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Adams Arms Announces New President

Friday, August 30th, 2019

Odessa, Florida – Adams Arms announced today that Jason East has been promoted to the role of President.

In his new role as President, East will lead all aspects of day to day operations of the company including manufacturing, operations, finance, sales and marketing, engineering and supply chain management.

Paul Miller will remain as the Adams Arms Chairman, focusing on strategy, product roadmap, strategic partnerships and industry relations.

“I am confident in Jason and the entire Adams Arms team” says Paul Miller, Chairman, Adams Arms. “Our products provide great value to our customers, and there are exciting new products being readied for launch in the near-term..”

“I am excited to assume the role of President at Adams Arms,” says East who previously served as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. “Adams Arms has been a leader in the marketplace with piston technology that provides a cooler, cleaner, and more reliable product for our customers. We have an incredible team of talented employees. I look forward to leading this remarkable group of individuals as we evolve and develop new product offerings to complement the existing P Series lineup.”

For more information about Adams Arms, the P-Series lineup, or other inquiries, email pr@adamsarms.net or visit www.AdamsArms.net.

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Meprolight Obtains ISO 37001 Certification for its Anti-Bribery Management System

Wednesday, August 28th, 2019

Meprolight – a member of the SK Group and a leading manufacturer of electro-optical systems, thermal and night vision equipment, has been awarded this week by the Israel Standards Institute with the ISO 37001 certification for its anti-bribery management system. Meprolight is the first company in the defense sector in Israel to obtain certification under this standard and also one of the first nationwide.

ISO 37001, which was issued in October 2016 by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), advocates a series of measures to help organizations of all sizes, both private and public, to prevent, detect and tackle bribery through the implementation of an anti-bribery management system. Drafted by a committee of academic, government, and industry experts from 56 countries and seven liaison organizations, this standard is intended for application across all industries and geographies.

“We are very proud to be among the first companies in Israel to receive this certification. It demonstrates our strong commitment to ethics and validates the considerable efforts made internally to increase communication and awareness of our ethical procedures and values. We have set ourselves a goal as a Group, to carry out the certification process for the other defense companies in SK Group as well, including IWI, Camero Tech, and Israel Shipyards” said Mr. Samy Katsav, Chairman of Meprolight and SK Group.

www.meprolight.com

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XS Sights Announces Tritium License and Expanded Industry Capabilities

Tuesday, August 27th, 2019

Fort Worth, TX (August 27, 2019) – XS® Sights is excited to announce it is now installing tritium in its own night sights and offering this service to other OEM partners within the industry. Coupled with its patent-pending Ember glow technology, XS offers the brightest night sights on the market.

Tritium installation services are available for customer-provided parts or turnkey solutions with multiple tritium options available to meet product design goals. XS is committed to maintaining a large inventory of tritium, significantly reducing lead time and inventory carrying costs to its customers.

XS offers an expanded array of manufacturing capabilities including rapid prototyping, MIM, additive manufacturing, glow technology enhancements, and automated quality control systems. XS has an on-site CNC machine shop to offer partners fast production runs with value engineering design assistance. All parts manufactured with the XS Sights logo are covered by a 10-year, no-questions-asked warranty program.

“Obtaining our licensing has been a substantial two-year project for our team,” said Kellie Brunn, Co-Owner/Radioactive Safety Officer of XS Sights. “This licensing allows us to meet our core business objectives to be THE first-choice supplier for sights.

Thank you to all our customers, vendors, and industry partners for the past 24 years! We are mindful of our past, but excited for the future and this giant leap forward towards our goal.

We look forward to providing more sight options in the future and increasing our US manufacturing capabilities. We are THE night sight company!”

For business inquiries, please reach out to our Business Development department at 888-744-4880 or tech@xsights.com.

For more information on XS Sights, visit xssights.com.

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SEAMS Fall Networking Conference

Thursday, August 22nd, 2019

The SEAMS Fall Networking Conference is coming up September 11-13, 2019 in Greensboro, NC.

This Premier Networking Event Includes:Unifi Facility TourNetworking ReceptionsNetworking Lunch & DinnerInformative Industry SessionsDynamic SpeakersSEAMS Golf Tournament (optional)

SEAMS is the Association and Voice of the U.S. Sewn Products Industry for over 50 years.

OUR VISION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE IMPACT OF “MADE IN AMERICA” IN TODAY’S GLOBAL ECONOMY

If you’re part of the textile industry here in the United States, but you’re not a SEAMS member, you need to ask yourself, “why?”

