Magirus, the world's leading manufacturer of turntable ladders, has successfully delivered 40 M32L-AS vehicles to municipalities in Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as part of a centralised procurement. The project was concluded with the handover of the 40th Articulated Single Extension (AS) turntable ladder to the State School and Technical Centre for Fire and Disaster Protection (LSTE) in Eisenhüttenstadt, where it will be used to train new personnel and is equipped with special features.
Centralised procurements such as these offer clear advantages: streamlined planning, more efficient production processes, lower costs per vehicle and optimised training for the emergency services. For smaller municipalities in particular, which often have limited financial and organisational capacities, such collective projects are an effective way of acquiring modern technology. The tender was organised jointly by LSTE and the Brandenburg Central Police Service (ZDPol). This cooperation has already proven its worth in the past with other major procurement campaigns organised by the federal states.
The vehicles are based on a 320 hp IVECO chassis, comply with DIN 14043 and are equipped with the Magirus RescueSupport System RS300 and a powerful water cannon (up to 2,500 l/min). Additional options, such as camera systems, extended control functions or special loads, could be selected by the local authorities as required.
With a maximum working height of 32 meters and a lateral outreach of up to 23 meters, the M32L-AS is ideal for urban applications. The articulated arm at the top of the ladder ensures a high degree of flexibility, for example when working across roofs or in narrow backyards. The software-supported stabilisation of the ladder set enables precise manoeuvres and high travel speeds with little influence from wind or movements in the cage.
The delivery is also in line with Magirus' recently presented transformation plan: increasing modularisation and the use of series effects at several locations are intended to achieve increasing production figures and shorter delivery times in the future - while maintaining high quality and increasing delivery reliability.
