Innovation made in Germany

Innovation made in Germany

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Company history

The company BIG Brandschutz Innovationen was founded in 1991 in Giengen/Brenz to introduce innovative products for firefighting in Europe.
BIG did pioneer work with the introduction of positive pressure ventilation with power blowers, in those days a novel method for rapid smoke extraction, heat control and fresh air supply in firefighting operations. Nowadays the positive pressure ventilation, also known as tactical ventilation, is a default procedure that is practiced by fire and rescue teams in almost all countries. Also In the industrial sector, the positive pressure ventilation is now successfully applied.
The ventilation and cooling of large structures such as underground garages, high-rise buildings, airports, underground railway, railway / road traffic tunnels and shopping centers confront fire departments with serious challenges. Tunnel fires may become a disaster, as fires in the past tragically showed. In 1995 we have been the first manufacturer who had a solution for that problem with the Mobile Grand Ventilator.
Within the last few years the product program permanently was enlarged. Today we offer one of the most extensive ventilation product programs for firefighters and disaster control worldwide. In 2021 we are celebrating 30 years of BIG Brandschutz Innovationen.
In 1995 the company B.S. Belüftungs-GmbH based in Bachhagel was founded. The company B.S. Belüftungs-GmbH is partner of BIG Brandschutz Innovationen, is responsible for the operational business and is the contact for all products.

Milestones

Foundation of BIG Brandschutz Innovationen

Exclusive partner of Tempest Technology, USA, for Europe, North Afrika and the Middle East.

1991

Interschutz '94

BIG and the innovative products are presented to a world-wide audience at the Interschutz ’94 in Hannover.

1994

First Mobile Ventilation Unit

Presentation of the first prototype of a Mobile Ventilation Unit for the fire service.

1995

First Mobile Ventilation Unit has been delivered

First Mobile Ventilation Unit has been delivered

Delivery of the first Mobile Ventilation Unit to a fire department in Switzerland.

1998

Interschutz 2000

Interschutz 2000

The Mobile Ventilation Unit was unveiled to a global audience at the Interschutz-fair 2000 Augsburg. Built on an all-wheel-drive chassis he went afterwards on a roadshow.

2000

Start of assembly of power blowers in Germany

The company B.S. Belüftungs-GmbH started the assembly of all Tempest power blowers sold to Europe at its headquarters in Bachhagel, Bayern.

2001

First light-weight Mobile Ventilation Unit

First light-weight Mobile Ventilation Unit

The first Mobile Ventilation Unit with light-weight design was delivered. Start of a great success story: the MGV L125 has been evolved several times and is still the best-selling Mobile Ventilation Unit worldwide.

2003

Interschutz in Hannover

Interschutz in Hannover

In addition to the extended model range of Mobile Ventilation Units and power blowers, two more innovative products were introduced to the global audience: the portable smoke blocker and the foam generator system FlexiFoam.

2005

MVUs delievered to Japan

MVUs delievered to Japan

Successful introduction of the Mobile Ventilation Unit MGV L125 in Japan and delivery of the first Units.

2006

MVU persuades in the USA

MVU persuades in the USA

The Mobile Ventilation Unit MGV L125 continues its worldwide success in the United States.

2009

New model MGV L80

New model MGV L80

The Mobile Ventilation Unit MGV L80 is being introduced on the Interschutz 2010 in Leipzig. The MGV L80 bridges the gap between Mobile Ventilation Units and power blowers.

2010

Expansion of production

Expansion of our production and of our development team to build special MGVs on vehicles and swap-bodies in-house.

2013

New model MGV L105

New model MGV L105

A little brother for the MGV L125: the powerful and compact MGV L105. With its compact dimensions and its low weight it sets new standards in the trailer class with 750 kg gross vehicle weight.

2015

New facility: Werk 2

New facility: Werk 2

Just in time for the new year, we moved into our new facility in Bachhagel.

2016

BIG High Performance Fans

BIG High Performance Fans

We presented our new generation of high performance fans Made in Germany at the fire show Florian in October 2018. The new fans are completely engineered by us and are manufactured in our new facility in Bachhagel.

2018

BIG MGV L80 II

BIG MGV L80 II

When the L80 was launched in 2010 this Mobile Grand Ventilator defined a new class. The well proven MGV L80 has been completely reengineered and now offers even higher improved performance and state of the art design.

2019

BIG battery-powered fan

BIG battery-powered fan

The production and worldwide distribution of the new battery-powered fan BIG HP18 iB+ with its intelligent battery technology starts.

2022

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