Ironclad Performance Wear and 5.11 Tactical Join Forces to Provide Cutting-Edge Glove Technology to Law Enforcement, Firefighters and Military
The Companies Sign a Long-Term Development and Supply Agreement

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On 8:45 am EST, Monday November 2, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ironclad Performance Wear Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: ICPW - News), a leader in high-performance task-specific gloves and apparel, and 5.11 Tactical®, which creates and distributes products that enhance the safety, accuracy, speed and performance of law enforcement, firefighting, emergency medical and military professionals, today announced that the two companies have entered into a long-term development and supply agreement. The relationship combines the renowned technical glove expertise of Ironclad, with the superior market understanding and distribution capabilities of 5.11 Tactical.

******Under the terms of this development and supply agreement, Ironclad will exclusively design and manufacture the full line of task-specific gloves which will be sold, marketed, and distributed *****worldwide by 5.11 Tactical. The gloves will carry the 5.11 Tactical brand, and will be further co-branded as "Built Tough By Ironclad(TM)".

"Hand protection and grip enhancement are very important needs for police, fire, first-responders and the military," said Ed Jaeger, Ironclad's founder and head of business development. "By combining Ironclad's technical expertise in designing task-specific gloves across a wide range of industries with 5.11 Tactical's superior understanding of the end-users' needs and industry requirements, we will be bringing the best, most advanced products to this market."

The law enforcement, firefighting, EMS and military markets each have unique requirements that demand creative and highly technical solutions. Gloves for law enforcement require dexterity, breathability and puncture resistance, while gloves for fire fighters must also be fire resistant, heat dissipating and durable.

"5.11 Tactical has always prided itself on developing, producing and selling the best products available for our customers," said Dan Costa, President and CEO of 5.11 Tactical. "We realized that to meet this objective, we needed to partner with the best technical task-specific glove company in the world. We're confident that our customers will find our next generation of gloves vastly superior to anything else on the market."

Design and production of 5.11 Tactical's gloves under this agreement are already underway, and they are expected to be widely available through 5.11 Tactical's dealer network and Website in early 2010.


Ironclad, which created the performance work glove category in 1998 and through authorized distributors throughout North America, Europe, Australia and Asia.

visit www.ironclad.com.

About 5.11 Tactical

5.11, Inc., doing business as 5.11 Tactical, creates superior products that enhance the safety, accuracy, speed and performance of law enforcement, military and firefighting professionals and sells these products under the registered trademarks, 5.11®, 5.11 Tactical®. 5.11 Tactical Series® and other marks. Built on a foundation of durability, quality and value, 5.11 Tactical leads the industry in delivering functionally innovative gear, head to toe, including tactical clothing, uniforms, outerwear, gloves, footwear, eyewear, duty knives, tactical gear and holsters.


Contacts

Ironclad
Scott Jarus, CEO
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Chris Miller, Director of Marketing
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