{"id":9104,"date":"2017-05-30T19:06:27","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T23:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demers-ambulances.com\/us\/press_release\/first-priority-emergency-vehicles-receives-most-improved-dealership-award\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T05:22:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T09:22:23","slug":"first-priority-emergency-vehicles-receives-most-improved-dealership-award","status":"publish","type":"press_release","link":"https:\/\/www.demers-ambulances.com\/us\/press_release\/first-priority-emergency-vehicles-receives-most-improved-dealership-award\/","title":{"rendered":"FIRST PRIORITY EMERGENCY VEHICLES RECEIVES MOST IMPROVED DEALERSHIP AWARD"},"content":{"rendered":"

First Priority Emergency Vehicles Receives Demers Ambulance Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most Improved Dealership Award Presented to First Priority Emergency Vehicles<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Montreal, May 30th, 2017<\/strong>\u2013 Demers Ambulance, a North American leader in ambulance manufacturing, has awarded First Priority Emergency Vehicles the company\u2019s 2016 Most Improved Dealership award.<\/p>\n

First Priority Emergency Vehicles, one of the largest emergency vehicle sales and services organizations in the world, received Demers Ambulances 2016 Most Improved award for attaining the greatest percentage of improvement in overall sales growth and demonstrating outstanding performance. The award was presented at the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) in Indianapolis, Indiana.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst Priority and First Priority South (a division of First Priority Emergency Vehicles) have a growing sales force that made great strides in selling Demers Ambulances last year,\u201d said Benoit Lafortune, Demers Ambulances executive vice president. \u201cWe are pleased to not only recognize their outstanding efforts but also support them in their efforts to begin selling our ambulances in the state of Georgia.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst Priority is honored to receive this award from Demers Ambulance,\u201d said Alex Cherepakhov, Chairman and CEO of First Priority Global.\u00a0 \u201cGiven Demers high quality product and efficient manufacturing, First Priority has been enthusiastically promoting the Demers brand in our territory and we feel the results reflect those efforts\u201d.<\/p>\n

About First Priority<\/strong><\/p>\n

First Priority Global Ltd,\u00a0the parent company to First Priority Emergency Vehicles Inc.\u00a0and First Priority GreenFleet Ltd, is one of the country\u2019s leading suppliers of public safety, emergency response and clean transportation solutions.\u00a0Established nearly 20 years ago, the company ranks among the top\u00a0independent\u00a0dealers and manufacturers in the United States for Emergency\u00a0Medical\u00a0Service, Municipal Conversion, Fire Truck and Commercial Electric Vehicles supported by the largest\u00a0independent commercial EV Service network in the country.\u00a0 With a national\u00a0footprint and a heritage grounded in innovation and quality, First Priority has developed the depth and experience to serve fleets in both the public and private sectors.\u00a0http:\/\/firstpriorityglobal.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Contacts<\/p>\n

First Priority Global Inc.
\nDonna Frimberger, 973-347-4033
\ndonnaf@firstpriorityglobal.net<\/a><\/p>\n

About Demers Ambulances<\/strong><\/p>\n

Founded in 1960, Demers Ambulances is the second largest ambulance manufacturer in North America, delivering more than 18,000 ambulances to more than 20 countries. Recognized as a leader in innovative products that meet and exceed the expectations of medical emergency specialists around the world, Demers Ambulances is accredited by Transport Canada, recognized as a “Qualified Vehicles Modification” (QVM) by Ford, and also holds the US National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Member Verification Program (MVP) certification. To learn more about Demers Ambulances, visit\u00a0www.demers-ambulances.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"class_list":["post-9104","press_release","type-press_release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFIRST PRIORITY EMERGENCY VEHICLES RECEIVES MOST IMPROVED DEALERSHIP AWARD - 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