In today’s tech-driven world, we are constantly seeking to streamline operations, reduce costs and improve productivity. Leveraging connected fleet technology with remote diagnostics is a very effective strategy. It not only maximises efficiency, but also enables real-time monitoring, data-driven decision making and predictive maintenance. How can the integration of the two technologies change fleet management and reduce downtime? Read on to find out.

Last week, Aebi Schmidt Denmark hosted its "Åbent hus" – Open House – event, welcoming customers and visitors to Fredericia. The event provided the perfect opportunity to experience Aebi Schmidt’s solutions up close and further establish the young Danish branch in the market.

Aebi Schmidt UK is now billing its popular Schmidt Street King 660 truck-mounted sweeper as probably the safest sweeper ever assembled. In collaboration with Volvo and SM UK, one of the country's leading companies for commercial vehicle safety solutions, the new sweeper not only reduces risks, but truly focuses on accident prevention.

When Norway wakes up from the long winter months in spring, the traffic areas are cleaned of the gravel spread during winter maintenance. After a convincing test season with a second-hand machine in 2023, Øvre Bakke Gård has entrusted this task to a new Schmidt Wasa 300⁺ sweeper in this season.

This year, Aebi Schmidt Nederland proudly celebrates its 75th anniversary. This significant milestone highlights our enduring commitment to provide intelligent solutions for municipalities and service providers focusing on innovation, sustainability, and the strong relationships with customers and partners. To mark this special occasion, we hosted a memorable event on June 6, 2024, at our local headquarters in Holten, Netherlands.

At a time when sustainability and environmental protection are becoming increasingly important, the eCleango 550 is setting new standards. Equipped with an impressive battery capacity of up to 153 kWh, it enables CO2 emission-free work for up to 10 hours without intermediate charging. This advanced technology allows even longer sessions to be carried out without interruptions.

The Tyrolean state government uses spreaders in both summer and winter. Meanwhile, Estonian service provider EKT Teed OÜ relies on a carrier vehicle with a interchangeable system that can be used all year round. Will soon all of our machines be multipurpose and usable all year round? We spoke to Henning Schröder, Head Group Technology, and Gerhard Neudorfer, Head Sales Europe.

Carbon-free commitments of Councils across the UK come with an increased demand for electric sweepers. Some councils are using the momentum to assess different machines before making a long-term decision. Here’s an initial feedback from Islington Council’s drivers on the Schmidt eSwingo 200⁺ fully electric compact sweeper.

Efforts across the U.S. to advance fuel-saving technologies and to the adoption of electric commercial vehicles and fleets are increasing. The eSwingo 200⁺ pays for itself over its lifespan, with up to 85% of energy costs and up to 70% of maintenance costs to be saved compared to sweepers with a diesel engine. No wonder its popularity in the U.S. is growing. In less than a year, it’s been on dozens of demos and is being sold through a rapidly growing dealer network.

Nottingham City Council has ordered seven fully electric Schmidt eSwingo compact sweepers as it works towards its target of becoming the UK’s first carbon neutral city. The Council has set a deadline of 2028 to achieve its net zero goal and sees the seven sweepers as an integral part of its carbon-free street cleansing plans.

At the Demo Days, Aebi Schmidt presented the latest innovations, developments and solutions in the area of airport, sweeping, municipal technology, winter maintenance and more - online and live during two days. Did you miss the presentations? No problem, you can review the recordings of the presentations whenever convenient for you.

What do Palma de Mallorca, Southampton and Gstaad have in common? Measured by the number of inhabitants, the three municipalities could not be more different, but in all municipalities, our fully electric eSwingo 200⁺ compact sweeper has been in use for quite some time. How does the sweeper compare to the conventionally powered model? We asked the people who know best.

Madrid has a plan: clean air for all. By 2025, the entire city will gradually be declared an environmental protection zone. With six new contracts for cleaning services in public spaces, Aebi Schmidt contributes to the new image.

