Electric fire truck named ‘Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin’ this year

MADISON, Wis. — The votes are in, and Pierce Manufacturing’s Volterra electrical fireplace truck has been named this yr’s “Coolest Factor Made in Wisconsin.”

On Wednesday, Wisconsin Producers & Commerce and Johnson Monetary Group introduced the competition winner at WMC’s annual Enterprise Day occasion in Madison, Wis.

Over its seven years, the Coolest Factor Made in Wisconsin contest has garnered over 1.1 million votes from Wisconsinites throughout the state, based on WMC. The competitors started in 2016 to spotlight manufacturing as Wisconsin’s largest business.

This yr, almost 150 merchandise had been nominated.

Merchandise competed in a well-liked vote spherical and three bracket-style rounds. The general contest amassed over 150,000 votes to find out the Appleton, Wis.-based firm’s electrical fireplace truck as the highest product.

“We’re immensely pleased with Wisconsin’s producers and the merchandise they make proper right here in our state. This business is numerous: from commercial-grade gear and autos to medical expertise and meals merchandise, we actually do have cool issues made in Wisconsin,” WMC President & CEO Kurt R. Bauer mentioned. “These producers present rewarding careers, preserve our financial system rising and make merchandise which might be used throughout the globe.”

Pierce Manufacturing’s Volterra pumper is the primary zero-emission electrical fireplace truck in service in North America. The car was developed to offer environmental advantages that fireside departments requested, resembling lowering emissions, minimizing gas and producing much less noise with out having to compromise on operational efficiency.

“The Pierce Manufacturing group is honored to have been amongst an unbelievable lineup of firms and modern merchandise, with an particularly sturdy illustration from northeast Wisconsin,” mentioned Lisa Barwick, Vice President of Advertising – Fireplace & Emergency Section for Oshkosh Company. “The Pierce Volterra pumper successful the Coolest Factor Made in Wisconsin 2022, acknowledges our dedication to creating electrical car options which assist first responders save lives and serve their communities. We’re extremely grateful for the help of our group, our vendor community throughout North America, and our clients.”

Annually, the winner of the Coolest Factor Made in Wisconsin is introduced in October, celebrated as Manufacturing Month in Wisconsin.

“Thanks to the entire hard-working women and men devoted to Wisconsin’s manufacturing business and to WMC for reminding us every year of all the best issues made in Wisconsin,” Johnson Monetary Group President & CEO Jim Popp mentioned. “Congratulations to Pierce Manufacturing, and to the entire 2022 nominees that make Wisconsin a pacesetter in Manufacturing! You’re all a important a part of Wisconsin’s heritage and its future.”

WMC famous Wisconsin is house to roughly 9,000 manufacturing services, using almost 1 in 6 Wisconsin employees and contributing roughly $68 billion to the financial system.

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