Avon Protection Systems to supply M50 military respirators to US armed forces 
(09/06/2008)
Avon Protection Systems, part of Avon Rubber p.l.c., has been appointed by the US Government to supply M50 military respirators to all four US armed forces under the US Joint Services General Purpose Mask (JSGPM) program. The deal is worth $112 million.
The multi-year contract will involve the supply of 100,000 M50 respirators a year for the next five years as they are phased in for military use, replacing the M40 and M17 models. Lightweight and low-bulk, the M50 mask was designed and developed by Avon Protection Systems specifically to meet new JSGPM requirements in the US.
Offering up to 24 hours of protection, the mask improves mission performance in situations involving hazardous materials such as chemical warfare agents, radioactive dust, biological threats and a wide range of toxic industrial chemicals. Many of the mask components are manufactured at Avon’s state of the art manufacturing plant in the UK.
Under the same contract, pricing has been submitted for an ‘additional requirements’ option. This would provide significant demand for masks and spares in excess of the 100,000 per year over a period of up to ten years.
“This is a hugely significant milestone in the Avon Group’s development,” says Peter Slabbert, Chief Executive at Avon Protection Systems. “Together with the requirements option, this is likely to be the largest respiratory protection contract ever placed. It will deliver a long-term, growing and profitable revenue stream.”
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