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RNS Number : 6927N  Avon Protection PLC  09 May 2024

 

9(th) May 2024

 

Avon Protection plc

("Avon")

 

Avon awarded UK Ministry of Defence General Service Respirator contract worth
up to £38m

 

CBRN respirators for all branches of the UK's armed forces to be supplied from
Avon's Melksham facility, boosting UK's sovereign CBRN protection capability.

 

We are pleased to announce that Avon Protection has won the tender for the
continued supply of the General Service Respirator ("GSR") and associated in
service support for the UK Ministry of Defence ("MoD").

 

Avon has been supplying the MoD with GSR masks since 2018 and this new
contract award will enable Avon to continue to help protect the lives of
people serving in the UK Armed Forces, sustaining the UK's domestic CBRN
protection production capability.

 

The contract, over four years, with five further 12-month option periods is
valued at up to £38 million.

 

Jos Sclater, Chief Executive Officer at Avon Protection plc, commented:

 

"We are very proud to have won this competitive tender with the UK MoD and to
continue supporting the UK's objectives of providing the highest quality, most
reliable and trusted protection equipment for the UK's service men and women.

 

As we have seen with the reported deployment of chemical agents in Ukraine and
in other recent conflicts, the highest grade CBRN protection is critical to
operational capability for warfighters in the evolving reality of near-peer,
hybrid warfare.

 

This award is strategically important for Avon. It demonstrates our continued
technological leadership in CBRN respiratory protection and provides a strong
foundation for our UK business over the medium and long term.  We look
forward to continuing to provide the UK with a world-leading sovereign
capability in CBRN protection from our facility in Melksham and developing new
technologies which will provide unparalleled protection for those who defend
our nation."

 

Richard Bloomfield, Head of Electronic Warfare and CBRN at MoD Defence
Equipment and Support, commented:

 

"We welcome the award of this contract, which will ensure continued support of
the respiratory protection available to our armed forces.

 

We have worked with Avon on supporting GSR for the past 6 years and look
forward to continuing this relationship, offering high levels of protection to
our troops across the world."

 

 

 

 

 

For further enquiries, please contact:

 

 Avon Protection plc
 Jos Sclater, Chief Executive Officer      +44 1225 896 848
 Rich Cashin, Chief Financial Officer
 Gabby Colley, Corporate Affairs Director

 Powerscourt
 James White                               +44 7855 432 699
 Maxim Hibbs                               avonprotection@powerscourt-group.com
                                           (mailto:avonprotection@powerscourt-group.com)

 

About Avon Protection plc:

We are a world leader in protective equipment, with a reputation for
innovative design, high-performance quality and specialist materials
expertise.

Our two businesses, Avon Protection and Team Wendy, supply our respiratory and
head protection portfolio to customers across the globe from our manufacturing
sites in the UK and North America.

With over 900 talented people our shared purpose and core beliefs are to be
#FIERCE about Protecting Lives. It's why we come to work - and it's what
motivates us, every day, to do the best work we can.

For further information, please visit our website www.avon-protection-plc.com
(http://www.avon-protection-plc.com/)

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