Founded in 1961 by Charles J. Braun, Braun Industries, Inc. was initially a pattern shop located in Lithopolis, Ohio. In the 1970s, the company identified the ever-growing need for a high quality, custom built product in the ambulance marketplace. Leveraging their existing technologies as a pattern shop, Braun set out to expand their product offering and began manufacturing handcrafted ambulances in 1972. The evolution was natural for Braun and from there the future direction of the company was decided.
As the emergency medical services industry learned about the quality of Braun’s ambulance, demand grew and the company expanded. In 1976, they relocated operations to the community of Oakwood, Ohio and moved in to a larger facility to accommodate increased production. The new location served the growth of Braun’s emergency vehicles and the company well for over twenty years.
In the 1980s and 1990s, Braun Industries, Inc. continued to see success as an ambulance manufacturer and the business grew at a steady pace. Braun focused on expanding facilities and refining production processes to deliver the highest quality ambulance on the market. Computerized handling of all processes and streamlining of production methods paved the way to continued growth and efficient production of Braun’s emergency vehicles.
In 1999, Braun Industries, Inc. transitioned to the second generation as Phil and Charma Braun assumed ownership and management of the corporation. With the goal of manufacturing the best ambulance in the country, they initiated a key investment strategy for the future. In May of 2000, Braun Industries, Inc. broke ground on a new, state-of-the-art facility. Located in Vision Industrial Park in Van Wert, Ohio, the 76,000 square foot manufacturing and corporate office facility was opened on January 2, 2001.
Today, Braun Industries, Inc. continues to focus on what makes them great. The manufacturing process and operational flow are routinely evaluated for continuous improvement opportunities that can aid in the production of their emergency vehicles. The tradition of strong customer relationships, high quality products and valued innovations continue as they move forward. After three generations of delivering a high quality, custom handcrafted ambulance, you know a Braun ambulance is an ambulance “Built for Life.” https://www.braunambulances.com/company/history/
This fire truck is a very new piece of apparatus, and rare on the used fire truck market today. Feel free to touch base with us to get the full history on this rig, and we will be glad to pass it along, but with minimal time passed since it was produced, this vehicle will have many years remaining to serve at its next fire department!
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