Wouldn't it be practical if you could use the same truck for winter and summer maintenance and only change the mounted construction? And to do this very simply and efficiently? That's exactly where the Schmidt Street King 660 comes into play.

With its "Madrid 360" programme, the Spanish capital is pursuing the goal of becoming a sustainable city or so-called environmental zone by 2025. It wants to achieve this with a variety of measures. One of them is that the leaves collected now in autumn are brought to a composting plant to be used later as fertiliser for the more than 3.000 parks in the city.

In autumn 2020, the Aebi Schmidt Group acquired the Canadian company Equipements Lourds Papineau Inc. (ELP) – an acquisition continuing the consistent implementation of the group’s growth strategy, as ELP is a leading manufacturer of winter operation equipment in Quebec. Now – somewhat later than planned, due to the coronavirus – the sales and service staff of Aebi Schmidt Canada Inc. and ELP are getting to know one another in person during training for the introduction of the Street King 660 to Canada.

Have&Landskab in Slagelse (DK), Scandinavia’s largest garden and landscape fair, took place from August 25 to 17, 2021 and attracted around 10,220 visitors despite the pandemic-related circumstances. The fair is aimed at professionals in the design, construction and maintenance of streets, parks and other green spaces. Jesper Buch, Manager Sales & Service Aebi Schmidt Denmark, reports on his experience at the fair.

For customers in the municipal sector, the Aebi Schmidt Group offers appropriate sweepers in different versions. They are suitable for professional users who are looking for a cost-efficient year-round solution. However, many users also want to purchase a machine that does more than just sweep. This is where the multifunctional concept in combination with attachments comes into play.

Worcester City Council has fitted new safety features to three new Schmidt sweepers that it has added to its municipal fleet to increase driver safety and boost productivity. Learn here how Environmental Operations Manager Kevin McFeeley explains the thinking behind the new initiative.

With the construction of the Riedpark, the municipality of Lauchringen is growing and with it the area to be cultivated. Not only does the Flexigo support the town operations center year-round, but also offers an ergonomically certified workplace. The municipality tells us here why they chose the Flexigo.

We have already reported that Heidelberg was the first German city to order an eSwingo 200+. The city hosted the International Conference for Climate Action in May this year and is pursuing a significant number of initiatives in the field of environment and sustainability. For example, the city administration intends to gradually convert its vehicle fleet to zero-emission vehicles. Since mid-September, an eSwingo 200+ has also been contributing to this goal.

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For decades, the Swingo models have been among the most popular and reliable sweepers when it comes to efficient and convenient sweeping in urban areas. Now Aebi Schmidt is offering a fully electric model under the name. The eSwingo 200+ works quietly and emission-free for up to 10 hours on a single battery charge. The first model recently made its way from the factory in St. Blasien in the Black Forest to the Swiss city of Thun – an epic journey!

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Belfast City Council employs a fleet of more than 30 Swingo 200+ compact sweepers, by far the largest in the province and one of the largest in the UK.

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The City Cleaning Department puts its trust in Schmidt's electric sweeper.

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Bracknell-based Shorts Group is totally confident that the two Schmidt Street King 660 truck-mounted sweepers that it operates deliver exceptional service and represent excellent value for money. Driver operators like its sweeping power, the larger capacity and the greater payload which means that they have to make fewer trips for tipping, helping to keep costs down. Continue to read and learn what else they like.

Navigating through the frosty embrace of a Finnish winter demands not only resilience but also innovative solutions. In the heart of this winter wonderland, Finavia, Finland's premier airport operator, has been pioneering a holistic approach to winter airport maintenance, ensuring seamless operations even amidst the harshest conditions. Now, Finavia is taking its renowned "snowhow" to new heights with by expanding its fleet by 5 Schmidt TJS 630 with Arctic APV 8400 front-snowploughs for the airports in Turku, Vaasa and Kuopio and pushing the use of digital solutions to optimize their fleet performance.

