The empty facilities of »Wagenfabrik Konrad Hoerger« (also coachmakers) were brought to life again by repairing automobiles. Soon enough they started building cabs, delivery vans, trucks, convertibles and occasionally even ambulances.

After the war, they had to start all over again. Step by step modern factory facilities for efficient production were erected in the outskirts of Lorch. This is the location where modern ambulance and rescue vehicles are developed and manufactured which have earned the company its world-wide reputation.

In the years between 1945 and 1955 BINZ built large numbers of driver cabins for Daimler, Krupp, Steyr and Gutbrod. Standard production often exceeded 10.000 units of delivery and box vans. This took place way before the large automobile companies launched their own versions on the market.

But they also specialized in custom made small series and the handling of individual orders which is the only way of knowing what the customers really wants: Cabs, for instance - on Mercedes-Benz chassis’ - with seven seats and upholstery made of leather and a partition wall firmly installed with sliding panes. Or - during the fifties - there was the roadster - elegantly styled and marveled at. The world’s unique Mercedes Benz 300 station wagon turned out an even greater sensation. The tradition of BINZ stretch limousines and pick-ups reaches back into those days. In 1954 the city scooter was a short lived venture of BINZ into the world of two-wheelers.

A few years later the BMW V8 was the basis for an ambulance of the especially elegant kind.

While other coachbuilders still used metal sheeted wood frameworks, BINZ progressed, as they always did, to all-steel coaches. Thus in 1955 the first Mercedes type 180 ambulances were built. BINZ had 150 employees then and produced this ambulance in large numbers but not only for the transport of the sick. Already then they were exported in all four corners of the world and the world’s appreciation rolled back to BINZ.
Soon it became obvious that standard interior lengths were no longer sufficient to meet with the progress in the medical field. BINZ engineers developed an ambulance stretched by 650 mm fitting the W 110 chassis.

Working closely together with »rescue pros« a wide range of top technology products for ambulance and rescue systems was developed. This is true not only for civilian but also for military medical services. Creativity and proper planning resulted in new and improved products. BINZ Ambulance is a must for specialists and quite a number of BINZ patented developments are regular equipment of rescue services. The BINZ Quick Set, BINZ Thermo box, BINZ Hydropneumatic resting of patients are just a few examples of the »legendary BINZ innovative creativity« (»Hospital Technology« 9/86)

After the »Wall« came down in 1991, a second location was established in Ilmenau /Thuringia. Ilmenau enlarges the product range by equipment for mobile systems like medical technology, environmental technology, fire- and disaster protection.

BINZ Ambulance’ broad experience of 60 years of special purpose coach building is fully made available to their customers. Their achievements are a good basis to confidently look into the future and at the same time a motivation to keep on striving for perfection.