Heil Environmental Industries Limited
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Heil Environmental Industries Limited, a subsidiary of Dover Corporation, 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.
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.
Heil is currently based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with manufacturing facilities located in Fort Payne, Alabama; Greenville, South Carolina; and Hillend, Scotland.
History
The company, originally named the Heil Rail Joint Welding Co., was founded in 1901 by Julius P. HeilJulius P. Heil
Julius Peter Heil was the 30th Governor of Wisconsin from 1939 to 1943. A Republican, he was born in Düssmund an der Mosel, Germany, and immigrated to the United States in 1881. In 1901, he founded the Heil Company in Milwaukee, which fabricated steel tank cars. He served two two-year terms as...
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The early company specialized in using the then-new technology of electrical welding
Welding
Welding is a fabrication or sculptural process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, by causing coalescence. This is often done by melting the workpieces and adding a filler material to form a pool of molten material that cools to become a strong joint, with pressure sometimes...
to manufacture street car rails, tanks, and truck bodies.
Heil is currently based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with manufacturing facilities located in Fort Payne, Alabama; Greenville, South Carolina; and Hillend, Scotland.