Flensburger Fahrzeugbau

The origin of the FFG is in the FSG (Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft), which was founded in 1872. The FSG built sailing ships for one year and soon after the first steamship has been built. Special attention has always been given to mechanical engineering. In the 1960s the German Armed Forces were looking for a partner to service their military vehicles and equipment. The FFG was an ideal partner and for over 50 years there is a standing framework agreement between the German Armed Forces and FFG for equipping, overhauling and maintaining armoured tracked and wheeled vehicles.

In 1963 the FSG division of tracked vehicles was created. 1980 the FFG was founded as a separate entity. Nowadays the FFG is operating in the defence industry and in Environmental Technology with customers in more than 40 countries. The company has grown quickly in the last decades. In 2020 more than 900 employees work for the FFG worldwide.

The FFG has multiple apprenticeships available in the trade and commercial sectors. With constantly more than 40 apprentices on premises the FFG is one of the companies with the most apprentices in the region. In 2010, 2014 and 2015 the FFG was awarded the first place by the IHK for the best company for apprentices.

Location

The FFG is located next to the main harbours in Flensburg which were the former docklands of the FSG. In 2013 the FFG bought the Danfoss works premises which is located in northern part Flensburg just 3 km away.

WT/I Military Technology Maintenance and Overhaul

WT/I is the department with the most employees. The complete overhaul and the repair of complete systems and assemblies of armoured vehicles are its focus. WT/I is specialised in repair of military equipment up to the highest military standards. More than 50 employees of the field service are operating worldwide.

WT/A Drive Technology

Since the founding of the FFG, WT/A has been a permanent department. The main area of responsibility of this division is mobile, stationary and offshore applications. This involves new and further developments as well as the repair of various engine and transmission variants or and complete drives. The range of products and services in the steel and aluminium processing extends from individual production to the design of entire assemblies. In addition to a construction and project department, FFG's drive technology department has production centres in the fields of material cutting, hydraulics, electricity and surface treatment.

ST Special Technology

The division ST was often restructured in the past. Soon after, the division of Special Technology was founded. This development is the result of the structural changes of the armies and their requests. The products range from the armoured recovery vehicle (ARV) with a 30-tonne crane to the armoured engineer vehicle (AEV) with articulated arm excavator and the demining tank (MC). The MC has a mine clearance plough for tactical mine clearance.