Responding to an Urgent Requirement to protect light vehicles in theatre, Hobson Industries, the Lincolnshire, UK based vehicle specialist, produced a new design for a Skirt Protection Kit and delivered the first modules in less than fourteen days. "We were contacted by the SUV IPT at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide a solution to provide a vehicle skirt system to protect vehicles from attack." Peter Hobson, managing Director of Hobson Industries said. "The solution had to allow the vehicle to carry out normal duties with a sealed area below the chassis. We had a development team working round the clock and produced the first prototype in three days. This was tested on our own Land Rover and the results proved 100% effective. The MoD approval followed immediately. This was quickly followed by another Urgent Requirement from BAE Systems for its Saxon vehicle. We modified the existing Land Rover based design, and again, working round the clock, produced a similar solution for BAE Systems in record time." This is the first time that this technology has been used to prevent these types of threats and reports from theatre indicate the additional protective skirt kit to be totally effective. Hobson concluded. About Hobson Industries Hobson Industries, established in 1987, provides Vehicle Through Life Support solutions with Logistic, Armouring, Engineering, Asset Management, Vehicle build and Homologation workshops. Employing 48 people the company is located at Donington on Bain, Lincolnshire, UK. The company has developed complete Through Life support solutions that use its comprehensive facilities, technical and logistic expertise to Asset Manage the through life parts package, including major and minor units to complete vehicle build, based on Original Equipment Standards. The company has a complete range of engineering and workshop facilities to undertake all aspects of vehicle and parts build including reconditioning and homologation, including armouring solutions and in-house ballistic testing. The company also provides full technical support and a comprehensive in-house CAD/CAM design function. Customers include the U.K. MoD, RUC/PSNI, Australian Defence Force, Nigerian MoD, Jordan Armed Forces, Jordan Public Security Directorate, Office of the High Representative (OHR) Bosnia & Herzegovina and the Libyan National Oil Corporation. The Company has the full range of QA Certificates complying with BS EN ISO 9001 and Environmental Management System certification complying with the requirements of BS EN ISO 14001 in addition to Environmental Agency Section 37 Certification to operate an End-of-Life Vehicle Authorised Treatment Facility as required for all used vehicles under EU Rules. For further details, contact: Barbara Hobson, Hobson Industries Limited: Phone: +44 (0)1507 342021 Email: b.hobs on@hob sonindustries.co.uk Website: www.hobsonindustries.co.uk