Patriarch Partners announced that, effective July 24, 2008, American LaFrance, manufacturer of fire, rescue and vocational vehicles, emerged successfully from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy.


The company has announced a restructure of its business and a transformation of organization, processes and a segregation of facilities to better serve its product lines in domestic and global markets.

In an effort to improve profitability, timely delivery and to create room for new ventures, the fire business will be moved from Summerville, S.C., to the American LaFrance facilities in Ephrata, Pa., and Hamburg, N.Y. Summerville will remain the center for commercial cab and chassis models including chassis manufactured for the fire, refuse and construction markets (street sweepers, refuse haulers, concrete pumpers etc).