Aebi Schmidt’s ultimate mission is to improve the performance of our customers all over the world. To accomplish this, our service team not only travels the world to train our customers and maintain their equipment. Join us for an exclusive glimpse behind the scenes and secrets of their mission beyond borders.

W.A. Jones has been in business since 1880, starting off as a cattle and fur trading company that has grown and evolved into the truck equipment powerhouse it is today. In 2001, W.A. Jones joined forces with Monroe Truck Equipment as a distributor of Monroe’s complete line of municipal snow and ice equipment, and since then, that partnership has only grown stronger as the years have gone by. Today, W.A. Jones proudly holds the title of the oldest continuously operating business in Indiana’s Whitley County.

As part of the EUnited lecture program at this year's IFAT in Munich, the Aebi Schmidt Group explained to the interested audience which approaches may be used to achieve the ambitious emission targets set in many places both more efficiently and more sustainably. Both presentations had one perhaps astonishing conclusion in common: a holistic approach is not only more efficient, but also cheaper!

Have you ever wondered about the talented individuals responsible for building the incredible machines we produce across Europe and North America? Well, wonder no more! We're so excited to introduce our latest video series, "Faces of Aebi Schmidt," where we shine the spotlight on our incredible employees.

The performances of the Swiss athletes and teams in the training sessions and selection races promise an exciting season, which begins these days in Yanqing (China) and La Plagne (France). Schmidt is delighted to be able to support and accompany the athletes and teams as a new partner and wishes them every success!

«It’s always a nice moment when the machines leave the factory,» says Thomas Berger, CEO of Aebi Schmidt Deutschland GmbH and manager of the factory in St. Blasien where the Swingo’s success story began more than 20 years ago. Our Swingo team recently celebrated a very special milestone: the delivery of the 7777th Swingo. We take a look inside the assembly hall and join the celebrations.

Within a short time, we were celebrating special anniversaries on all different Aebi production lines. In a loose series, we have shown where the vehicles have gone to and how they are used. To conclude the series, we follow the 20,000th transporter, an Aebi TP 470 Vario, to France.

Unforeseen and usually annoying downtime can be largely avoided with professional, careful and regular maintenance and inspection. From comprehensive diagnosis of the condition of your machine to all-in service contracts: Our vProtect service packages ensure your operational readiness and allow you to focus on your core tasks.

Two of the largest international airports in Canada – Calgary and Montreal – rely on MB and Schmidt snow clearing equipment. Before putting their trust in these machines, operations directors at both airports thoroughly evaluated their needs and performed in-depth testing to determine if our multi-tasking snow removal equipment could tackle their challenging winter weather events. We caught up with the operators to understand whether the units proved themselves in practice and what they would like to see in the future.

On the Stuttgart apron last Wednesday, the Aebi Schmidt Group and Stuttgart Airport GmbH presented what the future of winter maintenance with autonomously operating vehicles and equipment could look like. The system tested at Stuttgart Airport is fully integrated for the first time.

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.

Frauenfeld, December 16, 2021 – Aebi Schmidt Group, a global leader of intelligent solutions for the treatment of mission critical infrastructure areas and demanding terrain, has completed its recently announced acquisition of Monroe Truck Equipment from Industrial Opportunity Partners following receipt of regulatory approval.

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.

Aebi Schmidt Group CEO Barend Fruithof was interviewed in a recently distributed Switzerland feature within The New York Times. Fruithof explained the growth ambitions of the group in general and in North America in particular. Furthermore he was talking about the Group’s business model transformation from a product driven company into a solution provider, offering service contracts, connectivity based on digitalization, and after sales services.

Our colleagues in the central Logistics Centre in Hannover-Laatzen (Germany) do their best, even under the currently difficult conditions and complying with the regulations and advice of the authorities, to be able to supply you with spare parts for your machines as usual.

Aebi Schmidt invited over 200 airport professionals from 38 countries to an experience day on Tuesday, 8 October. The focus was on presentations and discussions on the topics of «autonomous driving» and how operation processes can be made more efficient with the help of Data Management Solutions. A live survey among the participating experts also yielded surprising results.

