Seagrave Carolina Relocates To Larger Facility

Seagrave Fire Apparatus, LLC, announced that its commercial vehicle manufacturing and apparatus service facility in Rock Hill, South Carolina (Seagrave Carolina), moved to a larger facility within the city.

Seagrave Carolina relocated from its former facility on Lesslie Highway to meet its growing needs and to better serve Seagrave customers. The new facility is located at 251 North Wilson Street and has 19,500 square feet under roof. Six offices, a conference room and an employee lunch room occupy 2000 square feet of the facility. The increased office space and manufacturing area will improve operations and create efficiencies in through-put, delivery time and service on apparatus. The facility features fabrication and assembly areas, a paint booth, an inspection bay and service bays. Seagrave Carolina’s phone number will remain 803-980-3575.

Seagrave Carolina builds Polyprene custom bodies on mini pumpers, tankers, rescues, brush trucks and wildland apparatus. Chassis options include International, Freightliner, Kenworth, Peterbilt, GMC/Chevrolet and Ford. Body options also include stainless steel and aluminum construction.

Seagrave Fire Apparatus, the oldest manufacturer of fire apparatus, was founded in 1881. Seagrave has been in continuous operation since then, and enjoys a worldwide reputation for designing and manufacturing extreme-duty custom fire vehicles. Product brand names include Marauder II, Attacker II, Sentinel, Specialist, Optimum, Meanstick, Force, Aerialscope II and Apollo II. For more information, visit seagrave.com.

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