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For over 100 years, the Heil name has stood for excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction

It was in 1901, in a small rented building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that Julius P. Heil started the Heil Rail Joint Welding Co. Inspired by a new process called "welding," Heil applied the technology to street car rails at first, then to tanks and truck bodies, making riveted construction obsolete.

As uses for electric welding grew, so did The Heil Co. Our first refuse collection bodies were built for the city of Milwaukee in the early 1900s. By the 1930s, Heil vehicles were collecting solid waste in hundreds of American cities, large and small. By putting the customer first, from service and support to design breakthroughs, Heil has emerged as the world's leading producer of refuse collection vehicles.

Heil products are represented by a network of more than 50 knowledgeable dealers in North America, providing local service and parts inventories. Internationally, Heil’s network reaches into 150 different countries.

Tradition. Vision. Service. Stability. People. "Build it right, and then back it with integrity." More than any other principle of business, the commitment to do it right - or make it right - has made Heil the undisputed industry leader. More waste industry operators wake up and turn the key in their Heil vehicle than any other brand. Even 100 years later, our focus remains on you, your business, and your customers.

1901: Heil Rail Joint Welding Co. founded by Julius P. Heil

1906: The company reorganizes into The Heil Co.

1914:

First electrically welded compartment tanks for motor trucks and the first electrically welded steel truck body

1929: Prototype “van type” refuse vehicle that is fully enclosed

1934: Heil begins using high tensile steel in welded truck bodies

1937: Heil delivers its first conveyor-type refuse bodies to New York City

1939: First Colecto garbage bodies

1945:

Introduction of the Colecto-Pak, the first refuse body capable of packing its load

1960: Introduction of the Mark II Colectomatic rear loader

1972:

Introduction of the Mark IV Colectomatic, forerunner of the Formula® 4000

1973:

Production starts at new facilities in Fort Payne, Alabama and Scotland

1977:

The Heil Co. opens office in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which eventually becomes the corporate headquarters

1979: The Formula® series of refuse bodies is introduced

1980:

Heil begins production of Formula® 7000 split-body automated unit

1984: Half/Pack® front loader introduced

1990: Heil begins production of Rapid Rail® automated side loader

1993:

After 90 years of family ownership, The Heil Co. is acquired by Dover Industries, a subsidiary of Dover Corporation

1994: The 10,000th Formula 5000 rolls off the line

1995:

Introduction of the STARR® System automated side loader and curved body DuraPack® Half/Pack® front loader

1996: Opening of the industry’s first dedicated factory training center

2000: Heil introduces the industry’s only mobile training center

2001: Heil celebrates 100 years and purchases Bayne Machine Works

2002:

Introduction of the PowerTrack® Commercial rear loader, the PT 1000™ rear loader, the MultiPack® automated side loader, and the Python® automated arm

2003: Introduction of the CP Python® continuous pack side loader

2004: Introduction of the MultiTask SL® drop-frame side loader

2010:

Formation of Environmental Solutions Group and introduction of the Half/Pack® Freedom

2011:

Introduction of the DuraPack® 4060 Split-Body rear loader and acquisition of DuaLift brand of roll-off hoists

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