The Gowans-Knight Company is a small-scale American fire apparatus manufacturer located in Watertown, Connecticut.
History[]
Gowans-Knight was originally founded in 1952 by Clarke A. Palmer as Palmer & Knight. GK was also previously the Connecticut dealer for Boardman fire apparatus and LTI aerials; this ended in the late 1990s when both companies were acquired by American LaFrance.
Production[]
Gowans-Knight builds pumpers, tankers, rescues, brush & utility trucks, on both custom and commercial chassis; upfits chief, command, and other vehicles for fire/EMS departments; and refurbs & rebuilds older trucks. Almost all of their sales to date have been to fire departments in Connecticut and southeastern New York.
