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COMBAT & PATROL CRAFT

Mustang Survival group are nearly even split between domestic and interna- “The common themes in our businesses might be high-end tional, with UK and Canada serving as top non-US markets textiles, seam sealing, and highly engineered protective and tac- followed by the Middle East. tical products. But our joint opportunities are simply endless.”

The acquisitions have also made for a more well-rounded company delivering an expanded scope of related products to a

Finding solutions similar yet larger customer base. “Potentially, one could board For the Wing Group, it’s not enough to simply add new a boat that has a Wing collar, a Patten life raft, a Fabtek door, products to its lineup. “The Wing Group philosophy is to hatch or window, a Henshaw/Wing supplied self-righting bag, provide solutions. Sure, we provide products. But, all of our while wearing a Mustang dry suit, PFD and super cool base- products exist in order to provide solutions for a speci?c or ball cap. Moreover, all of the organizations have deep solution- general set of needs,” Branagh says. “We are at our best when oriented relationships with our military professionals.” we are asking our customers and partners the right questions:

In Wing’s case, the sum is greater than its parts. “We thrive What problem are you solving for?” and grow as an organization because of or unique ability to According to Branagh, the approach allows the company to work together as a team, recognizing and embracing each oth- both follow and lead the market. “As the market sees problems er strengths and supporting areas of weakness.” or needs, we are constantly ?nding solutions,” he says.

“The future is bright at the Wing Group, and there is a pal- Each year the company increases its spending toward en- pable sense of excitement in the limitless opportunities our busi- gineering and design, with 25 full-time employees currently nesses have to work together and to innovate,” Branagh says. in its engineering/design departments. “Our engineering “Just recently Mustang Survival was approached by a large Cana- team continue to stretch the boundaries of how to design and dian hospital service to make medical isolation gowns to protect build, ?nding new techniques both in production and front- against COVID-19. Similar materials, similar construction as end engineering. We work very closely with our partners and our dry suits. Within weeks we were shipping top quality, high- customers to really understand their need and, as the solution end gowns to hospital systems throughout Canada. Mustang provider, design and build a product that will ful?ll their need even trained Patten on the new designs, and we’re now shipping and exceed their expectation. We invest in technology and the to U.S. healthcare and emergency responders customers. best people, and the results show. This is true across all of our “Similar collaborative innovations are happening in boat product lines: commercial, military and recreational.” and raft design. Looking at the military segment in particular, Branagh

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