E2V.L Regulatory News (E2V)

20 Sep 2006 07:00

e2v technologies PLC20 September 2006 20 September 2006 e2v technologies PLC e2v secures contract win worth £6.2M e2v technologies, a specialist developer and manufacturer of high technology components and sub-systems, announces a key UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) multi-year contract win worth a total of £6.2M. The £6.2M UK MOD contract is for the development and evaluation of a new high power, high bandwidth microwave transmitter from the company's Electronic Tubebusiness. e2v will be the prime contractor for the project in a consortium,which includes the University of Strathclyde and TMD Technologies Ltd. Deliveries against the contract will be completed over a three-year period. Keith Attwood, Chief Executive of e2v said: "The award of this contract is the result of many years' work between e2v andthe UK MOD, and illustrates our continued growth and expertise in deliveringdefence solutions." For further information: e2v technologies plc Tel: 01245 493493Keith Attwood/Mike Hannantwww.e2v.com Gavin Anderson & Company Tel: 020 7554 1400Keith Brookbank/Fergus Wylie NOTES FOR EDITORSe2v technologies plce2v technologies delivers the radio frequency and sensing technology that enables some of the world's most innovative medical and science, aerospace and defence, and industrial and commercial systems. For the year ended 31 March2006, e2v achieved sales of £112.3m. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange(e2v.l). In July 2006 the e2v group increased its size through acquisition of a facilityin Grenoble France, effectively increasing the group's annual turnover to circa£180m. e2v is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-technology electronic components and subsystems, which it supplies into three core areas: *Medical & Science: Sensor technology includes imaging sensors for intra-oral and panoramic dental X-ray, mammography, life science applications and X-raymicroscopy. Electronic tubes are the enabling technology behind radiotherapy cancer treatments, microwave medical therapy and high-energy physics. *Aerospace & Defence: Sensor technology includes military surveillance, targeting and guidance, space-based imaging and astronomy and radar & electronicwarfare and roadband data converters and microprocessors for aerospace applications. Electronic tubes provide the enabling technology behind radars,electronic countermeasures (ECM), electronic warfare and satellite communications. *Commercial & Industrial: Sensor technology includes marine radars, industrialsafety sensors, automotive radars and alarms and thermal imaging cameras used by fire fighters, CCD and CMOS highresolution area scan cameras for industrial inspection. Electronic tubes provideenabling technology behind TV broadcast, satellite communications, marine radar and food & industrial processing. In 2006 e2v won a Queen's award for Enterprise, granted in the Innovation category, for its L3Vision(tm) imaging sensors and cameras used in aerospace, medical and scientific imaging systems. e2v has approximately 1,800 employees worldwide with 3 UK based manufacturing sites in Chelmsford, Lincoln and High Wycombe, and a facility in Grenoble, France. In addition e2v has sales offices in the UK, USA, Germany and France, as well as a network of distributors covering other key territories. Further information on e2v technologies plc is available from its website,www.e2v.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange