This is it! FDIC 2018 is here, and we cannot wait to get to Indianapolis and kickoff the expo on Thursday, April 26, 2018. As a reminder, Braun will have 5 ambulance units on display throughout the Indiana Convention Center; the Braun booth will be in space #5747. You can get the unit details on our last blog post here. We will be streaming live from the show on Facebook each day. Read on to get the details on expo hours, representatives in attendance and what you can see on Facebook!

EXHIBIT HALL HOURS

The exhibit hall will be open the following days and times:

• Thursday, April 26 – 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Friday, April 27 - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm 
• Saturday, April 28 - 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

MEET OUR TEAM FROM BRAUN DIRECT

We are bringing a great team from Braun Industries direct to the show. This includes:

• Kim Braun, President
• Chad Brown, VP of Sales & Marketing
• Gary Kohls, VP of Manufacturing Support
• Ken Spear, Engineering Manager
• Regional Sales Managers:
  • Jason Adair
  • Jason Gerhardt
  • Jarret Hammons

We will also have members of our administrative sales support team (Misty Landwehr and Doug Sanders), along with past president, Phil Braun. Alain Brunelle, President of Demers Ambulances and CEO of Demers/Braun, and Benoit Lafortune, Co-Owner and Executive Vice President of Demers Ambulances will also be joining us during the show. Braun Industries merged with Demers Ambulances in February 2018; we will be filming a joint video at the show at look forward to sharing it with you after!

DEALER PARTNERS JOINING US

Partners from our extensive dealer network are making the journey to Indianapolis to join us as well. We are so thankful for these incredible dealerships! We hope you will take the time to stop in our booth to meet your local Braun ambulance dealer representative. Here are the dealerships and sales representatives planning to join us:

Penn Care – Dealer for Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Virginia, West Virginia, D.C., and counties in western Pennsylvania:

• Don Bloom
• Mike Bowman
• Tony Crum
• Jarrod Gilliam
• PJ Lukasewski
• Patrick McFall
• Mike Milo
• Taylor Pease
• Jeramey May
• Tara Savon

Kodiak Emergency Vehicles – Dealer for Michigan:

• Matt Creech
• Dave Shuell
• Ahren Taszreak
• Katie Taszreak

North Central Emergency Vehicles – Dealer for counties in Iowa, counties in Illinois, the states of Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin:

• Jeff Horn
• Fred Pawelk
• Dave Cole
• Cyrea Lynch

Spartan Fire and Emergency Apparatus – Dealer for North Carolina and South Carolina:

• Robby Fore
• Chad Holland
• John Love

Ten-8 Fire Equipment – Dealer for Florida and Georgia:

• Cindy Morgan
• Keith Chapman
• Eric Wilcox
• Shawn Hunter

Pinnacle Emergency Vehicles – Dealer for Missouri and Kansas:

• Justin Jarvis
• Lisa Jarvis

Emergency Equipment Professionals – Dealer for Alabama and Mississippi, and Tennessee:

• Jeff Kuntz
• Brian Lee
• Rob Cartee
• Doug Akin

First Priority Emergency Vehicles – Dealer for New Jersey:

• Alex Cherepakhov
• Ken Clark

All Area Fire & Rescue – Dealer for Nassau, Suffolk, Kings, Queens, Rockland, and West Chester counties in New York:

• Howie Snow
• John Castles
• Marty Albert

Hughes Fire Equipment – Dealer for Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington:

• Andrew Siebers

Glick Fire Equipment – Dealer for counties in eastern and central Pennsylvania:

• Chris Woolfolk

North Eastern Rescue Vehicles – Dealer for the entire state of New York except the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Kings, Queens, Rockland, and West Chester, as well as the state of Vermont:

• Bob Reilly

If you’d like to schedule an appointment in advance to meet with us or your local Braun ambulance representative, let us know. Submit an appointment request here.

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK

Can’t make it to FDIC 2018? Don’t worry! We can bring the show to you on Facebook Live. We’ll be doing a detailed walk around of each unit on display, along with an overview the new Mastertech FleetConnect. See a schedule of our Facebook Live sessions below, and don’t forget to LIKE our page on Facebook to get the notifications when we go live!

• Thursday, April 26^th:
• 1:00 pm – New Orleans EMS walkaround with Jason Adair and Ken Bouvier, NREMT-P, Deputy Chief for New Orleans EMS
• 4:00 pm – Osceola walkaround with Jarret Hammons and Shawn Hunter, Sales Representative of Ten-8 Fire Equipment
• Friday, April 27^th:
• 12:00 pm – Van Wert walkaround with Jason Gerhardt and PJ Lukasewski of Penn Care
• 4:00 pm – MasterTech FleetConnect overview with Chad Brown and Jeff Zook of Idex
• Saturday, April 28^th:
• 9:30 am - Elwood walkaround with Jason Gerhardt and Jason Adair
• 12:00 pm - Braun demo walkaround with Jarret Hammons and Bill Needles of Stealth Power

Online or in-person, we can’t wait to share what’s new with you at Braun Industries. We’ll “see” you in Indianapolis starting this Thursday!