Austrian company to produce firefighting vehicles in Georgia
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Austrian company Rosenbauer will start producing fire-service vehicles in Georgia, the Emergency Management Service of Georgia has announced.
As announced, Rosenbauer is going to manufacture firefighting vehicles on the base of Georgia's State Military Scientific Technical Centre Delta.
The time has come when it is necessary to fully re-equip the firefighting apparatus in Georgia. We have chosen company Rosenbauer and together we will manage to achieve this goal. I have great expectation of fruitful cooperation with Rosenbauer”, said the head of Emergency Management Service of Georgia, Giorgi Mgebrishvili.
In the nearest future Rosenbauer, Delta and Emergency Management Service of Georgia will sign a tripartite agreement
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