Tri-Star Industries

Tri-Star Industries is a Canadian manufacturer of ambulances and specialty vehicles based in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

History

Tri-Star Industries was established in 1973 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, as a branch of a local automobile dealership.[1] The company manufactures ambulances and emergency vehicles for Nova Scotia's Emergency Health Services, and their products are exported worldwide.[1][2] Their mobile stroke ambulance was the first of its kind, including a hospital grade CT scanner on an ambulance platform.[3] Every ambulance in Nova Scotia is owned by Tri-Star, which leases them to the province.[1][4] The company manufactures specialty ambulances for the Canadian Department of National Defence and the RCMP.[5]

In 2015, Tri-Star Industries was sold to three members of the company's management, who acquired 100% of the company.[6]

Tri-Star has been doing business in Iraq since 1979, when the company began dealing internationally.[1] After attending a trade show in Baghdad, the company received their first order from the Iraqi government for 50 ambulances.[7] The following year, they received another order from Iraq for an additional 300 ambulances.[8] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Tri-Star Industries manufactured four mobile intensive care units for the Iraqi Ministry of Health.[9]

See also

  • Crestline Coach – another Canadian company manufacturing emergency vehicles

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Tri-Star Industries: Mapping the World" (News release). Halifax, N.S.: Communications Nova Scotia. 17 March 2006. Archived from the original on 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  2. ^ "N.S. ambulances go abroad". The Windsor Star. 23 January 1979. p. 15. Retrieved 17 March 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Comeau, Tina (15 November 2016). "Yarmouth's Tri-Star Industries builds cutting edge stroke ambulances". PNI Atlantic News. Archived from the original on 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  4. ^ Cooke, Alex (27 July 2022). "New fleet of 146 ambulances will be on Nova Scotia roads next month". Global News. Archived from the original on 16 January 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  5. ^ Comeau, Tina (5 May 2013). "Tri-Star still putting Yarmouth on the map". PNI Atlantic News. Archived from the original on 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  6. ^ Comeau, Tina (22 December 2015). "Tri-Star sold to members of current management team in Yarmouth". PNI Atlantic News. Archived from the original on 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  7. ^ "Arab trade deals go begging". The Gazette. 11 May 1979. p. 48. Retrieved 17 March 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tri-Star". The Gazette. 13 November 1980. Retrieved 17 March 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Gorman, Michael (11 January 2021). "Yarmouth company plays important role in Iraq's COVID-19 response". CBC News. Nova Scotia: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
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