In a publication attached to the New York Times, the Brussels Research Group describes Switzerland as the most innovative economy in the world and highlights various aspects and industries. In an interview, our Group CEO, Barend Fruithof, explains the factors that have led to the growth of our Group and how the Aebi Schmidt Group intends to grow further in North America.

At airports around the world, countless teams work tirelessly to ensure safe and reliable departures and landings every day. Thorough planning and preparation are crucial to successfully manage the often unpredictable situations at airports. Our Schmidt AS 990 high-performance sweepers also play a decisive role in this process. Since 2002, more than 500 of these machines have been manufactured and delivered to our partners and customers worldwide. This impressive number has inspired us to conduct a brief thought experiment.

The Schmidt eCleango 550 was honoured as "Winner" in the "Excellence in Business to Business - Automotive Technologies" category of the German Innovation Award 2024. The jury of experts was particularly impressed by the modular high-voltage battery and the modern design of the driver's cab.

Every year on 5 December, the town of Küssnacht am Rigi in Switzerland comes to a standstill. For the annual Klausjagen (Nicholas chase) festival, over 1,500 men parade through the town in central Switzerland with whips, bells, horns and colourful lanterns, known as ‘Iffelen’. Some 30,000 visitors flock to Küssnacht to watch the spectacle. This creates a lot of work for staff at the local road maintenance depot the following day. Aebi Schmidt has assisted the road maintenance team by providing three additional sweepers, including electric models Schmidt eSwingo 200⁺ and Schmidt eCleango 550, to clean the streets after the major festival.

Independent family-owned Shorts Group has been able to win extra business after adding two truck-mounted Schmidt Street King 660 sweepers to its hire fleet. Praise from operators, its efficiency driven configuration to help keeping costs down, tailormade accessories and training provided were among the main factors influencing the buying decision.

Our close, longstanding partnerships with airports all over the world have taught us a great deal, not least that the needs of every airport are different. Of all the production lines within the group, airport equipment requires a particularly wide variety of custom designs. We take a look behind the scenes.

Towed sweepers can be used easily with different towing vehicles thanks to variable hitch systems. Despite their high sweeping performance, they operate quietly, handle large quantities of dirt even with coarse debris and are characterised by comparatively low operating costs. The advantages over a compact or truck-mounted sweeper quickly pay off in many operating scenarios, both operationally and financially.

After a break of several years due to Corona, finally Aebi Schmidt Austria again invited to the Sweeping and Municipal Day at the Austrian headquarters in Inzing. Representatives of more than thirty municipalities and service providers accepted the invitation and were able to see for themselves the advantages of the machines and equipment in practical use. The Flexigo, listed with the BBG, was of particular interest - but not only!

On the occasion of the Demo Days, Aebi Schmidt presented the completely revised successor model of the popular Cleango compact sweeper. The Cleango 550 has a 10% larger hopper volume and is equipped with an efficient, quiet Euro 6e diesel engine. As the eCleango 550, it is now also available with electric drive.

These days, many users expect more from their machines than just exceptional sweeping performance. What’s required are future-proof, multifunctional machines with increased driver comfort and sustainable concepts that protect the environment. Find out here what that means for Development and Product Management – and what our customers make of it.

The new and optional hydrostatic drive means this machine now offers even more convenient control while the sweeper is in use and allows smooth adjustment of the driving speed from 0 to approx. 25 km/h.

The smallest all-rounder in the Schmidt sweeper family combines exceptional sweeping capabilities and a high payload with all the benefits of a multifunctional equipment carrier. The integrated quick-change system makes it easy to switch between the many attachments and mounted equipment.

The Wasa 300⁺ is a firm favourite for cleaning large areas in industrial and port zones and for cleaning heavily soiled roads in small towns and communities. It can comfortably handle big jobs thanks to its large container and tank volume and prevents fine dust particles from escaping into the air thanks to its mechanical dirt absorber. Furat Kadhem, supervisor at Vemmab AB, an organisation based in Västerås (Sweden), is also a big fan.

