Quality, innovation and tradition

Comprehensive expertise in mobile medical technology, in government and special vehicle construction, global market presence and innovative quality production that has grown over decades with equally long industry experience – that is BINZ Automotive GmbH. With this experience and our know-how, we offer our customers comprehensive customization options. Upon request, we customize each vehicle down to the smallest detail. Many of the solutions developed by BINZ for this purpose in the past are already part of today’s industry standard. Today, safety and life-saving products are realized in Ilmenau on an area of around 16,000 square meters day after day. Experience, technological know-how and foresight are the basis and spirit of the company, which can look back on a long history.

Cornerstones of our company history

2021

Takeover of the MAN Bus Modification Center in Plauen, Saxony.

2020

Ernst Abbe Prize for Innovative Entrepreneurship for the Management of BINZ
Nomination for the Innovation Award of the State of Thuringia for the new disinfection system and receipt of the Audience Award by the State of Thuringia
In-house exhibition with the Minister of Economics of the State of Thuringia, Wolfgang Tiefensee
Presentation of the revolutionary disinfection system with UV-C light by means of LED, patent application
Occupation of the new plant 4

2019

Number of employees rises to 200
Presentation of the new electronically supported patient storage system for field use

2018

Occupation of the halls of the new Plant 3

2017

Construction of a completely new interior production facility with state-of-the-art CNC machinery in the new Plant 2

2016

Establishment of the southern sales office in Baden-Württemberg, greater Stuttgart area

2015

Takeover of BINZ Ambulance- und Umwelttechnik GmbH by the current shareholders

2013

Presentation of the innovative RESCUBE concept at the RETTmobil. The groundbreaking development of a box body in TopCompositeDesign technology, which focuses on the activities of the rescue service.

2004

Presentation of a GRP sandwich box – without exception for base vehicles above the 3.8 ton limit.

2003

Futuristically styled E-Class ambulance of the new generation with GRP body, type BINZ Ambulance 2003 – the first ambulance vehicle body from German production with complete body made of glass-fiber reinforced plastic – keyword: Integrated Frame Technology

2001

The 1,500th special vehicle leaves the Ilmenau plant

2000

Presentation of a GRP (glass-fiber-reinforced plastic) sandwich box body (in-house development) for base vehicles with single-tire rear axle and 3.5-ton gross vehicle weight rating, as well as an aluminum box body for base vehicles with dual-tire rear axle and 4.6-ton gross vehicle weight rating (based on Mercedes-Benz Sprinter)

1999

Introduction of DIN EN 1789

1996

Presentation of a completely new product: the box-type RTV based on Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Relocation of ambulance production to Ilmenau and start of production in the field of mobile hospitals, fire-fighting vehicles and special vehicles for authorities in the security and disaster control sector

From 1991

Foundation of BINZ Ambulance- und Umwelttechnik GmbH Ilmenau and takeover of the activities of Labortechnik GmbH Ilmenau, “Mobile Technology” division. Relocation of the production of time-consuming and labor-intensive products, such as emergency medical service vehicles and VW T4-Ambulances to Ilmenau

From 1990

Joint exhibition stand at the Leipzig Spring Fair. Development of the first “MZF” – “multi-purpose vehicle” together with the Bonn-based Forschungs- und Planungsgesellschaft für das Rettungswesen mbH (Forplan) based on a Mercedes-Benz 310

From 1989

Cooperation with the Thuringia-based “VEB Labortechnik Ilmenau” – successful for many decades as producer of the GDR rescue vehicles of the types Barkas B 1000 SMH 2 and SMH 3 (SMH = Schnelle Medizinische Hilfe)

1989

Presentation of the BINZ Optima interior at the IAA in September: rounding off of all corners and edges that had existed until then, seats and other protruding parts integrated into recesses and wall profiles, medical equipment such as ventilation and infusion instruments fitted into the ceiling console, floors fitted with non-slip and hard-wearing coverings.

1987

Establishment of the non-profit “Binz Foundation” to promote appropriate measures for the further development of emergency medicine and rescue services, such as the establishment of new chairs associated with emergency medicine at universities

1985

Premiere at the IAA in September 1985: Mercedes-Benz 230 E / 250 D as KTW with body BINZ Ambulance 2001 long

Until 1984

Exports to over 100 countries: individually and in large quantities – to micro-entrepreneurs as well as to supra-regional aid organizations, authorities, governments, sheikdoms and royal houses. Sporadic expansion of special vehicles for the police, e.g. crime scene forensics vehicles

Until 1982

Standardization of another type of emergency vehicle: the emergency ambulance (NEF)

1979

Binz Ambulance 2000 G, GK, GS and XXL San – on the Daimler-Benz off-road vehicle, the G-model (primarily for export)

1977

Presentation of the “Binz Ambulance 2000”, the body designation for the new Mercedes-Benz passenger car series W-123

1974

Foundation of VEB MLW Labortechnik Ilmenau (VEB=Volkseigener Betrieb, MLW=Medizin-, Labor- und Wägetechnik)

70s

With over 21 thousand traffic fatalities in 1970 (2013: less than 3,300), RTW production became increasingly important. The BINZ product range now includes the “REANIMOBIL” with a specific range of products, the “CLINICAR” rural ambulance and the CARDIOMOBIL for internal medicine emergencies.

1970

Standard rescue car on Mercedes Benz L 206 / L 207

1968

Successful model Mercedes-Benz 200, 220, 230, 240 and 250 (“dash 8”)

1967

Standardization of ambulances into patient transport vehicles (KTW) and rescue vehicles (RTW)

1965

First BINZ ambulance (BINZ Europ 1100 long) on Mercedes-Benz 200 D and 230 with extended chassis
First accident and emergency ambulance on Mercedes-Benz L 319 D + B / L 405-L408

1955

BINZ ambulance with all-steel body on Mercedes-Benz 180, 180 D and 190 – a world first at that time

Beginning 50s

Construction of small series of cabs on the basis of Mercedes-Benz

1949

Relocation of parts of the production to a – on the western outskirts of Lorch – newly designated industrial area.

1945

New start with repair work of vehicles in running condition

From 1939

Medical vehicles for military use in the form of pullable and pushable transport vehicles and medical sleds

1936

Foundation of Lorcher Karosseriefabrik Binz & Co by Michael BINZ. In addition to repair and bodywork, the young company began to build special vehicles and also ambulances and individual bus bodies.

All-terrain ambulance based on the Mercedes Benz Unimog from BINZ - Video