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THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF EU REGULATION 596/2014
Westminster Group Plc
('Westminster', the 'Group' or the 'Company')
Freetown Airport Reopens
Westminster Group Plc (AIM: WSG), a leading supplier of managed services and technology-based security solutions worldwide, is pleased to announce that the government of Sierra Leone has confirmed that Freetown Airport Lungi (FNA) has been reopened for commercial flights as of 22 July 2020.
Commenting, Westminster's Country Director - Sierra Leone, Musayeroh Barrie, said:
"Since the airport was closed in March to all but essential traffic, we have continued to maintain security of the airport, kept all of our staff employed and safe, utilising the time to enhance their training ready for when the airport reopens.
"In addition to ensuring all our staff remained safe and well during these challenging times we have also supported the local community with much needed aid.
"We are pleased the airport has now reopened and flights are once again serving Sierra Leone, and we are looking forward to returning to the growth trajectory we saw earlier in the year.
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our staff for their dedication and professionalism during this period, not least our ex-pat staff who have endured a significantly extended absence from their families."
Investor Webinar
The Company will be holding an investor webinar at 12:30 pm on 23 July 2020 to provide an update on the Company's activities and trading. Further details and registration details are available on the Group's website at https://www.wsg-corporate.com/investor-relations/. Questions can be submitted in advance to Westminster@walbrookpr.com.
For further information please contact:
Westminster Group Plc | Media enquiries via Walbrook PR |
Rt. Hon. Sir Tony Baldry - Chairman |
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Peter Fowler - Chief Executive Officer |
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Mark Hughes - Chief Financial Officer |
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S. P. Angel Corporate Finance LLP (NOMAD & Broker) |
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Stuart Gledhill | 020 3470 0470 |
Caroline Rowe |
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Walbrook (Investor Relations) |
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Tom Cooper | 020 7933 8780 |
Paul Vann | 0797 122 1972 |
| tom.cooper@walbrookpr.com |
Notes:
Westminster Group plc is a specialist security and services group operating worldwide via an extensive international network of agents and offices in over 50 countries.
Westminster's principal activity is the design, supply and ongoing support of advanced technology security solutions, encompassing a wide range of surveillance, detection (including Fever Detection), tracking and interception technologies and the provision of long-term managed services contracts such as the management and running of complete security services and solutions in airports, ports and other such facilities together with the provision of manpower, consultancy and training services. The majority of its customer base, by value, comprises governments and government agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGO's) and blue-chip commercial organisations.
The Westminster Group Foundation was formed in 2014 as an initiative of Westminster Group plc. during the West African Ebola Crisis.
The Foundation's goal is to support the communities in which the Group operates by working with local partners and other established charities to provide goods or services for the relief of poverty and the advancement of education and healthcare particularly in the developing world.
The Westminster Group Foundation is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, CIO, registered with the Charities Commission number 1158653.