At fire truck plant, attention to detail reigns — right down to shiny red paint

About 500 employees work at the 37-acre Pierce Manufacturing plant in Bradenton.

  • By Grier Ferguson
  • | 6:10 a.m. August 2, 2019
Lori Sax. Rachel Forsyth, the plant general manager at Pierce Manufacturing in Bradenton, leads 500 employees at the 37-acre site.
Lori Sax. Rachel Forsyth, the plant general manager at Pierce Manufacturing in Bradenton, leads 500 employees at the 37-acre site.
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Red isn’t just a color. It’s a sense of pride. So getting the shade of red exactly right is important.

 

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