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Armor Holdings was founded in 1969 as American Body Armor and Equipment, Inc. [2] at Jacksonville, Florida. In January 1996 the company underwent a change in control; Kanders Florida Holdings, Inc. and others purchased the stock held by the company's two largest shareholders.
Davis started his company out of his garage. In early sales demonstrations, he would put on one of his vests and then shoot himself, [1] usually with a firearm provided by whatever agency he was demonstrating for. In 1998, Second Chance introduced Zylon-based body armor (bullet-resistant vests), as a lightweight alternative to kevlar. The Zylon ...
Zylon (IUPAC name: poly(p-phenylene-2,6-benzobisoxazole)) is a trademarked name for a range of thermoset liquid-crystalline polyoxazole. This synthetic polymer material was invented and developed by SRI International in the 1980s and manufactured by Toyobo . [ 2 ]
The company running Jones’ online store had placed a competing bid against The Onion to purchase the estate. In its filing, FUAC said its final and best bid was $3.5 million for all of Jones ...
Nine West Holdings (formerly The Jones Group and Jones Apparel Group) is an American designer, marketer and wholesaler of branded clothing, shoes and accessories. In 2019, the company restructured under the new name Premier Brands Group Holdings Llc.
Jones Intercable was a cable television company founded by Glenn R. Jones in 1970. Jones, already a cable television veteran, had bought his first cable system in Georgetown, Colorado after taking a $400 loan on his Volkswagen. [1] The company expanded rapidly and by 1994 it had 1.4 million subscribers. [1]
In 1919, Saunders P. Jones and Dabney co-founded the Jones-Dabney Varnish Company. Jones-Dabney specialized in industrial paint finishes for the automotive industry, refrigerator production, and the marine and railroad industries. Dabney served as vice president and general manager of the company until its 1938 acquisition by Devoe & Reynolds ...
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