Barum & Dewar has been awarded a contract from General Dynamics UK to provide the packaging for BCIP5.6. The contract follows General Dynamics UK being awarded a £135 million contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to deliver enhanced communications for the British Army.

The BCIP5.6 programme will allow for the Bowman tactical communications equipment currently used by the UK military to receive a series of enhancements and upgrades.These include the roll-out of approximately 12,000 new data terminals and an updated version of the Battle Management System.

Barum & Dewar will be responsible for the design, development and manufacture of suitable deployable packaging for items such as laptops, printers, tablets and associated IT equipment. Barum & Dewar will work with General Dynamics UK to develop an innovative and effective packaging solution ahead of manufacture and delivery.

Barum & Dewar Managing Director, David Frame, commented: “We are delighted to be able to work with General Dynamics UK once again on this latest programme and look forward to providing innovative solutions for BCIP5.6”.

Barum & Dewar is a leading UK manufacturer of complete packaging solutions with over 20 years’ experience to the Defence, Subsea, Industrial, Instrumentation, Space and Aerospace sectors.

Further information is available from our website www.barumanddewar.com