on the premises of logistics companies, businesses and municipal utilities, municipal facilities or depots. The mobile scaffolds, by contrast, make completely location-independent “de-icing to go” possible. 

Whether through carelessness, negligence, time pressure or simply a lack of suitable equipment, long-haul and bus drivers all too often fail to clear snow and ice from the roofs and tarpaulins of their vehicles. Yet de-icing trucks and coaches is not a voluntary extra but an absolute obligation. Section 1 of the German Road Traffic Regulations (StVO) already stipulates that no other road user may be endangered. 

Danger recognised, danger averted

With its de-icing systems and scaffolds, Munk Günzburger Steigtechnik has the solution. “Danger recognised, danger averted. I am pleased that more and more companies are installing our de-icing systems at their depots. The snowy, icy and precipitation-rich winters, as well as long cold spells, have shown many people how important vehicle de-icing is. Demand for our de-icing systems and scaffolds has risen sharply,” says Ferdinand Munk, owner and Managing Director of Munk Group. Road safety can be improved at very short notice: all de-icing systems and scaffolds from Munk Günzburger Steigtechnik are available ex works within ten days. For orders placed by 30 November 2026, the company currently offers a 15% discount.

Configure installations yourself with the modular system

Customers of Munk Günzburger Steigtechnik can quickly, easily and cost-effectively assemble stationary de-icing installations and scaffolds themselves using a practical modular system. Three platform lengths (1,260, 1,860 or 3,060 mm) are available for the de-icing installations, each with a matching stair module. The installations consist of high-strength, stable and particularly robust aluminium profiles, with a steel grating platform surface and a stable substructure. The stationary scaffold, with a standard platform length of 5,210 mm, can also be adapted individually to customer requirements. The stationary constructions ensure maximum safety when accessing them and when working on vehicles, thanks to handrails on the stair ascents, railings on the front and long sides, and safety doors.

The pre-configured installation

New to the range is the fully pre-configured de-icing installation, with a total platform length of 15.96 m and a platform width of 850 mm. With a platform height of three metres and a 1.1-metre-high railing, it provides ideal working conditions for de-icing as well as for maintenance and repair of trucks and coaches.

Mobile: the de-icing scaffold

Munk Günzburger Steigtechnik also offers mobile de-icing. The mobile de-icing scaffold moves on four swivel castors and can be set up quickly and safely without any tools. Assembly uses plug-in connections and self-locking locking claws. Under the motto “De-icing to go”, the mobile scaffolds can be stored for transport in a mobile container with lattice box and loaded onto a truck. This makes them particularly flexible and independent of location.

Also in use in summer

Munk Günzburger Steigtechnik’s de-icing systems and scaffolds can remain set up all year round. They are fully weather-resistant and maintenance-free. “This means they can also be used in summer, for example for repairs to a truck tarpaulin or roof,” explains Ferdinand Munk. The constructions are part of the standard range of this Bavarian quality manufacturer. This enables fast delivery within ten working days and also translates into very good value for money.

For further information on Munk Günzburger Steigtechnik’s de-icing systems, visit www.munk-group.com/en/ice-free.

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. According to Focus Money and Deutschlandtest, the Munk Group is the ‘Employer of the Year’ for 2026.

The Munk Group manufactures exclusively in its home district of Günzburg. 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 14 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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