MetalFab Blog

Metalfab’s History in Ontario, Canada As a manufacturer of quality custom fire trucks for over 50 years, Metalfab comes to you with a rich Canadian history. Although our factory is located in New Brunswick with our starting base of customers based in the Maritimes, we were drawn into the much larger Ontario market as the…

Department Spotlight: Machar, ON Risto Maki is Fire Chief at the South River-Machar Fire Department in Ontario, Canada. He’s been chief for 13 years, with the position requiring that he be full time for the last 8 years. Risto will be completing his 30th year as a firefighter this August after starting his fire services…

5 Ways to Replace the Benefits of Trade Shows for Your Crew COVID has wreaked havoc on annual conventions and trade shows the past few years, and the outlook isn’t looking much better for 2022. Before the pandemic, fire departments used these trade shows to gather information about new products, speak with product reps, get…

Maritime Junior Hockey League’s First Metalfab First Responder’s Appreciation Week At the center of every Canadian community is a proud hockey team and a dedicated team of first responders. Like our Canadian hockey teams, our communities’ first responders work tirelessly to face extreme obstacles head on and emerge from each challenge victorious. Their trophy, of…

Supply Chain Issues Update for Metalfab Fire Trucks With 2022 comes a new year and many signs that supply chain issues will be rectified in time. However, even with some resolution in sight, it will unfortunately take some time to get everything back to normal. We currently have a backlog of demand for components like…