Avon Rubber PLC Contract Award (8941F)
May 23 2017 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 8941F
Avon Rubber PLC
23 May 2017
AVON RUBBER p.l.c. ("Avon", the "Group" or the "Company")
CONTRACT AWARD
Avon is pleased to announce the award of a contract to supply
approximately 37,000 of its world leading FM50 respirators together
with a range of related spares and accessories to an unnamed
customer. Avon expects to fulfil the order during the first half of
its 2018 financial year.
Commenting, Paul McDonald, Chief Executive said "I am pleased to
announce this contract award, which reflects our further expansion
into foreign military markets. This will strengthen our year end
order book and gives us continued confidence heading into our 2018
financial year.
For further enquiries, please contact:
Avon Rubber p.l.c.
Paul McDonald, Chief Executive Officer 07887 971 582
Paul Rayner, Interim Group Finance Director 07730 895 389
Weber Shandwick Financial
Nick Oborne 020 7067 0000
Note to editors: The Group is an innovative design and
engineering group, specialising in two core markets, Protection
& Defence and Dairy. With a strong emphasis on research and
development, we design, test and manufacture specialist products
from a number of sites in the US and Europe, serving markets around
the world. We achieve this through nurturing the talent and
aspirations of our employees to realise their highest
potential.
Avon Protection Systems is the recognised global market leader
in advanced Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN)
respiratory protection systems for the world's military, homeland
security, first responder, fire and industrial markets.
With an unrivalled pedigree in mask design dating back to the
1920's, Avon Protection Systems' advanced products are the first
choice for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) users worldwide and
are placed at the heart of many international defence and tactical
PPE deployment strategies. Our expanding global customer base now
includes military forces, civil and first line defence troops,
emergency service teams and industrial, marine, mineral and oil
extraction site personnel. All put their trust in Avon's advanced
respiratory solutions to shield them from every possible threat
whether land, air or sea based.
Our world-leading Dairy supplies business and its
milkrite|InterPuls brand has a global market presence. With a long
history of manufacturing liners and tubing for the dairy industry,
we have become the leading innovator and designer for products and
services right at the heart of milking. The acquisition of
InterPuls in 2015, a specialist in electro-mechanical milking
components, such as pulsators, milk meters, automatic cluster
removers and milking clusters, has significantly expanded our
product portfolio, making us the complete milking point solutions
provider, to allow us to improve every farm we touch.
Working with leading scientists and health specialists in the
global dairy industry, we continue to invest in technology to
further improve the milking process and animal welfare. Our
products provide exceptional results for both the animal and the
milker, making the milk extraction process more efficient. As our
market share and milking experience continue to improve, so does
our global presence.
For further information please visit the Group's website:
www.avon-rubber.com
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