ERT Systems
and MES Fire Announce Strategic Partnership
Ann Arbor, MI (May 10, 2010) – ERT Systems,
LLC is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with Municipal
Emergency Services, Inc. (MES). Under this agreement, MES will add
OnSite ERT, ERT’s wireless accountability system, to its extensive
line of firefighter safety equipment and services.
“It’s the perfect opportunity for us,” said
Mark Beauvais, Vice President of Sales at ERT Systems. “MES
is the largest supplier of firefighting equipment in North America,
and this gives us immediate access to over 120 sales representatives
across the US. It would take us years to build a sales organization
that size on our own, and even then we couldn’t offer the
range of benefits that MES provides its customers.”
John Skaryak, Vice President of Marketing at Municipal Emergency
Services, added “This partnership allows us to supply our
customers with an evolutionary accountability and asset tracking
system that has not been available in the market place before.
This new system was designed by firefighters and their unique
software allows fire department management to have access to real
time personnel tracking built around typical firefighting scenarios.
Another reason MES choose to sell the OnSite ERT system is the
customization that their management team has provided in working
with individual fire department’s concerns and needs when
it comes to accountability.”
The partnership was announced at the FDIC 2010 in Indianapolis,
the largest fire equipment and training show in the US, and was
welcomed by both ERT’s and MES’ customers. “It’s
great,” stated Chief Gerald Marion of the Englewood Fire
Service in New Jersey. “We have a long and trusted relationship
with ERT Systems, and I am very impressed with the safety and
control that OnSite ERT brings to the fireground. It’s a
win for all of us.”
About MES Fire
Established in 2001 Municipal Emergency Services is the largest
supplier of firefighting equipment to first responders in North
America. MES supplies equipment for firefighting, law enforcement,
hazmat, confined space, urban search and rescue, emergency medical
services to the municipal, volunteer and federal government customers.
MES is built around three distinct business platforms giving first
responders the opportunity to purchase their equipment needs through
our 100+ first responder specific sales force, an extensive online
store or through our Federal Government division matching the
specific needs of military and WMD first responders. Headquartered
in Sandy Hook, CT, the company utilizes over 100,000 square feet
of warehouse space throughout the United States. We can be reached
at 877-MESFIRE or through our website www.MESFire.com
About ERT Systems
Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, ERT Systems, LLC offers a portable
and rapidly-deployable system for tracking and locating personnel
and equipment on-scene at emergency events. First installed in
early 2006 in Michigan, OnSite ERT is now in use at over 50 fire
and combined-service departments throughout the US and Canada.
OnSite ERT is a NIMS-compliant solution, included on the DHS Authorized
Equipment List and approved for grant purchase. For more information,
go to www.OnSiteERT.com.
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Media Contact: Jason Kapica, ERT Systems, 734-327-9532
or
Jason@onsiteert.com
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