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Chemring - Defence business finding new sources of growth

December 2011

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When we first met with Chemring's chief executive, Dr. David Price, nearly six years ago the company's prime activity, supplying decoy countermeasures (such as flares and chaff) to protect military assets from missile attacks, was literally flying high after winning the largest contract in its history with the US Department of Defence. However, Price has never been a man to rest on his laurels and acknowledging that Chemring's 50% share of a £400m countermeasures market effectively left it with nowhere to go he immediately embarked on a large acquisition-led program to broaden its product range and enter new markets. As a result, in the five years to 31 October 2010, turnover has quintupl ...

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