REG - Avon Rubber PLC - U.S. Department of Defense M61 filter contract

Avon TechnologiesAnnouncement

28/08/2020 07:30

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Avon Rubber PLC
  
28 August 2020
  
 

28 August 2020
Avon Rubber p.l.c.
U.S. Department of Defense M61 filter contract
Avon Rubber p.l.c. is pleased to confirm the U.S. Department of Defense ("DoD") has announced the award of a dual source contract to supply replacement M61 filters for the M50 mask system.
 
Avon Protection will compete for each order of the $127 million contract over a duration of up to seven years, being a five-year base period plus two further one-year extension periods.  
 
The contract and first order are expected shortly, with deliveries expected to commence in our 2021 financial year.
 
Commenting, Paul McDonald, Chief Executive Officer, said:
 
"We look forward to continuing to deliver the highest performing and highest quality respiratory protection to the U.S. DoD.
 
This award together with the M50 mask system sustainment contract announced in June, will further underpin our ongoing sustainable revenues from the U.S. DoD's installed base of over two million M50 mask systems."
 
For further enquiries, please contact:
 



Avon Rubber p.l.c.








Paul McDonald, Chief Executive Officer


01225 896 848




Nick Keveth, Chief Financial Officer








Ryan Mahoney, Deputy Chief Financial Officer


















MHP Communications








Andrew Jaques


0203 128 8570




Charlie Barker








Pete Lambie
Ailsa Prestige







 
Legal Entity Identifier: 213800JM1AN62REBWA71
Note to editors: 
Avon Rubber is an innovative technology group, which designs and produces specialist products and services to maximise the performance and capabilities of its customers. We specialise in life critical personal protection systems, as well as milking point solutions through our two businesses, Avon Protection and milkrite | InterPuls.
Avon Protection is a recognised global leader in respiratory and ballistic protection for the world's Militaries and First Responders.
milkrite | InterPuls is a global leader providing complete milking point solutions to dairy farmers across the world with the aim of improving every farm it touches.
For further information, please visit our website: www.avon-rubber.com. 

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