Petards Group
📍 Industry: Defense, Security & Surveillance Technology
🌎 Headquarters: 390 Princesway, Team Valley, Gateshead, NE11 0TU, UK
📅 Founded: 1983 (as part of the Water Hall Group)
💼 CEO: Raschid Abdullah (LinkedIn: Raschid Abdullah)
🛒 Key Products/Services:
- ANPR Systems 🚔 (Automatic Number Plate Recognition)
- Mobile Surveillance Solutions 📹 (e.g., body-worn/vehicle cameras)
- Military-Grade Imaging Systems 🔭
- Railway Security & Monitoring 🚄
🔑 USP: “Delivering mission-critical surveillance and imaging systems for defense, law enforcement, and transportation sectors.”
- Railway Security & Monitoring 🚄
📊 Company Overview
Petards Group is a UK-based innovator in advanced surveillance and security technology, trusted by military, police, and rail operators globally. Specializing in real-time data capture and analysis, their solutions enhance public safety, combat terrorism, and streamline operations. With a focus on rugged, reliable systems, Petards serves high-stakes environments from conflict zones to urban transit networks.
📈 Key Details
- 🚀 Mission & Vision
- Mission: “Protect lives and infrastructure through intelligent surveillance.”
- Vision: “To be the global partner of choice for mission-critical security solutions.”
- 🚀 Mission & Vision
- 💡 Core Offerings
- eyes.py® 👁️: AI-driven mobile surveillance systems used by UK police and NATO forces.
- juno® ANPR 🚘: High-speed license plate recognition for traffic enforcement and border control.
- RailSmart 🚄: Real-time CCTV and passenger counting for railways (deployed in London Underground).
- 💡 Core Offerings
- 🌍 Global Presence
- Clients in the UK, Europe, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.
- Markets: B2G (Defense, Transport Authorities) & B2B (Security Firms).
- 🌍 Global Presence
- 📉 Financial Snapshot (2023)
- Revenue: £18.2 million (2023).
- Employees: ~100 (specialist engineers and R&D teams).
- Stock: Listed on London AIM (Ticker: PEG).
- 📉 Financial Snapshot (2023)
🏆 Achievements & Awards
- 🏅 Queen’s Award for Enterprise (2021) – Innovation in Security Technology.
- 🏆 Defense Technology Excellence Award (2023) for eyes.py® systems in Ukraine.
- 🌱 ISO 9001 certified for quality management.
👥 Leadership Team
- CEO Raschid Abdullah: Joined in 2015. Revitalized focus on defense and AI-driven tech.
- CTO Dr. Emily Hart: PhD in Imaging Systems. Led development of eyes.py® AI analytics.
- CFO Andrew Leadbetter: Oversaw 25% revenue growth in 2023 via Middle East contracts.
🔍 Fun Facts/Trivia
- 🚨 Conflict Zone Tech: Petards’ systems deployed in Ukraine for battlefield surveillance.
- 🚄 Rail Legacy: Provides CCTV for 40% of UK’s mainline trains.
- 🤖 AI Innovation: eyes.py® can detect threats 3x faster than human operators.
📰 Recent News (2023-2024)
- 🗞️ “Petards Wins £5M Contract with UAE Armed Forces” (March 2024).
- 🚨 Launched juno® Ultra – ANPR with 99.8% accuracy in extreme weather (Q1 2024).
- 🌱 Partnered with Network Rail to enhance station security across the UK.
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