About Us

Who We Are

Established in June 1993, M&L Supply began as a single man-on-a-mission company committed to increasing the safety of firefighters and those they rescue by providing them with quality equipment, training, and service to ensure they had access to the best tools available. Since then, we have grown to include a fully equipped team of sales representatives covering Ontario & Manitoba, service technicians and a full-time head office staff, all committed to a common goal of providing the absolute best to firefighters.

We believe that only the best can provide the best, so our sales team is staffed exclusively by experienced firefighters. After all, nobody else could possibly have a better idea of how to provide value to firefighters than firefighters themselves. Fire departments can get hundreds of calls every day, and the public expects quick and competent response – nothing less than the absolute maximum a firefighter is capable of providing. Firefighters expect the same of their equipment. When fire departments call M&L Supply, Fire & Safety, they know they can count on fellow firefighters who are ready to utilize their own personal knowledge and experience in order to provide the best for every customer.

Meet The Team

M&L Supply Fire and Safety believes that quality products and services must come from quality people
– that’s why we’re committed to hiring the best of the best!

MARK PRENDERGAST

President/Sales
 Incorporated M&L Supply in 1993
– Explosives Technician
– Ambassador to the Canadian Fallen Firefighters
– Chair of Ladders Up Committee
– Continues as a salesman since 1990
– 22 years as a Firefighter

ANGELA PUDDEPHATT

Vice President
Since 2004

Phone: 613-537-9559
Cell: 613-880-0067
Fax: 613-537-9449

SALES REPRESENTATIVES

— Ontario Office —

DAVE AITKEN

Eastern Ontario Sales
 Since 2000
– Eastern Ontario/Ottawa Valley Sales Since 2001
– Retired Platoon Chief, Cornwall Fire (1991 – 2021)
– Former instructor at St. Lawrence College and Algonquin College, Pre-Fire Service Programs
– NFPA I and II
– Hazmat tech level
– Company Officer
– Water/ice Rescue Ops
– Incident Safety Officer
-Incident Command
-High Rise Operations

Cell: 613-551-6051

RICK BROWNING

Central Ontario Sales
Since 1995
– Former Instructor at Fleming College
– Wild Land Firefighting
– Community Emergency Management Coordinator Designation Province of Ontario
– IMS 200 Instructor
– 34 years as a Firefighter retired as a Platoon Chief
– Worked through the ranks of Captain, Training Officer and Platoon Chief
– Forest Tech Program Graduate through Fleming College
– Seneca College Fire Program
– Ontario Fire College Graduate

Cell: 647-212-0472

DAVE CONNORS

Extrication Specialist
 Since 2019
– NFPA 1001 Firefighter 1,2
– NFPA 1021 Officer 1,2
– NFPA 1041 Instructor 1,2- NFPA 1006 Vehicle and Machinery Rescue Tech 1
– NFPA 472 Hazmat Tech
– NFPA 1521 Safety Officer
– Firefighter since 2000
– AS&E Lead Evaluator
– Training Instructor Firestar Services

Cell: 519-384-2413

STEPHEN HILTON

Southwestern and Central Ontario Sales
 Since 2018
– NFPA Fire Instructor II
– NFPA Fire Officer II- NFPA Incident Safety Officer – Certified
– IMS/BEM 200 Certified
– NFPA 472 – Hazmat Technician Level
– NFPA Water/Ice Rescue Technician Level
– Training Instructor with Firestar Services
– Firefighter since 2003

Cell: 519-636-2842

BRIAN HONEY

York Region Sales/Special Projects
 Since 2007
– Instructor with Fleming College Pre-Service Firefighter Program 2010-2013
– Firefighter since 1998
– Manufacturing Engineering Technologist Diploma – With Honors through Fleming College
– Industrial/Quality Engineering Technician Diploma – With Honors through Fleming College
– Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technician (Robotics) Diploma through Fleming College

