SNC Industrial Technologies official supplier to the FBI.MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 1995-- SNC SNC St Norbert College (De Pere, Wisconsin) SNC Sistema Nervioso Central SNC Société en Nom Collectif (French: Partnership) SNC Système Nerveux Central (French: central nervous system) Industrial Technologies, a subsidiary of SNC-Lavalin Group, has signed an exclusive supply agreement with the Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), division of the U.S. Dept. of Justice charged with investigating all violations of federal laws except those assigned to some other federal agency. (FBI). Under the master contract, the company has the exclusive right, for a period of five years, to supply the FBI's 49 regional offices, as well as its field offices in Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Alaska, with a training system developed by its Simunition(TM) division. All United States federal agencies This is an incomplete list of United States federal agencies. All are agencies within one of the three branches of the United States government. Executive Branch Departmental agencies are organized by department. may also benefit from terms of the master contract. This system includes 9 mm and .38 calibre FX marking ammunition and conversion cannon which replace a standard gun barrel with one that accepts only training ammunition. "This is a very safe training system which allows for highly realistic simulations," noted Anthony Rustin, president of SNC Industrial Technologies. "Firstly, because it employs service weapons, modified for the exercise, and secondly, because it allows for the real conditions which users will face to be recreated." The Simunition(TM) division is recognized as a world leader in the area of training ammunition. It manufactures a full range of FX marking ammunition which is extremely safe, easy to use and non-polluting and is in high demand among police forces and military and paramilitary organizations around the world. In addition to Canada and the United States The United States and Canada share a unique legal relationship. U.S. law looks northward with a mixture of optimism and cooperation, viewing Canada as an integral part of U.S. economic and environmental policy. , the FX line is currently sold in 40 countries including France, Great Britain, Denmark, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates, federation of sheikhdoms (2005 est. pop. 2,563,000), c.30,000 sq mi (77,700 sq km), SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. . The FBI was instrumental in the initial phase of the development of the training system. An initial order valued at US $450,000 has already been placed under the master agreement by the FBI's head office in Washington D.C. SNC Industrial Technologies, the largest Canadian manufacturer of defence and training products, is the preferred supplier to the Canadian Armed Forces. The company manufactures defence and training ammunition as well as protective equipment such as C4 gas masks and armoured vests used by military and police forces in Canada and abroad. Simunition(TM), its training ammunition division, is recognized as a world leader in its field. The company also offers a wide range of services for the defence industry, including research and development and decontamination decontamination /de·con·tam·i·na·tion/ (de?kon-tam-i-na´shun) the freeing of a person or object of some contaminating substance, e.g., war gas, radioactive material, etc. de·con·tam·i·na·tion n. of firing ranges. Located in Le Gardeur, Quebec Le Gardeur was a town in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the L'Assomption River in the Regional County Municipality of L'Assomption, and connected to Montreal by Route 138, Autoroute 40, and VIA Rail on the Canadian National rail line. , it employs 700 people and has annual sales of close to CDN (Content Delivery Network) A system of distributed content on a large intranet or the public Internet in which copies of content are replicated and cached throughout the network. $160 million. The SNC-Lavalin Group is a Canadian company, listed on the Montreal and Toronto stock exchanges, with operations mainly in engineering-construction, but also in manufacturing. The company has some 5,000 employees in offices across Canada and in 26 other countries and is currently working on projects in approximately 90 countries around the world. CONTACT: Investors: Robert Racine Vice-President Public Affairs and Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. or Media: Suzanne Lalande Public Relations Manager SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. 514/393-1000 |
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