Seagrave Fire Apparatus announced on July 7 the appointment of First Priority Emergency Vehicles, Inc. to its dealer network. The partnership taps First Priority as the exclusive Seagrave dealer serving all of New Jersey and select Pennsylvania and Delaware counties.
According to Seagrave Chairman and CEO A. Joseph Neiner, “We are pleased to be partner with a company of First Priority’s caliber. The fire departments to be serviced by First Priority are among the most demanding in the nation.” He added, “Seagrave’s 128-year tradition of providing the safest, highest quality, most dependable and best value in the apparatus industry is a perfect match to First Priority’s top notch sales staff and service capabilities. Our partnership with First Priority will assure Seagrave’s current and future customers the proven product safety and life time value with an after sale service and support capability second to none in the Northeast.”
Seagrave is the brand of choice for many of the nation’s largest fire departments. First Priority President Robert J.
Freeman said, “Adding Seagrave to our diverse product line portfolio gives firefighters in the Garden State region true one-stop-shopping for their emergency vehicle needs. In addition, we are pleased that several of our sales staff are veterans of the Seagrave organization and know the product line very well.”
The announcement comes on the heels of Seagrave’s recent expansion of its S.C. facility and First Priority’s expansion and facility opening in Flanders, N.J.
Seagrave Fire Apparatus, the oldest continuing manufacturer of fire apparatus, was founded in 1881 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.
First Priority Emergency Vehicles, Inc. operates a 24,000 sq. ft. emergency vehicle sales and service center located in Manchester, N.J. and recently opened a new center in Flanders, N.J.
For more information, visit emergencyvehiclecenter.com or call Greg DeForge at 800-247-7725.
