Press Releases
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Double5 Brand - Doing More with Less
DOUBLE5™ Brand hose reduces hose requirements by 60%
Amongst the most valuable resources available to the industrial emergency incident commander is manpower. One of the resounding truths about today's industrial fire response is that brigades are smaller and supplemental manpower is vastly reduced - there are fewer men available to apply the shear force needed to stage the battle. This truth affects industrial fire response in many ways ... perhaps none quite so obviously as in the early stages of a response effort. When coordinating and managing the multitude of activities necessary on scene, one requirement commonly stands out as one of the most consuming amongst the initial list of activities ... laying hose - and laying lots of it!
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Tuesday, September 19, 2006
One great person
In Memory of WILLIAM T. TROUTNER - June 15, 1939 - Feb 10, 2004
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Monday, June 05, 2006
Research writes Niedner's future
Coaticook – Niedner’s fire hose have seen all kinds. Other centuries; the origins of this company started in 1895. Other plants; a first in Massachusetts, then in Coaticook in 1914. Other hands; those of Charles Henry Niedner until those of the Fire and Security division of the multinational company Tyco in the year 2000.
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Thursday, July 01, 2004
Manford Jerome Award for Tom Troutner
East Schodack, N.Y. -- The New York State Association of Fire Chiefs (NYSAFC) posthumously honored Tom Troutner of Niedner with its 2004 Manford Jerome Award for exemplary corporate leadership and unwavering support of NYSAFC programs to benefit New York's emergency services personnel.
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Thursday, October 31, 2002
Busy summer for Wildfire delivering forest firefighting equipment
Wildfire, a manufacturer of lightweight, portable fire pumps and water handling systems, together with its sister company, Niedner, a hose manufacturer, has been very busy this summer, servicing the forest fire suppression agencies, especially the West Coast and Rocky Mountain regions. In particular, the California Department of Forestry (C.D.F.) has had a "Hot" time.
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Saturday, November 03, 2001
MANUFACTURER – EXCEL AWARD 2001(November 3, 2001 – Le Progrès)
These days, manufacturing businesses undergo important massive changes affecting their stability and profitability and are constantly modifying their competitive abilities. They must then search for more successful business strategies. This is what has been done this year by the winner in the manufacturer category.
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Saturday, October 13, 2001
Niedner, a growing business (October 13, 2001 – Le Progrès)
Niedner’s manufacturing facility in Coaticook is part of the region's history. This company specializing in the manufacturing of a variety of hoses, has been located in Coaticook since 1914. They have been manufacturing for over 100 years now.
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Wednesday, April 12, 2000
Business of the Year 2000
To say the least, this business has been part of our industrial heritage for decades. They evolve in a ferocious market where you have to be very influential.
Its total quality policy and program development of new products provided them with a niche in the international market: a place at the height of the new young dynamic leading team.
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Saturday, April 10, 1999
Business of the Year 1999
Always concerned about its quality image and the diversity of its products, it is a jewel of the economic activity of the region and also a pride.
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