Growing presence in the USA

4 Apr 2007 07:03

Pentagon Protection PLC04 April 2007 4 April 2007 Pentagon Protection plc ("Pentagon" or the "Company") Pentagon Protection USA, LLC, ("Pentagon USA") building its presence in US market Pentagon Protection, the provider of enhanced glass film and anchoring systemsfor greater security and blast protection, is pleased to announce that PentagonUSA, the Company's partner in North America, continues to make strongprogress in penetrating the North American market. Pentagon EliteTM flexible anchoring products, the Company's systems for enhancedsafety of glass, are currently being tested by a major American manufacturer.The test regime will take the product through the rigorous small and largemissile (Dade County) tests for hurricane protection, followed by the GeneralServices Administration (GSA) test for blast. Completing the testing cycle willbe the Underwriters Laboratory tests, UL972 for anti intrusion and body impact. Pentagon USA has also entered into negotiations to supply GSA controlledbuildings currently under development for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. TheGSA, as the US procurement and ratings authority, has specified the use of noninvasive blast mitigation anchoring systems for installation in new officesplanned for the commission. Pentagon EliteTM flexible anchoring provides theperformance required for such systems without causing damage to the frames andglazing structures during installation. This decision by GSA reflects a growingconfidence in the flexible anchoring range provided by Pentagon Protection. Mr Sam ElZein, Chief Technical Officer for Pentagon USA, commented "we areconfident of positive results from the tests, with high performance ratingsanticipated. This will open up the US Federal Market to our company and give usthe impetus to complete our negotiations for major contracts with the AmericanMilitary and other Federal installations; we expect that the Pentagon EliteTMrange of anchoring products will soon become the de facto standard in thisindustry. ". ENDS Enquiries Pentagon Protection PLC Seymour Pierce Parkgreen CommunicationsAlan Nicholl, Chairman Jonathan Wright Ben KnowlesDanielle Stewart, Company T: 020 7107 8000 T: 020 7851 7480SecretaryT: 01494 793333 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange