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| 12/19/2007: America Supports You: Vet Receives Hero's Welcome, New Home A disabled Iraq war veteran thought he was going to pick out colors and tiles for a bathroom remodel, but instead was surprised with the keys to a new home. defenselink.mil |
J &S Franklin J & S Franklin Ltd was founded in 1946 and has nearly 60 years' experience in the manufacture and supply of a wide range of defence and security equipment for governments, defence forces, security forces, NGOs and commercial customers all over the world. Franklin manufactures shelter tents for accommodation, command posts and field hospitals; NBC tent liners; webbing and PLCE; camp beds and mosquito nets; camouflage nets and clothing.Franklin is the UK and European distributor for the Base-X range of rapid erect tactical shelters and NBC decontamination shelters made by Bea Maurer Inc in USA.TENTS, SHELTERS AND OPERATIONAL FIELD CATERING SYSTEM (OFCS)Franklin is the main supplier of standard shelter tents to the UK MoD, and has recently been awarded the contract for the modified shelter for the Operational Field Catering System (OFCS). The contract, for over 2,000 shelters and accessories, isworth nearly £3million over three years. In close cooperation with the MoD, Franklin have planned an accelerated delivery programme to meet current operational requirements.The operational field catering system shelter is based on the standard 12ft x 12ft shelter tent, modified with heat-resistant fabrics and cutouts in the roof for the OFCS cooker chimneys. The operational field catering system shelters will be used operationally to house the OFCS modular cooking equipment supplied by Karcher.SHELTER TENT SUNSHIELDSFranklin also have the contract to supply the sunshields to the UK MoD for the shelter tents. The sunshields form a secondary roof and provide a layer of protection to the shelter from the effects of the sun, considerably reducing the temperature within the shelters.BASE-X SHELTERSBase-X expedition shelters are the world's most advanced quick-erect shelter system. The innovative Base-X shelters have been deployed in military and non-military applications all around the world, including some of the world's harshestenvironments.The modular design and range of sizes make the Base-X system ideal for command posts, mobile medical centres and field hospitals.Base-X is distributed and supported by Franklin in the UK and Europe.NBC AND EMERGENCY DECONTAMINATION SHELTERSBase-X quick-erect shelters are ideal for emergency services - the three-lane mass NBC and emergency decontamination shelter is supplied complete with electrics and plumbing and can be deployed in less than ten minutes.CAMP EQUIPMENT - CAMP BEDS AND MOSQUITO NETSFranklin make camp beds and mosquito nets in a range of models and sizes. Franklin provided 5,000 camp cots at short notice for the Temporary Deployable Accommodation (TDA) project as part of Operation Telic, and have recently been awarded thecontract to supply the cot mounted mosquito net to the UK MoD.CAMOUFLAGE NETS AND SYSTEMSFranklin produce camouflage nets to standard patterns or to suit the requirements of our customers. Camouflage nets can be designed to fit particular vehicles or weapon systems, using lightweight pole and 'mushroom' supports.Franklin is often the chosen partner to give a complete turnkey service, using it's extensive facilities to deliver a single source supply; combining rapid response, experience and confidentiality to provide economical, secure and effective solutions,on a global basis. We are experts in the provision of specialised turnkey operations, drawing together the many components needed to satisfy our customers requirements; the latest and most suitable equipment, experienced support personnel, full training packages, secure packaging and delivery services and, when necessary, finance, counter-trade and insurance.The company was proud to be awarded the 'Queens Award for Export Achievement' in 1996, and is a member of the Defence Manufacturers Association (DMA), the Association of Police and Public Security Suppliers (APPSS) and NBC UK.J & S Franklin operates a strict internal quality management system and is externally assessed to ISO 9001:2000. army-technology.com |
02/26/2008: Face of Defense: Marine Gives Gift of Life to Brother When his brother needed a life-saving kidney transplant, a Marfine based in Okinawa didn't hesitate to provide the gift of life. defenselink.mil |
03/31/2008: Iraqi Officials Open Middle School, Health Clinic Citizens once afraid to leave their homes because terrorists were among them gathered to celebrate the opening of a middle school and health clinic in Adwaniyah. defenselink.mil |
04/29/2008: America Supports You: Guard Members Join 'Rebuilding Day' Projects About 60 airmen, soldiers and civilians with the Air and Army National Guard brought Christmas early to a disabled Maryland woman by fixing her home on "National Rebuilding Day." defenselink.mil |