Armor Holdings Products has agreed to pay the US $30m (£17.5m) to resolve allegations that it violated the US False Claims Act by knowingly manufacturing and selling defective Zylon bullet-proof vests.
The
The vests were purchased by the federal government and by various law enforcement agencies.
The Zylon vests from Armor Holdings contained either woven Zylon or a Zylon-laminate insert called Z Shield. The Zylon fibre used in both types of vests was manufactured by Toyobo, and in July 2007, the
The Z Shield insert containing Zylon was manufactured by Honeywell, and in June this year, the
The $30m settlement was part of a larger investigation of the body armour industry’s use of Zylon. The
First seven members join NG’s Great Grid Partnership
Agreed. It is all pretentious posturing and trite branding with no meaning or gravitas. Prepare to be disappointed by all of these greats/grates.