Sherp
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| Industry | All-terrain amphibious vehicles |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | Alexei Garagashyan |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Saint Petersburg, Russia, Kyiv, Ukraine |
Area served | World-Wide |
Key people | Vlad Shkolnik - Owner,
Sergey Samokhvalov - Owner, Alexei Garagashyan - Founder |
| Products | Amphibious ATV/UTV/XTV |
Number of employees | 300+ |
| Divisions | Engineering Division, Assembling Division, Tyre Manufacturing Division, Sales Division, Regional Business development Division |
| Website | www.sherpatv.com www.sherp.ca |
The SHERP company is a maker of all-terrain vehicles. It was founded in 2012 in partnership with engineer and designer Alexei Garagashyan. In 2015, the company introduced the SHERP amphibious all-terrain vehicle. The vehicles are sold in Ukraine, Russia, Canada, the United States of America, Australia, Europe and Africa.
History
The design of the ATV began in 2012 based on the designs of Alexei Garagashyan.[1] The SHERP ATV was presented at the Moscow exhibition of crossovers and off-road vehicles in 2015. Mass production started in St. Petersburg also in 2015.
Design
The ATV has a steel and aluminium carrier body. The control unit is equipped with two pedals and two levers, as well as a set of control devices. In addition to snow, mud, and marshes, the cross-country vehicle overcomes obstacles up to 6 ft in height. Because of the large wheels (63"x25"), the all-terrain vehicle can float on water. The maximum speed is over 45 km/h on land and 6 km/h on water. The SHERP ATV can tow up to 5000 lbs.[2]
In the media
On February 2016: SHERP ATV appeared on the show TopGear.[3]
In July 2017 SHERP was demonstrated in the Canadian towns of Whitehorse and Yellowknife.[4]
In October 2017 SHERP ATV was shown on the Diesel Brothers TV show.[5]
In January 2018 the Sudbury SHERP dealer featured on Discovery Canada show Daily Planet.[6]
In April 2018 Sherp rescues stranded ATVers from swampy area north of Capreol[7]
References
- ^ SHERP founder Alexei Garagashyan's web-site
- ^ SHERP ATV technical details
- ^ Tom Ford (February 2016). "SHERP ATV at TopGear TV show". TopGear.
- ^ Philippe Morin (July 2017). "'Tank-like ATV' pitched for Canada's North can crawl through sand, snow, water and ice". CBC News.
- ^ Diesel Brothers (October 2017). "Sisu Nasu vs. Sherp". Diesel Brothers.
- ^ Alan Nursall (January 2018). "Riding the Sherp in Sudbury". Daily Planet (TV series).
- ^ Sudbury.com Staff (28 April 2018). "Sherp rescues stranded ATVers from swampy area north of Capreol". Laurentian Media Group.