History
1871
1871
Company establishment
Albach is established as a company and the Alco brand is developed
1871
1890
1890
Storz coupling
Storz coupling is invented and patented
1904
1904
Hornung establishment
Hornung - later AWG - is established as a company
1904
1940
1940
Extinguishing technology
Specialisation in extinguishing technology
1950
1950
Bucket extinguishing
Foot-operated extinguishing bucket
1950
1965
1965
Remote-controlled monitors
Monitors become remote-controlled and capture market for theatre stage use
1968
1968
Monitors for oil rig Uncle John
2 monitors are constructed for Uncle John oil rig at Holmenkolm in Norway. Flow rate of 80,000 l/min.
1968
1970
1970
Monitors for waste to energy plants
Waste to energy plants fitted out with manually operated monitors
1972
1972
Turbo submersible pump
New product: AWG Turbo Submersible Pump
1972
1979
1979
Inner steered monitor
New product: Inner steered Alco Monitor 471 FZ
2000
2000
Turbospritze
New product: Turbospritze captures the fire service market
2000
2002
2002
Monitors for PistenBully
First monitor fitted to PistenBully snow groomer
2005
2005
TurboTwist
New product: TurboTwist – a new type of HS nozzle
2005
2008
2008
Monitors on ARFF
First installation of the new Alco APF 5 series on ARFF
2010
2010
AWG goes North Africa
Biggest order in the company’s history to date: AWG fits out 250 emergency vehicles in North Africa
2010
2012
2012
Venturi nozzle in Formula 1 racing
Venturi nozzle is used in conjunction with the F-500 fire suppression agent additive in Formula 1 racing at the Hockenheim circuit
2013
2013
Welcome to Ballendorf
Relocation to Ballendorf
2013
2014
2014
APF 12-HR
Delivery of APF 12-HR with 60,000 l/min
2015
2015
Multiple new products
New products: Turbo-Nozzle VSP, FireEx Turbo 1000, Proportioner FD and Venturi S/M 75
2015
2015
2015
Multiple new products
New products: First electric operated monitor, mounted on a trailer. New CAN-control unit AlcoMobilC. First protable electric operated monitor APF 3P-DC
2016
2016
Welcome to IDEX Corporation
IDEX Corporation acquire AWG Fittings GmbH
AWG becomes part of the IDEX Fire & Safety Group with Lukas Hydraulik, Vetter, Akron Brass, Dinglee, Godiva, Hale and Hurst
2016
2017
2017
Pre-Engineered Program
Introduction of the pre-engineered program
2018
2018
System divider B-FW
New product: AWG system divider
2018
2018
2018
Electric operated APF 8-DC
New product: First electric operated APF 8-DC
2020
2020
Turbo nozzle 2090
New product: AWG Turbo-Nozzle 2090 for fighting wildland fires
2020
2021
2021
150 years of Alco
We celebrate 150 years of Alco with the new "EVO" product line and the "Alco Select"-program
