US Department of Justice Contract Award

RNS Number : 0627C

The Vitec Group PLC

11 April 2013

 



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The Vitec Group plc

11 April 2013

U.S. Department of Justice Contract Award

The Vitec Group plc ("Vitec"), the international provider of products and services for broadcast, photographic and MAG (military, aerospace and government) markets, announces that it has recently been awarded an order from the U.S. Department of Justice.

This $5.8 million order has been received under a framework agreement that had been awarded to assist the Department of Justice in the migration of its wireless spectrum networks known as Auction 66.  It is a significant follow on from the first order received in April 2010 and will be fulfilled by Vitec's IMT business that serves the MAG market.

Commenting on the contract award, Stephen Bird, Group Chief Executive, said: "We are pleased to continue to support the U.S. Department of Justice and its investment in state of the art RF wireless technology."

Enquiries:

The Vitec Group plc

Stephen Bird, Group Chief Executive

Paul Hayes, Group Finance Director

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FTI Consulting

Nick Hasell / Susanne Yule

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A Snapshot of The Vitec Group

Vitec is an international Group principally serving customers in the broadcast, photographic and military, aerospace and government (MAG) markets. Listed on the London Stock Exchange with 2012 revenue of £345.3 million, Vitec is based on strong, well known, premium brands on which its customers worldwide rely. Vitec is organised in three Divisions: Videocom, Imaging and Services.

Videocom designs and distributes systems and products used in broadcasting and live entertainment, film and video production and MAG.

Imaging designs, manufactures and distributes equipment and accessories for photography and video.

Services provides equipment rental, workflow design and technical support to TV production teams and film crews.

More information can be found at:www.vitecgroup.com.

 

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