Soldiers serving in trouble spots are having their lives saved by a Sheffield-based firm.
Armour-plating manufacturer MTL Group is busier than ever because the world’s armed forces are trying to reduce the death toll from landmines and explosives.
MTL’s armour is being used to reinforce the underbellies of Challenger tanks and Warrior armoured vehicles.
The company was awarded the Northern Defence Industries (NDI) Exporter of the Year Award 2009 at a conference, which was held at the Marriott Hotel in Gosforth Park, Newcastle.
Quentin Davies MP, the minister for defence equipment a…