Sep 15 2007
Avon Rubber p.l.c. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with MKEK, a leading Turkish defence systems manufacturer, and ETIRC, a Turkish defence and security solutions company.
Under the MoU, signed at this week’s Defence Systems & Equipment International exhibition (“DSEi”), the three partners will work together on a multi-million pound project to provide personal respiratory protection technologies to the Turkish Armed Forces.
The agreement allows for provision of a wide range of Avon’s unique protection technologies to Turkey. This will involve manufacture in Turkey of Avon respirators and filters for provision to the Turkish Armed Forces.
Commenting on the agreement, Terry Stead, Chief Executive of Avon Rubber, said: “We are excited about this significant opportunity based on our existing FM12 technology. It could lead to orders in the region of a million masks over a period of up to ten years, commencing within the next 18 months. The MoU also allows for the supply and development of both current and new products.”