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BUILDING BETTER TRUCKS SINCE 1947. Since the company was founded in 1947, Alexis Fire Equipment has evolved and grown from a small fabrication shop with the limited capacity to hold only four units at a time, to a sophisticated business that now spans over 55,000 square feet and employs over 75 skilled engineers, craftsmen, and mechanics — a figure that continues to grow. As one of the only remaining family-owned fire equipment manufacturers in the Midwest, Alexis continues to instill the tradition of product excellence, acute customer care, and superior service. Over the past few years, Alexis has expanded its product line to include not only uniquely custom-built aerials, rescues and pumpers, but also major overhaul refurbishment and apparatus remount projects. And for those customers who are not interested in a completely custom-built vehicle, Alexis has done most of the work for you with their exclusive line of Specialty Vehicles featuring the Response 1, Vision Series, and the new Engine 1 series — designs based on decades of experience building fire trucks and truly understanding the needs of firemen and rescue workers. This significant list of added products and offerings in less than four years, provides proof that A [...]