In addition to launching a new website, Orion Design Group has renamed their family of camouflage patterns. For instance, Variable XT is wisely no longer referred to as Lupus.
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Orion Design Group Launches New Website, Renames Camo Patterns
Wednesday, April 17th, 2019High Speed Gear Signs William Petty of Centrifuge Training, LLC
Wednesday, April 17th, 2019For Immediate Release – Swansboro, NC – Manufacture of Battle Proven Tactical Gear™, High Speed Gear® is pleased to announce the signing of William Petty of Centrifuge Training, LLC as an official High Speed Gear® brand ambassador.
“We are honored to bring on an industry expert with William’s caliber to our team,” stated Bill Babboni VP of Sales and Operations. “William’s extensive experience and history in Law Enforcement, Firearms Training, Instructor Development, and the Data Driven approach to Vehicle Based Tactics (VCQB) are exactly the knowledge and expertise we seek in both the development and representation of the High Speed Gear® product line. We look forward to supporting William in his activities and know that his use and feedback of our equipment will only help to make improve our brand for the customer’s that need it every day.”
For questions or inquires please contact marketing@highspeedgear.com
Triple Aught Design Collaboration Survey
Monday, April 15th, 2019Triple Aught Design is conducting a survey to gauge customer interest in possible future collaborations with other brands. Over the years, they’ve had quite a few successful ones.
Currently, they’re offering the Team Wendy EXFIL SAR Tactical TAD Edition which is available in the special color of Coyote Brown.
There are a couple of cool possibilities on the survey like a TAD Edition Misty Mountain climbing harness, SureFire TAD Edition light, or TAD Edition SKD gloves.
Take the survey here.
Chuck Norris Is The New Glock Spokesperson
Tuesday, April 9th, 2019
In case you missed it, yesterday, Glock announced that Chuck Norris is their new spokesperson. And yes, they used the term “spokesperson.”
Global Ordnance LLC Acquires Chemring Military Products Inc
Monday, April 8th, 2019Global Ordnance LLC (“Global Ordnance”) announced it has completed the acquisition (“Acquisition”) of Chemring Military Products Inc. (“CMP”), a subsidiary company of Chemring Group PLC.
Global Ordnance is a veteran-owned small business that responds to the needs arising from critical missions of the US Government and its allies around the world. Since its inception in 2013, Global Ordnance has earned a reputation as a trusted and reliable partner of its customers, to include the US Special Operations Command and the US Army.
CMP procures and delivers worldwide US-standard and non-standard ammunition and weapons systems. In FY2018, CMP generated revenues exceeding $111M with an operating profit of $10.5M.
Both Global Ordnance and CMP have been long-time suppliers of non-standard ammunition (NSA) and non-standard weapons (NSW) to US and foreign government entities. Today’s acquisition of CMP by Global Ordnance marks the synergy of two well-established organizations with complementary strengths and expertise. By absorbing the staff and contracts of CMP into its organization, Global Ordnance aims to improve its already stellar reputation as a reliable and dependable US Government business partner and a leading supplier of NSA and NSW. On a larger scale as a result of this purchase, the focus for Global Ordnance going forward remains on providing unmatched service and products to its current customers.
While today’s Acquisition magnifies the depth and breadth of an already strong NSA/NSW team and places Global Ordnance atop the NSA/NSW partner spectrum, it also allows Global Ordnance to broaden the extent of activities in the commercial space which the company entered in earnest within the last two years. Since then, Global Ordnance has become an exclusive US distributor of already established brands, such as Grand Power of Slovakia and Australian Outback Ammunition of Australia. The company plans to continue growing its presence and strengthening its competitive impact in the commercial US market.
For more information about defense sales, visit www.global-ordnance.com or inquire at info@global-ordnance.com. For additional details regarding commercial sales, visit www.globalordnance.com or inquire at info@globalordnance.com.
The History of Walther
Saturday, April 6th, 2019Walther Arms and Panteao Productions are happy to announce the release of the new documentary, “The History of Walther.”
In the twenty-two-minute documentary, Larry Vickers with Vickers Tactical, ventures to the Walther Factory in Ulm, Germany. While there, Vickers visits with Product Manager, Peter Dallhammer to learn about Walther’s long history in handguns and the technologies that are moving Walther Arms forward.
The History of Walther documentary will be available for viewing on Amazon Prime and Panteao video streaming service.
The History of Walther on Amazon Prime.
