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1.1  Fire service vehicles  





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Carmichael
IndustryFire engine manufacturer
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947)
ParentDongguan Yongqiang Vehicles Manufacturing Co., Ltd.[1]
Websitewww.simonigl.com

Carmichael, acquired by Simon Carmichael International Group Ltd., now known as SIG, is a British manufacturer of specialist fire-fighting vehicles in Worcester, member of Guangdong Yongqiang Auld Lang Real International Fire Fighting Vehicles Ltd.

History[edit]

Mid-1970s fire tender

It was formed in 1849 as a coachbuilders.

Fire service vehicles[edit]

Carmichael & Sons made its first fire engines in 1947 for the Worcester Fire Brigade (now part of the Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service).

In 1962 it made its first fire tender for airfields (airport crash tender).

Ownership[edit]

In the 1970s it was known as Carmichael Fire & Bulk Ltd.

In 1992 it became Carmichael International Ltd (CIL) and was liquidated in 2004.,

AMDAC Carmichael Ltd (ACL) bought all assets of CIL and continued all operations with the UK. ACL went into Liquidation in 2016.

Carmichael Support Services Ltd bought all assets of ACL and continue to trade, manufacture and support fire and rescue vehicles at the former ACL Facility in Worcester UK. Carmichael Support Services Limited changed its trading name to CSS Fire Vehicles Limited on 26 January 2018.

CSS Fire Vehicle are bought by netherlands Royal Terberg Group in 2018.[2]

Structure[edit]

It is situated in the south-west of Worcester, east of the A449 on the Venture Business Park, near Lower Wick, and next door to Worcester Citizens' Swimming Pool.

Fire tender at Cambridge Airport in September 2011

Products[edit]

It makes fire tenders for many of the UK's fire services. It has also made tankers for road vehicle transport. It makes fire tenders for airports and RAF stations.[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "GUANGDONG YONGQIANG AULD LANG REAL INTERNATIONAL FIRE FIGHTING VEHICLES LTD". www.cccme.org.cn. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  • ^ Carmichael Fire Vehicles CSS Amdac retrieved February 1, 2024
  • ^ Airport April 2007
  • External links[edit]


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    Categories: 
    Fire service vehicle manufacturers
    Coachbuilders of the United Kingdom
    Motor vehicle manufacturers of England
    Manufacturing companies based in Worcester, England
    History of Worcester, England
    Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1849
    1849 establishments in England
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