Sales take place nationwide under the name “Model Fire Department Erfurt”
“This bag was intended for quick help in the event of household and industrial accidents. It should supplement the existing loading of the vehicles for operational hygiene. “We also needed something to better protect our own people during operations,” says Angler. Vehicles used for dangerous goods should also be loaded with this bag in the future.
The bag was revised several times, including as new products came onto the market, until work on the now finalized version finally began in 2020. The products included essentially come from EST biochem GmbH in Pulheim, have a shelf life of almost two years and are therefore attractive to purchase even for customers with fewer uses.
“The Erfurt fire department has been our customer for several years. At a trade fair in October 2023, we finally started talking about revising the existing version of the bag with our products and finally marketing it," says Christian Hagedorn, Managing Director of EST biochem GmbH, explaining the process of the cooperation. The Erfurt fire department is a recognized player in the industry nationwide and is a suitable partner due to its many years of experience.
“We already know that some fire departments across the country have been waiting for this new version of the decontamination bag. That’s why we received a number of reservation requests before sales even started,” says Hagedorn happily. He sees the target group for the product as fire departments and rescue services, but also factory fire departments in industry. Sales are initially planned nationwide from July; the European market is the indirect goal.
Source: Press releases from the state capital Erfurt