Demers Ambulances has named Interstate Emergency Vehicles Inc. as their new dealer for Northern Illinois

BELOEIL, QC, April 3, 2017 - Demers Ambulances is proud to announce it has signed Interstate Emergency Vehicles Inc. as their new dealer to cover the counties north of highway 72 of the state of Illinois including metropolitan Chicago.

"We are very pleased to have Interstate Emergency Vehicles join our dealer network," said Benoit Lafortune, Executive Vice-President for Demers Ambulances. "With IEV's extensive experience in the fire and rescue industry, we are certain that they will provide top of the line service to existing and new Demers clients."

"The whole Interstate Emergency Vehicles team and I are excited to add Demers Ambulances to our product offering," said Ed Orolin, owner of Interstate Emergency Vehicles Inc. "Adding a leading ambulance brand to our lineup now allows us to serve the Chicagoland area with a complete line of fire and emergency vehicles. Demers shares the same core values as we do and we look forward to developing a solid partnership with the company".

Edward Orolin, owner of Interstate Emergency Vehicles has been in the fire/EMS industry for over 26 years. Interstates sales and support staff are current and/or retired firefighter/paramedics with years of experience in both sales and service. Based in Joliet Illinois, Interstate Emergency Vehicles, Inc. is a familiar name in the Chicagoland area emergency vehicle market with a service department operating from a 12,000 square foot facility with personnel led by Ted Ellison hold ASE certifications as well as EVT certifications for Ambulance, Fire and ARFF vehicles. Services include light refurbishing, service, preventative maintenance programs of fire (engine, aerials rescues) and ambulance apparatus. Interstate is the dealer & warranty center for Rosenbauer America and SVI Trucks. To learn more about Interstate Emergency Vehicles Inc., visit www.interstateinc.us

Demers Ambulances is a North American leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of ambulances, and one of the largest firms of its kind in North America. Over the past 55 years, Demers Ambulances has sold more than 18,000 ambulances to customers in over 20 countries. Demers Ambulances is accredited ISO 9001:2008 and certified by Transport Canada and the USA DOT, by the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) in the USA within their "MEMBER VERIFICATION PROGRAM" and recognized as a "QUALIFIED VEHICLES MODIFIER" (QVM) by the Ford Motor Company and, approved up fitter for Mercedes Benz Sprinter Customer Assurance Program. Demers Ambulances meets the highest standards in the industry. To learn more about Demers Ambulances, visit www.demers-ambulances.com

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CONTACT: For additional information on how to become a Demers dealer, please contact Benoit Lafortune, Executive Vice-President, Demers Ambulances, Toll Free: 1.800.363.7591 x. 272, Email: blafortune@demers-ambulances.com