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HAMILTON, Ontario - November 9, 2006 -
FELLFAB
Limited has recently been awarded a
$22.6 million contract by the Department of
National Defence to produce the newly
developed Rucksack.
This is the third contract
award to FELLFAB Limited in support of the
Load Carriage System under the Department of
National Defence’s Clothe the Soldier
Project. The project, established in 1996,
was implemented to provide 24 items of
operational clothing and equipment to
Canadian Forces personnel conducting land
operations. The Rucksack is the 21st
item to reach contract award under this
project.
The Rucksack incorporates the
advanced Canadian Disruptive Pattern (CADPAT™)
digital camouflage. CADPAT™
is a significant step forward in
camouflage, concealment and deception on the
battlefield. The Rucksack will be a basic
issue item to selected dismounted Regular
and Reserve CF personnel conducting land
operations. It will provide the primary
load carriage means in operations where
soldiers are required to carry combat
supplies and sustainment items for greater
than 24 hours and sufficient for up to 72
hours. Additionally, the Rucksack has been
designed to be worn over fragmentation
protection if necessary.
This award comes only a few
years following two previous awards to
FELLFAB Limited of $10.7 million and $18.9
million respectively for the first and
second items in the Load Carriage System,
the Tactical Vest and Small Pack System.
“The award of the Tactical
Vest contract in 2002 was a milestone for
FELLFAB®.
Undertaking the bid process and learning the
project management requirements associated
with the contract allowed our company to
grow in our knowledge and experience. The
follow up award on the Small Pack System
served to reinforce this learning and paved
our way for success with the Rucksack. This
award is a significant accomplishment for
FELLFAB®,
and demonstrates our commitment to the
project, our people, and our support of the
Canadian Forces”,
says Glen
Fell, President of FELLFAB®.
As a result of this significant award,
FELLFAB Limited is looking to hire
additional industrial sewing machine
operators and general labourers; estimating
that the contract will create approximately
20 new jobs. The contract is expected to be
completed over a two-year period and
includes a sub-contract portion to Apparel
Trimmings Inc. of Scarborough, Ontario.
FELLFAB Limited, established
in 1952, is a privately owned Canadian
company headquartered in Hamilton, Ontario.
As a manufacturer of innovative, engineered
textile products to niche markets with
unique requirements, FELLFAB®
is a leading supplier to the aerospace,
aviation, defence, industrial, land
transportation and materials handling
industries. FELLFAB® is
particularly proud of having participated in
not only Clothe the Soldier contracts, but
also other past prominent projects such as
the Canadarm.
To read an article published
by the Department of National Defence about the
manufacture and design of the Rucksack,
please click here: http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/lf/English/6_1_1.asp?id=2375/
For more information about the Department of
National Defence’s Clothe the Soldier
Project, please visit www.army.forces.gc.ca/cts/.
For information regarding
this press release, please contact:
Julie Henry, Account
Executive - Government Contracts, Military
Specialist
FELLFAB Limited, 2343 Barton
Street East, Hamilton, Ontario L8E 5V8
Tel: 905-560-9230, Fax:
905-560-9846
Email:
julie.henry@fellfab.com
CADPAT™ is a
registered trademark of the Department of
National Defence.
FELLFAB® is a
registered trademark of FELLFAB Limited.