Frauenfeld, January 17, 2019 – Aebi Schmidt Holding (ASH), a Switzerland-based leading provider of product systems and services for the cleaning and maintenance of traffic areas and green spaces, will take over the City Ranger 3500 and City Ranger 3570 sweepers from Denmark’s Nilfisk Group, along with all associated rights, as of March 31, 2019. With this acquisition, the ASH Group will expand its product portfolio in line with its strategy and strengthen its German production site in St. Blasien.

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Frauenfeld, July 3, 2018 – Aebi Schmidt Holding AG has acquired M-B Companies, a leading US manufacturer of snow removal and cleaning machines in the airport sector. The Aebi Schmidt Group has thereby gained a foothold in the North American airport market and expanded its global position in this sector. More information can be found in the media release of 3 July 2018.

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Zurich, February 28, 2017 – As of 1 March 2017, Barend Fruithof will take over the role of CEO of the ASH Group. He follows Stefan Heiniger who has decided to leave the company after one year and a half. Stefan Heiniger, CEO of ASH Group, has decided to leave the company.

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David Achermann is on board the ASH Group since 2009, starting off in the area of process and quality management he moved over to take the responsibility for the Asia Pacific area as Area Sales Manager in 2012. Since the 1st of June the native Swiss is in his new office in Beijing, China. The new branch will set the way for further growth of the brands Aebi and Schmidt on the Asian continent.

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…. ON TWO BLADES AND QUITE SMOOTH ICE Friday morning at 6.30 am and -15° Celsius, the sun is still hiding deeply below the Kärntner alps. Otto de Boer pulls his scarf closer around his neck and a puts on his headlight. Beside him another 1500 early risers who gathered in the charming little place Weissensee in Austria are looking forward to the starting signal – the starting signal for an unusual but by now traditional spectacle: the “Alternative Dutch 11-Cities-Tour“. The scenery ist he biggest natural ice surface in all of Europe: The Weissensee.

The ASH Group entered into a Purchase Agreement to acquire all of the interests of two North American snow and ice management equipment producers, Meyer Products LLC and Swenson Spreader LLC. Both companies are owned by the Louis Berkman Work Products Company LLC, Steubenville, Ohio and the transaction is expected to be closed by the end of September 2015. Both companies will provide the ASH Group with a very significant footprint in the important North American snow and ice management market.

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.

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.

Aebi Schmidt and HRLC join forces and start to provide customised solutions for a wider range of airport customers in China. Following the principle of «Based in China, Serving China» customers now profit from sweepers and spreaders specifically designed for Chinese airports and based on Chinese-made truck chassis. Today, the new workshop and office buildings in the Fangshan District have been officially opened.

As one of the leading commercial truck upfitters in the country, Monroe Truck Equipment has eight locations across the USA, with the most recently acquired one located in Kernersville, North Carolina. But late last year, it became clear that they had rapidly outgrown the current facility in Kernersville and needed to make a strategic move to a new campus that could accommodate the business this new location brought in. In fact, the commercial upfitting business is a huge industry. A lot of us might see and notice vehicles produced from this industry on a daily basis but never knew the official name for it. We see larger municipal dump trucks and plow trucks on the road frequently, clearing snow in winter and hauling materials or doing roadwork in the summer, but what about those smaller work trucks that don’t need a specialized license to drive and operate?

The Golden Heracles Diploma honours companies that make a significant contribution to the development of waste management and urban sanitation in Poland. The award is a recognition of Aebi Schmidt's long-standing commitment in Poland to contribute to more efficient and resource-saving processes with intelligent solutions and innovative technology.

CH-Frauenfeld, July 26, 2023 – The Aebi Schmidt Group acquired on July 24, 2023 the Snow Products Business of Oshkosh Corporation, based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin (USA) and will integrate this business into its subsidiary M-B Companies, Inc. based in Chilton, Wisconsin (USA).

This is the headline of the cover story of “The Municipal,” a leading magazine for America's municipalities. The article examines how Germany-based Schmidt utilized engineering expertise to design innovative sweeper technology, and introduce it in a fully electric model also suitable for cities and municipalities in the USA.

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.

Every country and region has its own challenges when it comes to fighting icy roads. However, the, safety of road users as well as drivers of winter maintenance vehicles is the first priority everywhere in the world. In many places today, the requirement to use vehicles and spreading materials in the most resource-saving way possible immediately follows in second place. The Route Manager from Aebi Schmidt is one of several instruments that contribute to the fulfilment of this requirement - also at Rijkswaterstaat.

