Melksham-based firm Avon Protection lands a new contract with the Ministry of Defence

A safety equipment company that makes gas masks for military personnel and emergency workers says a new contract from the Ministry of Defense (MOD) will protect 250 jobs.

Avon Protection, based in Melksham, Wiltshire, was awarded the £38m contract in May.

The company has been supplying the Ministry of Defense with general duty respirators since 2018.

“We’re very excited, and our people are proud of what they do,” said company president Steve Elwell.