STREIT Group, the privately owned manufacturer of armoured vehicles, has reached a milestone with the delivery of its 2500th Spartan model. The Spartan Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) is available in a variety of configurations, for military, counter-terrorism and police operations, and is designed to cope with hard off-road conditions.
Completed on July 8 at STREIT’s Canadian factory, Spartan unit 2,500 was shipped to the company’s HQ in Dubai two days later. Guerman Goutorov, CEO of STREIT Group, says: “Spartan has been in production for seven years and has had time to prove its performance and reliability in the field. This milestone achievement not only shows the success of Spartan, but demonstrates the design is proven and trusted. We have have seen continued repeat orders for this vehicle, which is testament to its solid performance and reliability.”
The group’s manufacturing division, STREIT Manufacturing Inc, was set up in 1992 by CEO and founder, Guerman Goutorov, it began as a 2,000 sq ft manufacturing facility, expanding to 35,000 sq ft by 2000. Moving forward STREIT Group has finalised designs to expand Production and Operations in Canada with a 75,000 sq ft expanded facility to meet future production needs by 2015. Guerman Goutorov adds: “Our customers need to have confidence that the vehicles they order will be delivered in the numbers needed and at the time needed. The size and efficient operation of our 12 production facilities around the globe allows us not only to meet tight deadlines but to produce vehicles at cost-effective prices.” Visit www.armoured-cars.com.