Elevate Textiles Names Per-Olof Loof as President & CEO
Friday, April 5th, 2019Provides key leadership to drive company’s advancement as leaders in innovation and sustainability
April 4, 2019, Charlotte, NC – Elevate Textiles, a global provider of advanced, high quality products and mission critical textile solutions, announced today the appointment of Per-Olof Loof as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Launched earlier this year, Elevate Textiles was born out of the integration of American & Efird (A&E) and International Textile Group under the leadership of Platinum Equity. Elevate Textiles and its distinguished collection of portfolio brands, including A&E, Burlington, Cone Denim, Gu?termann and Safety Components, serve 25,000 customers in over 100 countries and across six continents via a global footprint that includes 37 facilities and over 15,000 employees, representing a textile company without parallel in the industry.
Brandon Crawley, Principal at Platinum Equity who has been serving as Elevate’s interim Global CEO has seen firsthand the tremendous opportunity ahead for the company and the importance of finding the right leader to fuel growth.
“Over the last several months we have been working to form the new Elevate Textiles and aggressively drive growth and synergies within our brands. We see tremendous opportunity to leverage the company’s expanded global footprint and advance as leaders in innovation and sustainability. Per brings the right passion and drive to Elevate with more than 30 years of demonstrating strategic leadership to quickly and successfully drive business growth.”
Mr. Loof has served as CEO across multiple industries and sectors, with a focus on technology, innovation and multinational operations. He most recently served 13 years as CEO of Kemet Electronics Corporation, a leading manufacturer of electronic components. Additionally, he held prior CEO positions for Sensormatic Electronics Corporation and AT&T Istel and served as Sr. Vice President for NCR and Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Digital Equipment Corporation.
“Elevate brands and operations have tremendous market credibility and the right offerings with leading innovations, sustainable solutions and unprecedented product and operational expertise to advance our industry leadership,” said Loof. “I am thrilled to join the Elevate team and look forward to working with our employees, customers and other partners worldwide to build on our strengths and drive the company to even greater levels of success.”
Elevate Textiles offers a new, innovative approach to the textiles sector, providing premium fabric and thread solutions globally. As a consolidated platform, Elevate Textiles focuses on operational excellence, innovation, and environmental sustainability, with an integrated approach to supply chain, R&D, and procurement. Elevate Textiles is committed to growth through customer collaboration, innovative product development, and delivery of premium, mission-critical textile solutions globally.
Strategic and Operational Changes at Black Creek
Monday, April 1st, 2019Black Creek Labs has recently made significant strategic and operational changes in order to move into a new era of developing and manufacturing quality products for the global defence industry and the individual Canadian consumer.
One of the boldest moves that Black Creek has recently made is the decision to demerge North Eastern Arms Group. This demerger was driven by the pressure to become an independent manufacturer that could focus on its core competencies and shake off a mind-set, culture and mutual dependence that were not compatible with the vision of Black Creek Labs. Both resulting businesses have strengthened due to this change. In January 2019, Black Creek took a step further and shut down both the manufacturing division and the customer service department for an unprecedented eight (8) weeks in order to restructure with new staff and concurrently focus on the ejection issues that have plagued the non-restricted firearm; the iconic, infamous and Canadian made, “102”.
As of today, Black Creek Labs is now operational again, with a 102 that has been cured of its ejection issue, and a brand new line of products that are all Scheduled for delivery to Black Creek’s new distributor, North Sylva Sports. Black Creek Labs is proud and honoured to be associated with North Sylva Sports and is confident that this team will be able to provide the extensive pre and post level sales support and customer service that our dealers and individual customers have been waiting for, and truly deserve.
North Sylva is now set to distribute the latest generation of 102, which is the first generation built by an independent Black Creek Labs. The Black Creek Labs customer support team is also finally operational and is now armed with the ability to cure the ejection issues of previous 102 models. We apologize that the customer service team was slow to respond to numerous backlogged requests over the last eight weeks, however we are back to our regular response times and now that we have determined the root cause of the systemic extraction issues, we are quickly shipping out extractor repair kits. Again, we apologize for the delay, however we are now prepared to get your 102s running how they were made to run.
Black Creek Labs is excited to move forward with a new team, a new culture and a host of new products. The long-anticipated Badger, Catamount and Wejack are all scheduled to be released shortly and all three platforms have surpassed our expectations. We are also not far behind on our Skunk Bear (a PDW in 300BLK, 7.62×39 and 9mm) and a new semi-auto designed for calibers larger than 308.
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