July 28, 2009

Greensboro, NC –

BGF Industries, Inc. announces its plans to exhibit at the Military Vehicles Exhibition & Conference to be held at the Cobo Convention Center in Detroit, Michigan, from August 11-12.  Military Vehicles Exhibition & Conference is the largest stand-alone military vehicles exhibition in the US displaying the latest vehicles (wheeled and tracked), components, and after-market products in the light, medium, and heavy categories.

BGF Industries, exhibiting in Booth #227, manufactures woven & nonwoven fabrics from fiberglass, carbon, aramids, and other high performance fibers for technical textiles used in the Aerospace, Protective, Marine, Automotive, Reinforcements, Filtration, and Construction industries. As a strategic supplier to the Protective, Aerospace and Advanced Composites Industries, BGF Industries has been a major producer of high performance fabrics for nearly a century. We are a key supplier for Government programs such as: MRAP, HUMVEE Advanced Combat Helmet (ACH), and Israeli Defense Force helmet (IDF). Our products are used in Spall Liners and EFP kits, for protection against IED and EFP threats. BGF also engineers specialized protective products for NBC Protection, aircraft blast containment systems, and custom products for fire suppression in the Transportation Industry. We are a key supplier of technical fabrics to major aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing and Airbus and satisfy fabric requirements for government agencies across the globe.

“We are delighted that BGF Industries, Inc. is joining us for the largest gathering of military vehicles professionals, at IDGA’s Military Vehicles Exhibition," says Michael Gallo, Managing Director of IDGA Exhibitions. “BGF Industries is truly a leader in the field of high performance fibers.  We look forward to helping them further connect the BGF Industries brand to the vehicles community.”

Press Contact: Mary Causey

email: MCAUSEY@BGF.com

About IDGA

The Institute for Defense & Government Advancement (IDGA) is a non-partisan information based organization dedicated to the promotion of innovative ideas in public service and defense.  IDGA brings together speaker faculties comprised of military, government, vendors and academia while attracting delegates with decision-making power from military, government and defense industries. For more information, please visit http://www.idga.org.

Press Contact: Alison Sperling

email: alison.sperling@idga.org

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