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Permali Gloucester Limited.
Permali
Gloucester Limited has recently been awarded a £15 million contract
to supply composite armour materials to General Dynamics European
Land Systems, which will support 34 jobs at the company. The
materials will be an important part of the ballistic protection
measures used in a new AJAX vehicle. The AJAX vehicles are being
delivered to the British Army by General Dynamics Land Systems-UK.
The
UK has ordered 589 AJAX vehicles, formerly known as the SCOUT
Specialist Vehicle and is a state-of-the-art medium armoured fighting
and reconnaissance platform. Permali will supply composite materials
that form a key element of the best-in-class armour protection
offered by the vehicle.
As
part of Permali's commitment to winning this contract, the company
undertook a substantial R&D programme, and also invested £300,000
in new machinery to manufacture the newly developed materials. A
further investment of more than £1 million in equipment has begun to
convert the factory processes to a more energy efficient heating
system, which will also increase capacity to supply this contract.
Director
of Land Equipment and the UK’s Defence Equipment and Support
organisation, Major General Robert Talbot Rice, said: “The Ajax
vehicle is at the heart of the UK’s new Strike Brigades, giving our
Armed Forces the ability to respond rapidly and effectively across a
huge variety of terrains. The signing of
this contract means that Permali will have a key role in supplying
world class protection for the British Army’s fleet of
next-generation fighting vehicles.”
Colin MacAdam,
Managing Director at Permali commented “This is a seven-year
contract and the result of a great deal of hard work by many
employees. This vehicle sets the standard for the use of the latest
technologies – there were many new requirements that had to be
achieved. Against international competition, we have demonstrated
that Permali has developed world leading composite technology.”
About
Permali
Permali
Gloucester Limited (Gloucester, UK) is an independent company
specialising in the supply of advanced, lightweight composite
materials and components to the Aerospace, Defence and other
industries worldwide. Permali has combat-proven armour protection
solutions in-service on a wide range of land, sea and air platforms.
For
further information, please contact:
Nick
Baird, Sales Director
Permali
Gloucester Limited
Bristol
Road
Gloucester
GL1 5TT
Tel:
01452 543241
Email:
marketing@permali.co.uk
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