• Swindon & Wiltshire Manufacturing
• Monday December 15 2025

Avon wins £15 million NATO contract

A Wiltshire-based manufacturer of personal protection gear for the military and emergency services has won an £15 million order from NATO.

Avon Technologies’ defence division, Avon Protection, has received a new European order for the FM50 respirators and FM61EU filters via the NATO Support and Procurement Agency.

The equipment is designed to protect the wearer from Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear threats in line with latest NATO requirements.

Melksham-based Avon Protection was awarded the 10-year NSPA FM50 contract in 2020, enabling NATO nations and partners to purchase the FM50 respirator, MP-PAPR, ST53, filters and related accessories.

Company CEO Jos Sclater said: “The FM50 is the most operationally proven and widely deployed battlefield respirator in the world.

“We are pleased that a key European MoD has elected to continue protecting its personnel with this world-leading respirator, further demonstrating Avon Protection as the leader in warfighter protection in a structurally heightened global threat environment.”