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Gateshead-based Petards lands £800k MOD contract

Petards, the Gateshead-based developer of security and surveillance systems, has won an £800k contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) for the provision of communications equipment and related services.

Petards has a reputation as a supplier of radio communications equipment, together with related engineering services, to the MOD.

Petards won a £600k contract from the MOD last April for the design, manufacture and supply of equipmentto form a Defensive Aids Suite system.

The new project covers the delivery of radio equipment and engineering support services, a good proportion which is expected to be delivered during the first half of 2016.

Raschid Abdullah, Petards Chairman, said: “Petards is very proud of its long established relationship with the MOD in this field and we believe that our consistently high levels of customer service together with our longstanding accreditations and expertise in supporting the MOD has again been recognised through the award of this contract.”

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