Emergency One (UK) Limited was established in 1989 in the Scottish town of Cumnock, by Frank Morran, a decision based on his extensive experience within the UK fire appliance manufacturing sector. Since then, the company’s growth has been predicated on the adherence to a steady and measured expansion year on year, recognising the importance of our people (our best-in-class Trade Apprenticeship program was established in Year 1), build quality and reliability, and on-time delivery.

In 2012, the company had outgrown the original factory unit, and re-located to a larger, custom-designed facility within the same industrial estate in Cumnock. The management team changed too, with a management buyout led by William Burns, Mike Madsen and Robert Wells, all of whom already had many years’ of experience within the organisation. An already busy year, 2012 also saw the addition of Clan Tools to the group, and the partnership with Magirus GmbH established.

Today the company is the UK’s leading manufacturer of specialist Fire and Rescue Service appliances, along with a growing export presence worldwide. Our operations remain headquartered in Cumnock, Scotland – with the vast majority of our workforce of over 200 people operating from two production facilities in our now 8-acre campus.