In 1998 Rosenbauer acquired Metz, which had been building firefighting equipment since its foundation by Carl Metz in Heidelberg in 1842. Having relocated to Karlsruhe, the firm specialized in manufacturing ladders and especially turntable ladders for almost 100 years, and - as seen here - Rosenbauer still identify their ladders as "Metz".
Added by Rob Johnson on 20 December 2021.