{"id":9124,"date":"2018-07-31T20:02:07","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T00:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demers-ambulances.com\/us\/press_release\/demers-ambulances-and-braun-industries-welcome-new-michigan-dealer\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T05:22:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T09:22:47","slug":"demers-ambulances-and-braun-industries-welcome-new-michigan-dealer","status":"publish","type":"press_release","link":"https:\/\/www.demers-ambulances.com\/us\/press_release\/demers-ambulances-and-braun-industries-welcome-new-michigan-dealer\/","title":{"rendered":"Demers Ambulances and Braun Industries Welcome New Michigan Dealer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Best in Class Kodiak Emergency Vehicles added to Demers Ambulances and Braun Industries dealer network<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Montreal, July 31, 2018<\/strong> \u2013 Demers Ambulances and Braun Industries, an industry leader in the global fire apparatus manufacturing market, today announced the addition of Kodiak Emergency Vehicles as their new dealer for Michigan. Kodiak has 17 years of industry experience and offers strategic coverage throughout its region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re happy to welcome Kodiak to our dealer group,\u201d said Benoit Lafortune, Executive Vice-President at Demers Ambulances. \u201cKodiak\u2019s focus on offering the highest quality products and service to fire departments and EMS customers makes their organization a perfect addition to the Demers dealer network. We\u2019re confident that Kodiak will provide an unmatched level of sales and support for customers in this important region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everyone at Kodiak Emergency Vehicles is excited to be the Michigan Dealership representing Demers Ambulances and Braun Industries\u201d, said Ahren Taszreak, VP of Sales and Operations.\u00a0 \u201cI had the opportunity to work directly for Demers in the past and I understand firsthand how their products stack up against the competition.\u00a0 A Demers Ambulance offers a lot of standard options, such as their EcoSmart technology, aerodynamic and lightweight designs, and no use of wood in their ambulance body. \u00a0The Demers Ambulance body is engineered, built, and tested like the processes Ford and GM use versus one-off, cell-built bodies and offer us a new era of ambulance design\u201d.\u00a0 Mr. Taszreak added, \u201cAlong with some of the most stringent safety testing in the industry, the Demers ambulance is going to allow Kodiak Emergency Vehicles to offer all EMS providers in Michigan a great product, that helps reduce overall costs, and at a great price.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Demers products or to find your local dealer, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/demers-ambulances.com\">www.demers-ambulances.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Demers Ambulances<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Braun Industries and Demers Ambulances merged in 2018 creating the second largest ambulance manufacturing organization in North America. Recognized for leadership in innovative design, quality product, and for their over 100-years of rich history serving the emergency response market in over 20 countries worldwide.\u00a0 Demers and Braun offer ambulance models ranging from the price-conscience value ambulance to the very highly-customized specialty vehicle. \u00a0To learn more about how Demers Ambulances and Braun Industries can help you save more lives, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/demers-ambulances.com\/\">www.Demers-Ambulances.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.braunambulances.com\/\">www.BraunAmbulances.com<\/a>.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Kodiak Emergency Vehicles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kodiak Emergency vehicles is based in Michigan and will cover its region. Offering more than 17 years in the industry service, Kodiak Emergency vehicles, is offering their expertise in understanding their client needs and providing products that fits their budget as well as the community that surround them. Kodiak is a Michigan \u201cClass-A\u201d licensed dealer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Benoit Lafortune<\/p>\n<p>Executive Vice-President<\/p>\n<p>Demers Ambulances<\/p>\n<p>Toll-Fee: 1800.363.7591 x. 272<\/p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:blafortune@demers-ambulances.com\">blafortune@demers-ambulances.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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-9124","press_release","type-press_release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.9 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - 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