Six decades. Still building.

North Central has been equipping commercial fleets and public safety vehicles since 1964. The industry has changed. Our commitment to getting it right hasn't.

North Central Upfitting

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North Central started in 1964 with a straightforward idea: commercial vehicle buyers deserved more than a parts counter and a handshake. They needed someone who understood the work.

You need a partner who can look at an operation, ask the right questions, and build something that actually held up in the field. That idea still drives everything we do. Over six decades, we've grown into one of the most experienced upfitting operations in the Upper Midwest, with two full-service locations, a team of career commercial vehicle specialists, and a portfolio that spans contractor fleets, municipal public works, law enforcement, and fire service.

We might not be the biggest name in the industry. But we show up, do the work right, and are here for when you need us — for this build and the next.

John Smith

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1964

Founded in Central Minnesota

North Central is established to serve the commercial vehicle needs of contractors, municipalities, and fleets across the region. From the start, the business is built on relationships, not transactions.

1980s

Expanding into Public Safety

As law enforcement and fire service upfitting grows in complexity, North Central develops dedicated expertise in mission-critical builds — squad cars, fire apparatus, and first responder vehicles that demand a higher standard of precision.

2000s

Two Locations, One Standard

North Central opens its Mounds View facility, giving the team a second full-service operation to serve customers across the Twin Cities metro and greater Minnesota. Both locations operate under the same process and the same commitment to quality.

Today

Part of Scipi Companies

As part of Scipi Companies, North Central has the organizational backing to invest in people, equipment, and long-term relationships. The upfitting division continues to expand its capabilities while staying true to what's always made us effective: showing up, listening, and building it right.

The Future

Let's Keep Building. Together.

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Part of a larger family

North Central Upfitting is part of Scipi Companies.

Scipi Companies is a group of employee-owned businesses built around the same values: quality work, long-term relationships, and doing right by the people and communities they serve. Being part of Scipi gives North Central the backing to make smart decisions for the long haul while staying focused on what we do best.

Everyone has a stake in the work.

North Central Upfitting is 100% employee-owned. That means the people building your vehicles aren't punching a clock for a distant corporate owner: they have a real stake in the reputation and quality of everything that leaves this facility. It shows up in the work.

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Where we're headed

Thanks for building with us.

The commercial vehicle world keeps moving. New platforms, new technology, new demands from the fleets and departments we serve.

What won't change is the thing that's always set us apart: we come to your facility, we learn your operation, and we build something that works the way you need it to. That's been true since 1964. It'll be true for the next 60 years. Thank you for being part of the story.
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