Design and manufacture of aerial firefighting and work platforms on truck chassis for firefighting, rescue and industrial access
Bronto Skylift Oy Ab
Tampere (FI, headquarters) · Subsidiaries in Switzerland · Germany · USA · SwedenNew on Amplifa
About Bronto Skylift
Bronto Skylift Oy Ab is a Finnish manufacturer of aerial firefighting and work platforms on truck chassis, headquartered in Tampere. The company designs and manufactures vehicles for fire and rescue services as well as for industrial height access applications. Since its foundation, more than 6,700 vehicles have been delivered to more than 120 countries. Since 2010, the company has held the world record for firefighting platforms on truck chassis with a 112 m working height; the product ranges include, among others, the F series (up to F 104 HLA with 104 m), the S-XR series (47, 56 and 63 m) and the XR series. In addition to its headquarters in Tampere, Bronto Skylift maintains subsidiaries in Switzerland, Germany, the USA and Sweden. Since March 2016, the company has belonged to Morita Holdings Corporation in Osaka, Japan, having previously been part of the Federal Signal Corporation from 1995 to 2016.
- Site
- Tampere
- Processes
- Design and manufacture of truck-mounted aerial work platforms (for firefighting, rescue and, Manufacture of aerial firefighting and work platforms on truck chassis, Design and manufacture of aerial firefighting and work platforms on truck chassis
- Materials
- Steel
- Founded
- 1938
- Industries
- Firefighting/Rescue services, Industrial height access, Municipal customers
- 01
Design/Engineering
- 02
Manufacture of superstructures
- 03
Mounting on truck chassis
- 04
Testing/acceptance
- 05
Delivery and service
Materials and Processes
Steel
Structural material for the boom construction and superstructure of the aerial work platforms (superstructure/boom construction, not officially confirmed).
Locations
Tampere
FIHeadquarters, design and manufacturing
- Part weight / size
- Working heights up to 112 m
- Materials
- Steel
Switzerland
CHSubsidiary
Germany
DESubsidiary
USA
USSubsidiary
Sweden
SESubsidiary
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design and manufacture of truck-mounted aerial work platforms (for firefighting, rescue andAssembly | – | 112 m working height | – | – | Steel (superstructure/boom construction, not explicitly |
| Manufacture of aerial firefighting and work platforms on truck chassisAssembly | – | 112 m (record height, F series/S-XR/XR | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Company History
- 1938
Founded as K. Nummela Omnibusbau (bus manufacturing)
- 1961
First 2-boom aerial rescue platform delivered to municipal customers
- 1966
First three-boom fire and rescue platform delivered to Täby Fire Brigade (Sweden)
- 1970
Business expanded beyond Europe; first customer: Damascus Fire Brigade (Syria)
- 1972
Foundation of Bronto Skylift in its present form
- 1980
World's tallest aerial work platform with 50 m presented
- 1985
First rescue platform with ladder delivered to Savonlinna Fire Department
- 1986
First fire and rescue platform with its own firefighting superstructure delivered to the Athens Fire Department
- 1987
World's tallest water tower (WFT, 50 m) delivered to KNPC Refinery Fire Brigade, Kuwait
- 1995
Became part of the Federal Signal Corporation
- 2005
F 90 HLA – first 90 m aerial firefighting platform
- 2009
F 104 HLA – 104 m, world's largest platform on a road chassis
- 2010
World record of 112 m for firefighting platforms on truck chassis
- 2013
New S-XR series (47, 56, 63 m)
- 2015
Presentation of the XR series (FL 45 XR, FL 60 XR) at Interschutz
- 2016
Sale by Federal Signal to Morita Holdings Corporation, Osaka
- 2019
Lasse Orre takes over as Managing Director