Into the New Millennium - Part 3 |
In March 2000, as promised,
Avon vacated the Cooper-Avon Tyres site in Melksham as
the new facility on the outskirts of Melksham and the
Mixing Plant at Westbury became fully operational.
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The Defence
division of Avon Technical Products celebrated its move
to the new headquarters with the award of Phase 1 of the
Joint Service General Purpose Mask (JSGPM) contract to
supply military respirators to the entire US army, navy,
airforce and marines. The contract was completed so successfully
that Avon recently secured Phase 2 which will require
the manufacture of up to 3 million masks from the year
2006. |
In September
2001, Avon announced the sale of its Automotive Rubber & Plastics businesses based in Lockport and Albion.
These businesses supply moulded components for the automotive
market which were not considered among the core products
upon which Avon wished to concentrate. For the same reason,
Nylaflow, the reinforced plastic hose business in Cadillac
and the golf grips business in Manton, Michigan were also
sold. |
In November 2003, Avon Technical
Products announced the disposal of the French subsidiary,
Avon Spencer Moulton SA to NOVA Participations SAS for
a total cash consideration of €4.7 million. |
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