KDH Defense Systems and Galls, Win City of San Francisco Concealed Body Armor Contract

EDEN, N.C., April 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- KDH Defense Systems, Inc. (KDH); a leading manufacturer of American-Made custom body armor solutions for military, law enforcement, federal agencies, and corrections; announced today that it has been selected to provide concealable body armor to the City of San Francisco.  Through a two year contract with Galls, LLC, KDH will provide not only the concealable armor but also advanced special threat polyethylene plates.  Both San Francisco City Police and the County Sheriff's Department will wear the new KDH armor.   

Dave Herbener, President and Chief Executive Officer for KDH commented, "KDH is proud to add the City of San Francisco to its growing list of Top Agency Customers. We are proud to protect the officers of San Francisco whose motto is, 'Oro en paz, fierro en guerra,' which is Spanish for 'Gold in peace, iron in war '.  As a business KDH aspires to this motto every day in the products we design and build."    

This award by San Francisco, one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the United States, underscores KDH's commitment to developing and providing superior life-saving ballistic protection while providing comfort, mobility, functionality and operational performance for male and female officers.  KDH prides itself on ballistic performance as well as excellent customer service to its agencies and end users.  We strongly encourage other US law enforcement agencies to learn more about the benefits that KDH Products offer. KDH Products have long been proven on the battlefields where US Military Personnel go in harm's way. This performance will continue today on the Streets of San Francisco. 

ABOUT KDH DEFENSE SYSTEMS, INC.

KDH Defense Systems, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of American-made custom body armor solutions for military, law enforcement, federal agencies and corrections. Headquartered in Eden, North Carolina, KDH Defense Systems' ISO 9001 certified manufacturing facility consists of 139,000 square feet of armor cutting, sewing and ballistic design operations, as well as product development, sales and administration. The Eden facility resides in Rockingham County. Website: http://www.KDHdefensesystems.com

ABOUT GALLS, LLC

Galls LLC, "The Authority In Public Safety Equipment and Apparel" is the industry leading supplier of uniforms and duty gear to public safety professionals for over 45 years. Based in Lexington, KY, Galls markets under the brand names Galls and Quartermaster. For more information about Galls, visit www.galls.com.

Contact: Julie Kiselica, +1-214-406-7539, [email protected]

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