Rebrands its world leading commercial vehicle armouring business as CENTIGON
Armor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AH), a leading manufacturer and distributor of security products and vehicle armour systems serving the US$1,100 million military, law enforcement, homeland security and commercial market, has announced the launch of the IE-Defense System, the world's first commercial vehicle armour system, to protect against attacks from Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs).
The IE-Defense System is a unique multiple threat system that can be applied to various commercially-available Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and other passenger vehicles, which account for US$620 million of the global vehicle armouring market.
It protects the vehicle's occupants against an IED attack and subsequent attack by assault rifle with armour-piercing bullets. 75 percent of attacks on vehicles involve IEDs rather than bullets, so the system has been tested to withstand high-energy fragments up to 20mm, typically the largest fragment from a roadside bomb.
Armor Holdings, Inc. is also introducing a new single brand, CENTIGON, for its armoured vehicle business, to better leverage its combined global capabilities in the marketplace and to present a unified face to customers around the world, Gary Allen, its new President, announced.
Dr. Tony Russell, Chief Technology Officer for Armor Holdings, Inc., said the launch of new IE-Defense System underscored Centigon's commitment to leading technology and to responding to the global security threat.
'As IED attacks become more commonplace, particularly in Southwest Asia, a growing number of government officials, private contractors, NGOs, private individuals need protection. IE-Defense System is a major step towards neutralising the threat many of these people have to face every day', Dr Russell added.
Centigon combines the commercial vehicle armouring operations of the Armor Holdings Mobile Security Divisions, including AMS - France (formerly LABBE), AMS - Germany (formerly TRASCO) and O'Gara-Hess & Eisenhardt (USA and Latin America).
In 2004, Armor Holdings' Mobile Security Division had sales of US$125 million and armoured approximately 1,400 commercial vehicles worldwide. Centigon's global leadership is driven by its fundamental commitment to research, development, testing and evaluation (RDT&E). Centigon spends more annually developing and testing new technologies than any other company in the industry.
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About Centigon
Centigon, a division of Armor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AH), is the world's leading commercial vehicle armouring company. Centigon armours passenger vehicles independently and in partnership with OEMs for government and commercial customers. Centigon also armours Cash-in-Transit vehicles for the world's leading Cash-In-Transit providers. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio (USA), Centigon has production facilities and sales operations in Ohio, France, Germany, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Venezuela.
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