Global Armour Limited

Global Armour Limited is a leading manufacturer of high performance life protective equipment based in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. The company has an ISO 9001:2008 certified manufacturing facility and currently employs over 50 skilled and experienced personnel. The company was formed in December 2005 when the Global Armour Group acquired Highmark Manufacturing Limited.

The Highmark Manufacturing Company was first established in 1984 so our company have over 30 years of heritage in the armour industry. We currently supply our products to a very diverse range of markets including many police forces in UK, Europe, Asia and Central America. We also provide our military solutions to many NATO member countries and have a significant share of the private security market.

Our Range of Products Includes:

• Body Armour Helmets
• Armour Plates
• Public Order Protection
• Face Shields
• Body Shields
• EOD Equipment
• Safety Accessories
• Blast Resistant Wall
• Ballistic Protection Glass

Military Body Armour

Global Armour manufactures a wide selection of soft and hard body armour vest designs offering ballistic protection, anti stab protection and fragmentation protection. Our body armour vests are supplied to police, military and private security users across the globe and are considered to be at the forefront of innovation and quality. The vests we provide vary from covert vests to overt tactical bulletproof vests defeating high threat levels. All armour solutions are tested to the leading international standards such as NIJ and HOSDB and we provide a bespoke design service to our customers.

We also produce body armour for:

• private security
• the media
• paramedics
• demining operators
• emergency services
• correctional/prison departments

Ballistic Helmets

Our range of ballistic helmets are considered the lightest available in the industry and are produced using a high tenacity aramid fibre. We offer a large selection of helmet styles from the PASGT Helmet, MICH Helmet, Special Forces Helmet and Demining Helmet so we have a suitable helmet for your particular operational role.

Our helmets are tested to the latest NIJ requirements for ballistic protection and also offer excellent fragment protection to NATO Stanag 2920. Helmets can be provided with a variety of harness systems and available in a choice of paint finishes including anti IRR coatings.

EOD Bomb Disposal Suit

The Global Armour Generation 7 EOD Suit is designed with the operators comfort and protection as the primary focus.

The suit and helmet are constructed from the latest in available material technologies and manufacturing methods and the armour protection can be tailored to meet any pre-determined threat analysis.

The suit is provided with a very effective cooling undergarment which is a necessary feature of any EOD suit to reduce the heat stress caused by wearing the suit. The helmet and suit come with an extensive communication system and the helmet also has an integrated cooling system.

Hard Armour Plates

Global Armour has developed a series of hard armour plates utilising lightweight ceramic and polyethylene technologies to offer maximum protection with lowest possible weight. Our plates are available in NIJ III, NIJ III+ and NIJ Level IV Protection levels with our lowest weight NIJ III plate weighing 1.2 KG for a 250mm x 300mm size.

We can cater for many style requirements and plates are available for side protection as well as anatomical shaping for improved comfort. Multiple shot and excellent edge shot performance are key attributes of our plate technologies.

GLOBAL ARMOUR LIMITED
1- 2 Portman Business Park,
Lissue Industrial Estate West,
Lisburn, Co Antrim,
N Ireland BT28 2XF