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Former ADS Inc CEO Agrees To Pay US Government $20 Mil to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Related to Fraudulent Procurement of Small Business Contracts

Wednesday, August 21st, 2019

The US Department of Justice announced that Luke Hillier, founder and former CEO and majority owner of Virginia Beach-based ADS Inc has agreed to pay the United States $20 million to settle allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by fraudulently obtaining federal set-aside contracts reserved for small businesses.

The government alleged that Hillier caused ADS to falsely represent that it qualified as a small business concern when it failed to do so, including due to its alleged affiliations with a number of other entities. The United States alleged that, as a result of Hillier’s representations, his company was awarded numerous small business set-aside contracts for which it was ineligible.

The settlement announced today resolves a lawsuit filed under the whistleblower provision of the False Claims Act, which permits private parties to file suit on behalf of the United States for false claims and share in a portion of the government’s recovery. The lawsuit was filed by Ameliorate Partners LLP in federal district court in the District of Columbia and is captioned United States ex rel. Ameliorate Partners, LLP v. ADS Tactical, Inc. et al., Case No. 13-cv-1880 (D.D.C.). Ameliorate Partners will receive $3.6 million from the settlement with Hillier.

The government previously resolved related claims stemming from the same case against ADS for $16 million, and Charles Salle, the former general counsel of ADS, has agreed to pay $225,000 to resolve claims arising from his role in the alleged scheme.

DoJ states that the claims resolved by the settlement are allegations only, and there has been no determination of liability.

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LA Police Gear Launches New Website

Wednesday, August 14th, 2019

LA Police Gear has launched a new website, powered by BigCommerce. Check it out and don’t forget to stop by the closeout section.

lapolicegear.com

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TSSi Hires Carlson as Director of Strategic Initiatives

Monday, August 12th, 2019

Harrisonburg, Virginia, August 9, 2019 – Bill Strang, President and CEO and Mark Good, Vice-President of Sales & Marketing of Tactical & Survival Specialties, Inc. (TSSi) announced the addition of Tom Carlson as the Director of Strategic Initiatives.

Carlson is a retired Soldier who served for 26 years, starting as an enlisted Infantryman in the 75th Ranger Regiment. He was then commissioned as an Army Aviator and served in a variety of conventional and special operations leadership, command and staff positions at tactical, operational, and strategic levels. After retiring from the Army, Carlson worked as a manager and business operations professional in the commercial airplane industry before returning to the defense industry in 2016. For the past three years, he gained an extensive and broad base of experiences working across the services in the Pacific Northwest, Western United States, and Pacific Rim.

TSSi is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business that has been providing specialized operational equipment and logistics support around the world since 1980. Our mission is to provide mission-focused, time-sensitive, value-added equipment and logistics services solutions, delivered with uncompromising integrity – anytime, anywhere.

www.tssi-ops.com

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Survival Equipment Pioneer Celebrates 40th Birthday

Friday, August 9th, 2019

Andrew Howell, the Managing Director of protective and survival equipment specialists, BCB International Ltd, celebrated with his family and BCB personnel his 40 years at the helm of the business.

Its equipment currently supports the British military as well as a number of foreign ministries of defence. It has been used in the Falklands, Mali and Afghanistan, among other places. The company, which stemmed from one man’s cough syrup has grown to now have over 70 employees across three sites in Wales.

BCB was originally founded in 1854 during the Crimean war, when Dr Brown supplied the troops with Brown’s Cough Bottle (BCB). The company was then taken over by a local chemist, Deryck Howell, in 1949. Forty years ago, his son, the current director of the company, decided to embark on international waters and set up BCB International Ltd.

“I set it up to design a new life raft first aid kit for Avon Inflatables in Llanelli. I thought it would take me 2 weeks; then I was going to go exploring the world,” tells Andrew Howell. “I am still to an extent redesigning the kit – and seeing the world,” he continues. The energetic Managing Director shows no sign of slowing down. Meeting with international clients, Andrew Howell regularly travel all around the world – in the past month alone, Andrew Howell and some of his team have travelled to the Netherlands, Germany, Brunei, French Guiana and Iraq in addition to meeting with prominent political and business figures in the UK.

Andrew Howell’s belief in continuous innovation has led to the development of products such as an eco-friendly biofuel FireDragon, a first of its kind worldwide, a self- inflating body armour system or a non-lethal boat stopping system to aid in peace and security-keeping in marine environments.

Having recently moved to larger Headquarters, under Andrew Howell’s leadership, the company is extremely well positioned to serve its clients.

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