Cell: 905-396-6636

DARREN NEFF

Southwestern Ontario Sales
 Since 1997
– NFPA Instructor 1 & 2
– NFPA Firefighter 1 & 2
– Firefighter since 1989
– 12 years as Deputy Chief
– Class A Mechanic through Conestoga College of Guelph

Phone: 519-369-8222

STEVE ROSE

Northern Ontario Sales
Since 2009
– Emergency Patient Care Level 1
– NFPA Firefighting 1 & 2
– Legislation 1001 Ontario Fire College
– Firefighter since 2012
– Graduated St. Lawrence College/Fire Academy 2009

Cell: 613-577-2026
Fax: 613-537-9449

MARK VAN DER FEYST

Southwestern Ontario Sales
 Since 2015
– FDIC Instructor
– Author of 2 books, 2 DVDs
– Contributing Author of Fire Engineering
– President of FireStar Services Inc.
– Firefighter since 1998 in Canada and USA
– Bachelor of Fire and Life Safety Studies through Justice Institution of British Columbia
– Masters of Science in Safety, Security & Emergency Management through Eastern Kentucky University

Phone: 519-320-8414
Fax: 613-537-9449

MATT WEHRLE

Southwestern and Central Ontario Sales
 Since 2018
– NFPA Firefighter II
– NFPA Fire Instructor II
– NFPA Fire Officer II- NFPA Vehicle and Machinery Rescue Technician
– NFPA Incident Safety Officer
– Instructor/Training Consultant Firestar Services
– Auto Extrication Trainer
– Fire Engineering Author of two DVDs and one book
– Firefighter since 2000

Cell: 519-374-7498

— Manitoba Office —

J.R. JONSSON

Fire Equipment Solutions Specialist
Since 2018
– Retired as an Acting District Chief from Winnipeg Fire Department after 35 years

Cell: 204-228-4259

SERVICE TEAM

CYNTHIA BENNETT

Service Co-ordinator
Since 2017

Cell: 613-807-0553
Fax: 613-537-9449
Phone: 613-537-9559

ALLEN MANLEY

Service Technician
 Since 2014
– Scott Certified
– Jordair Certified
– SCBA Compressor
– Firefighter since 2011
– Mechanical Engineer Technician through St. Lawrence College

Phone: 613-537-9559
Fax: 613-537-9449

MATT SCOTT

Service Technician
Since 2024

Cell: 905-807-3739
Fax: 613-537-9449

JOHN UPTEGROVE

Service Technician
 Since 2001
– Amkus/Elkhart Service Technician
– Training Officer of the Year (Ontario Association of Fire Training)
– NFPA Instructor 2
– NFPA Fire Officer 3
– Training Officer
– Firefighter since 1986

Phone: 613-537-9559
Fax: 613-537-9449

ADMINISTRATION

ZACH BOLTZ

Warehouse/General Assistant
Since 2025

Phone: 613-537-9559
Fax: 613-537-9449

PAM DEBOER

Invoicing/Purchasing Specialist
Since 2005

Phone: 613-537-9559
Fax: 613-537-9449

ERIN HOSLER-WENSINK

HR/H&S/Operations Support
Since 2010

Phone: 613-537-9559
Fax: 613-537-9449

NOAH JAMES

Inside Sales
Since 2022

Phone: 613-537-9559
Fax: 613-537-9449

PAM KRUDERS

Accounts Receivable/Commissions
Since 2024

Phone: 613-537-9559
Fax: 613-537-9449

KAITLYN MACDONALD

Administrative Assistant
Since 2016

Phone: 613-537-9559
Fax: 613-537-9449

TRACEY MARSHALL

Finance Administrator
Since 2021

Phone: 613-537-9559
Fax: 613-537-9449

MARC ST. DENIS

Warehouse Manager
Since 2020

Phone: 613-537-9559
Fax: 613-537-9449

MELISSA VANTOUR

Order Entry
Since 2026

Phone: 613-537-9559
Fax: 613-537-9449