MAZ-Kupava delivered eight ambulances to Vitebsk

May 28, Minsk /Lilia Krapivina - BELTA/. LLC "Automobile Trailers and Bodies Plant "MAZ-Kupava" has supplied eight ambulances to Vitebsk. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by LLC "Business Relations Agency" with reference to the company's data. The vehicles are intended for the Vitebsk City Ambulance and Emergency Medical Care Station. The tender for the purchase of vehicles was announced in December 2009, and in January 2010, the "MAZ-Kupava" plant won it by submitting the best offer. The ambulance is built on the GAZ-322132 chassis with a all-metal body. In addition to special medical equipment, the body is equipped with additional heat and sound insulation and an autonomous heater with a capacity of 2 kW. The ceiling and walls are finished with plastic. The exterior of the vehicle is equipped with special identification markings and an audible alarm system with a public address system. According to Andrey Kutnikov, Head of the Marketing Department at the "MAZ-Kupava" plant, the ambulance is a new product for the plant. "The decision to develop and start producing linear ambulances was made by the plant's management last year as one of the anti-crisis measures," he said. "Our specialists successfully coped with the task, which allowed us to win the tender for the supply of vehicles to a medical institution in Vitebsk." Currently, engineers at the "MAZ-Kupava" plant are finalizing this ambulance model in accordance with the technical requirements of the Ministry of Health. The development of a resuscitation vehicle is next in line. LLC "Automobile Trailers and Bodies Plant "MAZ-Kupava" was founded in 1990. Its main activity is the production and sale of isothermal bodies and trailers made of sandwich panels with a volume of 3.5 to 82 cubic meters. In 2009, the company increased sales of commercial trailers by 11.6% compared to 2008. The "Kupava" model range includes over 200 different models and modifications of trailers and vans. -0-