Founded in 1971 by Ned Paine, Amerex has grown to become the world’s largest and most innovative manufacturer of hand portable and wheeled fire extinguishers for commercial and industrial applications. Amerex performs all manufacturing in Trussville, AL. The current Trussville campus contains 350,000 square feet of manufacturing, distribution, and office space on 100 acres. Amerex currently produces around 15,000 fire extinguishers per day in Trussville with the ability to increase that output as the market demands. There are approximately 450 Amerex employees and more than 2,000 products, including parts, in our inventory line. There is a fire test building on site which is continuously used to develop and test new products and maintain our innovative and reliable reputation. The Amerex facility has been expanded in various stages over the years to reach its current size. The most recent phase of the expansion was completed a few years ago and added a 40,000 sq ft extension to increase receiving and storage capacity, as well as house our wiring harness production and some of the office personnel from HR and Manufacturing.