Pierce Manufacturing Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) company, announced today the groundbreaking of a 90,000-square-foot expansion to the company’s 360,000-square-foot main facility located in Appleton, Wisconsin at 2600 American Drive. An additional 60,000 square feet of production space will also be added to Pierce’s Neenah, Wisconsin facility. Along with facility expansions, recruitment efforts have begun for the hiring of more than 200 jobs.

“As Pierce continues to develop innovative fire apparatus and technology, demand for our products has grown throughout the fire service community worldwide,” said Mike Kephart, vice president of operations for Pierce Manufacturing. “Work on the foundation for the expansion is already underway, with building construction beginning in January. The new areas of our production and testing facilities are expected to be operational by fall of 2022.”

Product demand has been the main driver for the need to increase space to produce fire trucks. The facility expansion will provide additional space for product assembly, material storage and testing of finished products.

The recruitment for more than 200 new team members is also underway for jobs which are instrumental to helping meet the increased customer demand.

Job openings include, but are not limited to:

• Welders
• Painters
• Electricians
• Assemblers

“Pierce Manufacturing is a subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation, a Fortune 500 Company. Pierce’s experienced and dedicated workforce of more than 3,000 team members stand by the motto ‘Work That Matters’,” said Stephen Kohler, director of human resources for Pierce Manufacturing. “Our team members average over 12 years of experience, a quarter of the workforce has 20 or more years of experience, and we are known for offering competitive wages, benefits, and a culture committed to serving the brave men and women of the fire service. If you have a mechanical aptitude and are willing to learn, we are willing to train and invest in you.”

New Pierce team members are engaged in an initial training program before transitioning to their hired role. Additionally, each team member may access $10,000 per year for continuing education to pursue an associate, bachelors, or master’s degree.

To learn more about Pierce Manufacturing’s expansion and employment opportunities, visit www.piercemfg.com.

Reyco Granning has been working to integrate sustainability into daily operations in ways that advance our business, and honor our commitments as a responsible corporate citizen.

In 2020 we replaced all interior light fixtures with LED, this has reduced our electricity usage by 30% or 693,000 kilowatt hours annually. In 2021, we implemented modern air compressors and dryers greatly improving the quality of our compressed air and reducing electricity usage by an additional 2.5%. Most recently, we have added new aluminum recycling bins, installed programmable thermostats and eliminated rodent traps. In the spring of 2022, we will be planting trees on our unused acreage.

When asked his thoughts President John Stuart shared this, “These small measures reduce our carbon footprint, preserve nature, and keep our employees more comfortable. My leadership team will continue seeking these sorts of opportunities going forward.” 

We take great pride in our efforts to not only be more efficient but to also reduce our overall footprint in the community. We are constantly growing and pursuing new avenues to continue our overall sustainability.

For more information on Reyco Granning please visit our website at www.reycogranning.com.

The first glimpse of the Framingham (MA) Fire Department’s new Pierce apparatus has been had.

Still being manufactured at Pierce’s WI plant, E7 in all its glory can be seen below.

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First in person sighting of our new @FraminghamFire E7 on the blue floor in Wisconsin @PierceMfg Thanks to the @Framingham_MA for support. pic.twitter.com/KsdwVJMUlk

— john schultz (@schultzlad3der) November 1, 2021

Despite facing 19 staff vacancies, the Des Moines (IA) Fire Department (DMFD) just opened the $8.2 million Station 11 on the city’s northeast side, reports kcci.com.

In addition to partnerships with neighboring departments—Altoona and Johnston in particular—DMFD has two recruiting classes set to start over the next year to help build crew, the report says.

The Canton of Basel-Stadt’s (Switzerland) fire department has ordered four all-electric firefighting vehicles from Rosenbauer’s “Revolutionary Technology” (RT) model series. The world market leader in firefighting equipment has thus received the first fleet order for the innovative municipal firefighting vehicle following its sales launch in September of the previous year. The Group currently has a total of 19 firm vehicle orders and over 20 reservations. Thanks to its unique vehicle architecture, which was only made possible by the alternative drive system, the RT sets new standards in ergonomics, digitalization, and ecology. According to initial customer feedback, well over 90% of all operations can be carried out under all-electric battery power without the range extender generating power. The Basel-Stadt fire department employs around 100 people and most recently has been called out more than 2,900 times a year.

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“The first fleet order for a new product is always something special. Thirty years ago, it was a Swiss airport fire department that put the first PANTHER into service, and with it we defined a new vehicle category,” says Dieter Siegel, CEO of Rosenbauer International AG. “I am all the more pleased by this renewed vote of confidence from the Basel-Stadt fire department. This order makes it one of the first users of this pioneering technology, which we intend to implement in other vehicle types in the future.”

The Rosenbauer Group has set itself the goal of offering at least one vehicle with electric drive in every vehicle category by 2023. In doing so, the Group is relying both on corresponding structures for commercial electric chassis, such as the Volvo FL Electric, and on its own developments. Rosenbauer estimates that the global market volume for the RT and comparable technologies alone will be around 3,200 vehicles by 2030; between 700 and 800 such vehicles could also be in service in Europe by 2025.