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Allen-Vanguard selected as ECM supplier to major non-government organization - Initial order totals $2.1 million
Allen-Vanguard selected as ECM supplier to major non-government organization - Initial order totals $2.1 million.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nOTTAWA, Aug. 19 /CNW Telbec/ - Allen-Vanguard Corporation (the \"Company\"\nor \"Allen-Vanguard\") (TSX: VRS) of Ottawa, Canada announced today that it has\nbeen selected as a supplier of advanced digital Electronic Counter Measures\n(ECM) equipment to a major non-government organization and has received an\ninitial order valued at $2.1 million.\n\"Allen-Vanguard's advanced digital ECM equipment was selected by this new\ncustomer following a rigorous evaluation process,\" stated Roy Peers-Smith,\nPresident and CEO of Allen-Vanguard. \"Our ECM equipment has recently been\nevaluated by several other potential customers and we remain optimistic that\nwe will benefit from the increased demand for protection against remotely\ndetonated explosive threats.\"\n\nAbout Allen-Vanguard\n--------------------\nAllen-Vanguard Corporation and its subsidiaries worldwide operate under\nthe brand \"Allen-Vanguard\". The Company develops and markets technologies,\ntools and training for defeating and minimizing the effects of hazardous\ndevices and materials, whether Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear or\nExplosive (CBRNE). The Company's equipment is in service with leading security\nand military forces in more than 120 countries. This includes a complete range\nof remote intervention robots for hazardous applications, vehicle barrier\nsystems, suspect package containers and Electronic Counter-Measures (ECM)\nequipment for jamming remote detonation of terrorist devices. The Company is a\nworld leader in the development, manufacturer and sale of specialty security\nequipment for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), and is the sole, worldwide\nlicensee and/or developer of patented technologies such as the Universal\nContainment System and CASCAD Foam for blast mitigation, decontamination of\nbio-chemical warfare agents, and personal protective gear. Head office\noperations are located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, with manufacturing\noperations in Ottawa and Stoney Creek, Ontario; Tewkesbury, U.K.; and Cork,\nIreland, and sales offices in Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and Asia. The\nCompany's shares are listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:VRS). The web\nsite is www.allen-vanguard.com .\n\nThis press release may contain forward-looking statements relating to,\namong other things, the Company's expectations concerning future product\...