Med-Eng

Ottawa, CanadaFounded 1981Industry

Med-Eng makes bomb suits and EOD protective equipment. CBRNE-relevant work is a primary business line according to its website.

What it does

protective clothingblast mitigationbomb suit

Threats covered

improvised explosive devices

Profile

Med-Eng makes bomb-disposal suits, helmets and related blast-protective equipment. It was founded in Ottawa in 1981 to make a newly designed EOD helmet and then expanded into full bomb suits.

More profile

Its EOD 9 suit and helmet ensemble dates to 2004 and remains on sale as the EOD 9N revision. The Safariland Group acquired the Med-Eng EOD and crew-survivability businesses from Allen-Vanguard in September 2013, including its Ottawa and Pembroke operations, and Cadre Holdings was formed in 2021 as the parent of Safariland's brands.

Cadre bought ICOR Technology through Med-Eng in January 2024. The company's origin and operations are in Ottawa.

Ownership

Part of Cadre Holdings (NYSE: CDRE) through Safariland; Safariland acquired the Med-Eng EOD and crew-survivability businesses from Allen-Vanguard in September 2013

Parent: Safariland Group (Cadre Holdings) (checked)

Sources (5)

Not verified or not found

Contract values and customers: none found.
Current head office: Ottawa is inferred from the company's origin and the ICOR link; not read from the company site.

Questions

What does Med-Eng do?

Med-Eng makes bomb suits and EOD protective equipment. CBRNE-relevant work is a primary business line according to its website.

Where is Med-Eng based?

HQ (as found): Ottawa. HQ country: CA.

Who owns Med-Eng?

Part of Cadre Holdings (NYSE: CDRE) through Safariland; Safariland acquired the Med-Eng EOD and crew-survivability businesses from Allen-Vanguard in September 2013. Parent: Safariland Group (Cadre Holdings) (checked)

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