Last weekend, our colleagues at Monroe and Towmaster took the opportunity to mingle with the community on the occasion of the Green County Cheese Days, explaining and showing what existing and new customers can expect in the future. At the event, which took place in Monroe, Wisconsin, the two new brand logos were shown to the public for the first time, marking a further step in the integration of Monroe and Towmaster as product brands of the Aebi Schmidt Group.

The Aebi Schmidt Group has decided not to exhibit at IFAT in Munich and to come to you instead. On 20 and 21 June 2022, we will offer virtual presentations of our latest product and service developments, live and conveniently streamed on your screen, enabling you to follow those topics and demonstrations which are of interest to you.

CH-Frauenfeld, November 17, 2021 – Aebi Schmidt Group, a global leader of intelligent solutions for the treatment of mission critical infrastructure areas and demanding terrain, today announced an agreement to acquire Monroe Truck Equipment from its current owner Industrial Opportunity Partners. Wisconsin, U.S.-based Monroe is an industry-leading truck and trailer equipment platform with around USD 270 million (approx. EUR 240 million) in annual revenue. The addition of Monroe will significantly strengthen Aebi Schmidt’s market position in the U.S. and globally, boosting the Group’s prospects for future growth.

Today marks the grand opening of new and expanded manufacturing and production facilities, as well as Aebi Schmidt Group’s North American corporate offices. Less than one year following the groundbreaking on the 86,500 sq. ft. buildout, the expanded facility will now support enhanced process innovation for existing and new product lines, as well as provide opportunities for more jobs in and around the Chilton area. Aebi Schmidt currently achieves 25% of its turnover in North America and has a clear ambition for further growth.

Frauenfeld, September 8, 2020 – The Swiss-based Aebi Schmidt Group has acquired the leading Canadian manufacturer of winter maintenance equipment, Equipements Lourds Papineau Inc. (ELP). This acquisition further strengthens the Aebi Schmidt Group’s market position/presence in North America.

Frauenfeld, February 18, 2020 – The Swiss-based Aebi Schmidt Group has acquired the leading Finnish manufacturer of road maintenance vehicles and equipment, Arctic Machine Oy. This acquisition further strengthens Aebi Schmidt Group's market position in Northern and Eastern Europe.

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Frauenfeld, October 30, 2018 – Aebi Schmidt Holding AG, a Switzerland-based leading provider of products and services for the cleaning and maintenance of traffic areas and green spaces, will supply Beijing Daxing International Airport with a total of 34 cleaning machines by June 2019. The contract highlights the ASH Group’s ambitious growth plans in the international airport sector.

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Überlingen, June 29, 2018 – For the 25th time, the TOP 100 competition selects the most innovative companies in German SMEs. One of these innovation leaders this year is Aebi Schmidt Germany. This is the result of the analysis of the scientific director of TOP 100, Prof. Dr. med. Nikolaus Franke. In the independent selection process, Aebi Schmidt convinced in particular with the organization of its innovative processes.

Zurich, October 25, 2017 – Change in the chair of the board of directors of ASH Group: Walter T. Vogel who led ASH Group between 2007 and 2015 as CEO and who was chairman of the board since 2015 resigns from this position as of December 31, 2017. Main shareholder Peter Spuhler will lead the board of directors from January 1, 2018.

Tuesday evening, 13 June 2017, 8 pm. Barbara Bürgisser, dressed in black, gazes at the conductor with concentration and expectation. She sits in the third row and is ready for her first performance in the world-famous Carnegie Hall in New York. The time has come. The conductor raises his baton, the audience falls silent and listens raptly to the world première of the piece “Vox Populi” by Brett Keüper Abigana. Barbara is one of 68 musicians in the Stadtmusik Stockach ensemble.

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SUCCESSFUL IN-HOUSE EXHIBITION AT AGRO GROM D.O.O

Any chain is only as strong as its weakest link. This is also true of a chain where it is particularly important for individual links to join together perfectly: the logistics chain. Logistics dictates the pace of any production operation. If it falters, it is only a matter of time before everything comes to a standstill. A fully functioning logistics (chain) is therefore not just an important part of our production processes in our factories. It must also guarantee that our customers can be supplied with original spare parts across the full life cycle of the equipment and machinery. All year round and all over the world.

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