This is an updated version of press release c2623 disseminated today at
6:00e. New version follows:
Allen-Vanguard announces $3.75 million in new overseas order for
Electronic Counter Measures (ECM) equipment
European NATO country places first order
OTTAWA, Dec. 1 /CNW Telbec/ - Allen-Vanguard Corporation (the "Company" or "Allen-Vanguard") (TSX: VRS) of Ottawa, Canada announced today that it has received an order worth $3.75 million for its advanced digital ECM equipment which is used to counter the threat of remotely detonated explosive threats (all amounts in Canadian dollars).
"We're very pleased that another European NATO country has begun to adopt our ECM equipment," said David E. Luxton, President and CEO. "This adds to the growing validation of our technology and capability against the critical threat of remotely detonated improvised explosive devices."
The Company stated that the order will be completed in the first half of fiscal 2007 which commenced October 1st, 2006.
About Allen-Vanguard
Allen-Vanguard Corporation and its subsidiaries worldwide operate under the brand "Allen-Vanguard". The Company develops and markets technologies, tools and training for defeating and minimizing the effects of hazardous devices and materials, whether Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear or Explosive (CBRNE). The Company's equipment is in service with leading security and military forces in more than 120 countries. Products include Electronic Counter-Measures ("ECM") equipment for jamming remote detonation of terrorist devices, specialty security equipment for Explosive Ordnance Disposal ("EOD"), remote intervention robots for hazardous applications, vehicle barrier systems, and personal protective wear for use in dealing with bio-chemical agents. Allen-Vanguard is the sole, worldwide licensee and/or developer of patented technologies such as the Universal Containment System and CASCAD Foam for blast mitigation and decontamination of bio-chemical warfare agents. Head office operations are located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, with manufacturing operations in Stoney Creek, Ontario; Tewkesbury, U.K.; and Cork, Ireland, and sales offices in Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and Asia. The Company's shares are listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: VRS). The web site is www.allen-vanguard.com.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements relating to, among other things, the Company's expectations concerning future product demand and growth opportunities and customer acceptance of Company's products. These forward-looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any such statements. The Toronto Stock Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release.
To find out more about Allen-Vanguard Corporation (TSX: VRS), visit our
website at www.allen-vanguard.com.
