Sutphen Corporation Announces New Dealer in Southern U.S.

AMLIN, OH—Sutphen Corporation has announced Southeast Fire, of White Bluff, Tennessee, as the official Sales and Service Representative for Sutphen Fire Apparatus in the States of Tennessee and Northern Mississippi.

Zach Rudy, Director of Sales and Marketing for the Sutphen Corporation, explains how Southeast Fire came to represent the Company, “Sutphen not only prides themselves in building the highest quality fire apparatus on the market, but we also understand that service after the sale is key in providing the customer with the best possible experience. After meeting with leadership from Southeast Fire we learned that our beliefs for taking care of the customer were aligned.  Their commitment to customer service is second to none, making them the ideal business partner for us. We are extremely happy to welcome Southeast Fire to the Sutphen team.”

Sutphen Corporation’s President, Drew Sutphen, shares, “The entire Sutphen team, and family, are excited to welcome Southeast Fire to our dealer network. Southeast will contribute to Sutphen’s mission to provide the safest, most reliable, fire apparatus in the world, through their dedication to customer focus and service after the sale.”

“After learning there was an opportunity to work with such an exceptional builder, we knew right away that we wanted to be a part of this”, stated Southeast Fire co-owner Jon Wise. He continued, “When first meeting everyone at Sutphen, I left that day feeling just like a part of the family. It was clear to me this was going to be a perfect fit.” The way Sutphen conducts business and their manufacturing processes are very similar to what we do at Southeast. This should be a very seamless transition.”

Co-owner of Southeast Fire Kevin Williams adds, “We are so excited be a representative of Sutphen and be a part of such a historic fire apparatus team and family!”

Southeast Fire operates a full service fire apparatus service shop as well as fire apparatus and equipment sales center.  Southeast’s highly skilled and certified team of EVT’s provides maintenance services for all makes and models of emergency vehicles at their main service center located in White Bluff, Tennessee. In addition they offer on-site repair at your station or emergency repair at any location that is needed.  Southeast Fire also offers a full line of fire equipment to provide solutions for all of your fire department needs in Tennessee and Northern Mississippi.

For more information, visit www.sutphen.com.

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