New respirator service centre opens in Malaysia

Avon Protection, part of Avon Rubber p.l.c., is expanding its operations by opening an essential service and repair centre for its respirators with a local Malaysian company. 

The new centre will be fully approved and Avon certified, and is to be managed by SG Defence Electronics and Radar Corporation. It will be equipped to service and repair a range of Avon masks, including the C50, FM12 and S10, all of which are currently in service in Malaysia. Over time, this will be expanded to handle all of Avon’s respiratory solutions.

Lieutenant Kol Ahmad Marzuki Ahmad Nawawi, Executive Director of SG Defence Electronics and Radar Corporation, says: “This new operation is a necessary addition to the Malaysian marketplace, and one that has already gained support with the Malaysian Army as well as with local organisations. The Army in particular require a rapid turn round in their support services, which is exactly what this centre will offer.”

David Hinds, Regional Sales Manager for Malaysia, adds: “This new service and repair centre is a major step forward in meeting our customer’s requirements in a growing market. Alongside our local office, we at Avon Protection aim to make a real difference to clients and future clients in the region by offering this full through life service capability in their own backyard. We are confident that this centre will prove beneficial to all of those that use it.”

 For further information about Avon’s key respiratory equipment, please go to www.avon-protection.com.

ENDS                                                                                                                                       October 2009

 About Avon Protection:

Avon Protection, an Avon Rubber p.l.c. company, is a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of CBRN respiratory protection equipment. Avon has been supplying respirators to the UK Ministry of Defence and other NATO allies for over 80 years and is the sole supplier of military respirators to the US armed forces, supplying the M50 Joint Service General Purpose Mask. With new conflicts and threat scenarios creating additional daily risks for individuals in military, law enforcement, first responder and emergency service applications, Avon Protection maintains a market leading position by investing in continual research and development to meet changing operational requirements.