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Heil Environmental Industries Ltd.
Founded 1901
Founder(s) Julius P. Heil
Headquarters Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Number of locations Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Products garbage trucks
Parent Dover Corporation
Website http://www.heil.com/

Heil Environmental Industries Limited, a subsidiary of Dover Corporation,[1] is a manufacturer of garbage and recycling trucks. As of 2009, Heil Environmental was the chief supplier of refuse and recycling equipment for the world's largest waste collection agency, the New York City Sanitation Department. The company has dealerships in 28 countries around the world.[2]

History[]

The company, originally named the Heil Rail Joint Welding Co., was founded in 1901 by Julius P. Heil in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The early company specialized in using the then-new technology of electrical welding to manufacture street car rails, tanks, and truck bodies.[3]

Heil is currently based in Chattanooga, Tennessee,[4] with manufacturing facilities located in Fort Payne, Alabama; Greenville, South Carolina; and Hillend, Scotland.

References[]

  1. "Dover Corporation, Our Companies". Retrieved on 2009-12-12.
  2. "Heil dealer locator page". Retrieved on 2009-12-12.
  3. "Heil history". Retrieved on 2009-12-12.
  4. "Heil, About Us". Retrieved on 2009-12-12.

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