Amertek Inc.

Amertek Inc. was a Canadian fire apparatus manufacturer located in Woodstock, Ontario.
==History==
Amertek was formed in 1985 and closed in 1993. They operated from the manufacturing facilities of King-Seagrave and continued production of King's CM-1 chassis. A few CM-1s built by Amertek were used by Superior Emergency Vehicles and Thibault to build trucks for municipal customers.
==Production==
Amertek built hundreds of crash tenders for the United States military. Dozens of tenders were also built for Transport Canada for use at Canadian airports and ten crash trucks were delivered to the Egyptian military. They also built a small number of municipal fire trucks. 
The US military trucks were built at a loss and Amertek was unable to withstand the financial hit. Investors in the company sued the Canadian government, which played a role in securing the contract, for misrepresenting the risks. The investors were awarded damages in 2003 but the judgement was overturned in 2005.
==Sources==
*Dubbert, Bob, Shane MacKichan and Joel L. Gebet. Encyclopedia of Canadian Fire Apparatus. Hudson, WI: Iconografix, 2004.
Category:Defunct Canadian fire apparatus manufacturers