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Fisher Engineering has been awarded a four-year national cooperative contract through Sourcewell, formerly NJPA. The awarded contract for FISHER helps Sourcewell members save time and money with contract purchasing solutions for snow and ice control equipment, such as snowplows, spreaders and accessories.

Shortly after the Camden Winterfest Parade, Dagney Ernest, a local editor at the Camden Herald, expressed interest in writing a story about the origin of the FISHER splat logo.

Fisher Engineering, manufacturer of FISHER® brand snow removal and ice control equipment, proudly announces that its 7' 6" HT Series™ snowplow and 7' 4" Homesteader™ are now officially approved applications for 2015 Ford F-150 trucks.

On Tuesday, April 7th, 2015 Fisher Engineering held its annual Service Awards Ceremony celebrating employees with five, 10, 15, 20 and 30 years of service. In all, 28 employees received recognition for their tenure.

Douglas Dynamics is proud to announce that the recently redesigned 2014 Fisher Snowplows full-line catalog was selected to receive a Gold MarCom Award. The catalog, designed in collaboration with EPIC Creative…

With our FISHER^® Factory Authorized Service Training, dealer technicians from all over the country come to learn operation theory, trouble shooting and diagnostics on the latest technological advances in our plows and spreaders.

Deicing alternatives have been a pretty hot topic this spring. Last winter was tough, and most cities depleted their entire salt supply. This means that salt providers are working overtime this summer to create a new supply.

Bob Beechy of Ontario, Canada, was fed up with the back pain resulting from shoveling snow, so he did what any normal person would do: he created a fleet of pedal-powered snowplows. 

The Federal Highway Administration is looking to develop  smart snowplows that are fully stocked with radar, GPS and heads-up display (HUD) technology. 

Ever since we created our Facebook page, our fans have been submitting photos of their plows. From full fleets of 100 plows to the sub-contractor with his HD Series straight blade, we’ve seen the full spectrum of submissions.

There is a lot that goes into producing the videos you see on our site. Earlier this year, we spent seven days shooting footage of our snowplows. We were lucky to receive about a foot of snow while shooting. 

We love bringing you fun gizmos and gadgets that we find. This latest gem comes from a man in Pennsylvania who invented the BlizzardBot – a 780-pound remote control snowblower. This is the ultimate toy for any garage.

We came across some footage of a train plowing a path through Arthur’s Pass National Park in New Zealand. At times the snow is so tall it completely engulfs the train.

We found footage of Russian engineers testing a groundbreaking new V-plow – only they’re not really engineers and the snow plow was most likely made with sheet metal and 2x4s. Either way, they get an A for effort.

Excellent customer service is an invaluable quality in business today. Douglas Dynamics Inc., parent company of FISHER®, is pleased to announce that its own Andy McArdle, Product Marketing Manager…

As voting is underway to elect the 2014 National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Board of Trustees, Douglas Dynamics, Inc. announces that the company’s own John Murphy, Vice President of Sales, is running for election.

Fisher Engineering and SnowEx have announced the winners of the pink plow and spreader raffle at GIE+EXPO in Louisville, Ky. Brian Crouch of Falmouth, Ky., won a pink  FISHER XV2™ V-plow and Michael Manley of Clemont, Fla., won a pink SnowEx® SP-7550 spreader

Today, Fisher Engineering announces the winner of the “What’s More Xtreme” FISHER® XV2™ Sweepstakes. Jeffrey Elliott of Abrams, Wis., is the winner of the newest V-plow in the FISHER lineup.

Green Industry Pros recently released an article about growing contractor preference for managing snow. Read the article here.

The FISHER XV2 V-plow provides a new standard in V-plow performance and durability. “While retaining the best of our popular XtremeV™ V-plow, the new XV2 adds performance and durability…

Fisher Engineering is proud to be a platinum sponsor for the 2013 Accredited Snow Contractors Association (ASCA) Executive Summit in St. Pete Beach, Fla. The ASCA is dedicated to assisting and promoting…

Fisher Engineering, manufacturer of FISHER® snow and ice control equipment, recently hosted visitors from the Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) to demonstrate the Lean Manufacturing capabilities of the facility.

To celebrate the plowing industry in Maine, Fisher Engineering recently gave snow plow operators the opportunity to win a custom-painted “Plow Maine” FISHER® XtremeV™ snow plow.

Have you ever wondered how a snow plow comes to be? The producers of Science’s How It’s Made documentary television series will answer that question on Thursday, December 1, at 9:00 p.m. EST.

All Fisher brand snowplows feature enhanced corrosion resistance thanks to an improved STORM GUARD™powder coating process. The system incorporates a new epoxy primer plus a new high-gloss powder coat formula…