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Additional order from US DoD
Additional order from US DoD.
About this update from Avon Technologies Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 0826U Avon Rubber PLC 18 June 2009 \n \n\nEmbargoed until 7.00 a.m. Thursday 18 June 2009\n\n\nAVON RUBBER p.l.c.\n('Avon', the 'Group' or the 'Company')\n\nAdditional $22.3m order from US Department of Defense for M50 mask filters and spares\n\nUnder a current spare parts contract with the United States Department of Defense (DoD), Avon has been awarded an additional order totaling $22.342m. This includes over 700,000 filters for delivery in the period to August 2010. These spares and filters will support the issue into service by the DoD of the new M50 mask systems, of which over 200,000 have already been delivered by Avon under its 10 year sole source contract.\nPeter Slabbert, Chief Executive, commented 'Securing this additional award with the DoD reinforces Avon's position as a key supplier to the US armed forces and gives us greater visibility of revenues for our next financial year'.\nIn addition Avon announced on 28 August 2008 that our US based subsidiary Avon Engineered Fabrications, Inc. had won a new five year contract for the supply of 210,000 gallon fuel storage tanks for use by the US Army. Deliveries against an initial order value of $10m commenced in March 2009 and we have now received additional orders of $2.4m against this contract.\n- ends -\n\n\nFor further enquiries, please contact:\n\n\n\n\nAvon Rubber p.l.c.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeter Slabbert, Chief Executive\n\n\n+44 (0)1225 896831\n\n\n\n\nAndrew Lewis, Group Finance Director\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJason Hargreaves, Group IT & Communications Director\n\n\n+44 (0)1225 896880\n\n\n\n\nWeber Shandwick Financial\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNick Oborne\n\n\n+44 (0)20 7067 0700\n\n\n\n\nClare Perks\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNOTES TO EDITORS: Avon Rubber p.l.c. is a world leader in the design, test and manufacture of advanced Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) respiratory protection solutions to the worlds military, law enforcement, first responder, emergency services, fire and industrial markets. Avon has a unique capability in CBRN protection based on a range of advanced CBRN technologies in respirator design, filtration and compressed air breathing apparat...