7 47.4240 w 53.239670000 n 2.129840000 w 53.239670000 ; 2.129840000 edgar brothers type private industry firearms wholesaler founded 1947 1 headquarters cheshire uk key people ian edgar director and company secretary 2 derek edgar managing director mike newman director of police & military 3 lisa riley director of shooting sports emma burgess director of operations richard farrimond marketing manager 4 products firearms ammunition and outdoor apparel . number of employees 48 2 website edgar brothers edgar brothers is a british company registered at companies house as ian edgar liverpool limited . 5 their main business is as a firearms wholesaler . 1 edgar brothers has been awarded in excess of 4 million worth of ministry of defence defence equipment and support de & s contracts within the united kingdom . 6 7 contents 1 history 2 business divisions 3 government procurement contracts 3.1 light weapons photography & batteries lwpb project team 3.2 defence general munitions dgm project team 4 sponsorship 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit edgar brothers was founded in 1947 . 1 its business divisions include shooting sports outdoors and a police and military division . 8 business divisions edit shooting sports division accessories ammunition cleaning equipment clothing firearms and air guns optics powders protection reloading equipment shooting targets scope covers tools torches moderators mounts and bases police and military division clothing and footwear firearms and accessories knives pens pmd optics pmd torches protection thermal imaging training airsoft division outdoor division shop outdoor clothing tactical clothing armoury air rifle servicing firearm servicing government procurement contracts edit light weapons photography & batteries lwpb project team edit edgar brothers is the sole exclusive distributor for the light weapons photography & batteries lwpb project team which is part of the ministry of defence s defence equipment and support de & s division . in august 2011 the company won a 3 000 000 procurement contract to supply in service weapons optics and ancillaries to the project . the contract was negotiated without a call for tenders from rival firms under uk public contracts regulations 2006 as edgar brothers has exclusive distributor status . 6 defence general munitions dgm project team edit in october 2012 edgar brothers won a three year contract with a two year option to extend worth 1 030 220 for the supply of specialist munitions to the defence general munitions dgm project team which is also part of the ministry of defence s defence equipment and support de & s division . the contract was negotiated without prior publication for rival firms to be able to bid under defence and security public contracts regulations 2011 . this was due to black hills owning the intellectual property rights of the necessary ammunition and edgar brothers being the exclusive agent for black hills within the uk . 7 sponsorship edit in 2012 edgar brothers announced that it would be sponsoring two sporting events the clay pigeon shooting association s cpsa s british open sporting championship and as shotgun brand zoli 9 the cpsa nsca s national sporting clays association s world sporting championship . 10 edgar brothers also produce a promotional calendar each year . see also edit black hills ammunition crye precision multicam surefire references edit a b c about . edgar brothers . retrieved 31 december 2013 . a b ian edgar liverpool limited directors . company check . retrieved 31 december 2013 . ammunition . british security . retrieved 7 january 2014 . linkedin . retrieved 8 january 2014 . contact . edgar brothers . retrieved 31 december 2013 . company ref no 576493 a b weapons ammunition and associated parts . enabling contract for in service weapons optics and ancillaries . . enabling contract for in service weapons optics and ancillaries . unitedkingdom tenders.co.uk . 19 august 2011 . retrieved 31 december 2013 . total value of contract 3 000 000 gbp a b ammunition . the dgm project team part of uk ministry of defence intends to award a 3 year contract with a 2 year option to extend for the supply of specialist munitions from edgar brothers the exclusive uk agent for black hills . . black hills contract . unitedkingdom tenders.co.uk . 17 october 2012 . retrieved 31 december 2013 . total value of contract 1 030 220 gbp home . edgar brothers . retrieved 31 december 2013 . edgar brothers to distribute zoli in uk . edgar brothers . retrieved 31 december 2013 . edgar brothers announces headline sponsorship of two prestigious clay shooting championships . clay pigeon shooting association . 13 june 2012 . retrieved 31 december 2013 . external links edit edgar brothers official website smith optics soldier systems this ammunition related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title edgar brothers & oldid 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