Southampton City Council is seeing electrifying results from its fleet of four new all-electric eSwingo 200⁺ compact sweepers from Aebi Schmidt UK which are making a vital contribution to meeting the Council’s environmental objectives under its Greener City Charter.

The Spanish city of Murcia shows how it’s done. They recently renewed its entire street cleaning and Refuse collection fleet. The municipality wants to reduce CO₂ emissions, save water and reduce noise pollution. It has set itself the goal of leading the way in planning and implementing its urban services for the citizens and residents of the city in a new and sustainable way. Machines and services from Aebi Schmidt and its partner Ferrovial Services play a major part in this.

The Schmidt MSH towed sweeper is one of the most popular machines in the range of Bengt Bergs Maskinservice AB in Partille, a suburb of Gothenburg in Sweden. Small and compact, easy to operate and extremely manoeuvrable, it is popular for use in tight spaces in densely populated residential and urban areas – not least because of its low noise level.

With its 600 employees and 250 vehicles, FAM Hausmeister Dienste GmbH is the largest cleaning service provider in Berlin/Brandenburg. Here you can find out which machines FAM uses and what role the Aebi Schmidt Group plays.

In the past weeks, the daily business continued in many cities, communities and also at airports, even under difficult conditions. In some places, Swingo, eSwingo, Cleango, SK 660 and TJS are ensuring that everyday tasks can now be performed even more efficiently. Here are four examples and one report on a special mission.

Düsseldorf Airport tested the fully electric eSwingo 200⁺ for around a week. Thanks to the positive results, there are now plans to purchase a machine. The airport wrote in its press release: «Electric Mobility is an important element in Düsseldorf Airport’s sustainability strategy.» But a compact sweeper at the airport? We asked the airport managers to explain what role the machine can play in an environment that is generally dominated by large sweepers.

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THE COMPACT LIGHTWEIGHT OF THE 1.5 M³ CLASS COMPLETES THE SWEEPER RANGE With the Flexigo 150 – a new, multifunctional compact sweeper – Aebi Schmidt adds a compact and lightweight machine to its range. The new addition combines exceptional sweeping features and a high payload with the benefits of a multifunctional implement carrier and offers municipalities or service providers an economically viable addition to their fleet. As well as its sweeper function, the 1.5 m³ hopper allows additional attachments to be used, such as a scrub deck, mowing-suction combination, snow plough and other auxiliary spreaders, meaning that it can be used all year round. Articulated steering allows for easy turning and manoeuvring – even in confined spaces. A class B driving license is sufficient to operate this machine, which increases flexibility when planning personnel deployment. This is possible as its total weight is no more than the maximum of 3.5 tonnes. The driver benefits from intuitive single-handed operation, ergonomic controls and a newly designed, generously glazed panorama cab, with the best all-round visibility in its class.

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MODULAR CONCEPT AND HIGH QUALITY WIN OVER CLIENTS IN INDONESIA The Street King 660 shows what a successful collaboration between German and Asian engineers looks like. Fitted to a Mercedes Axor truck, four vehicles have been in use since mid-2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The highlight: the modular concept and self-supporting frame offer a high degree of flexibility and nearly unlimited combinations with carrier vehicles from a wide range of brands. Most of the sweeper was assembled at the St. Blasien factory; further assembly and the final installation took place locally. Together with a local automotive engineer and Aebi Schmidt service specialists, PT Kawan Lama Sejahtera, Aebi Schmidt’s sales partner in Indonesia, built an operational vehicle adapted to meet the requirements of our Asian clients within a very short time frame.

One of the UK's largest universities has opted for the Swingo 200+ compact sweeper to ensure its 32,000 students can enjoy its 56-acre campus in a clean and tidy condition, following a major evaluation involving several rival machines.

Fareham Borough Council is using our Street King 660 and Swingo 200+ sweeper combination to keep its borough clean and tidy.

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The Swingo 200+ impresses the municipalities of Oerlinghausen and Leopoldshöhe.

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