Smiths Detection to Supply X-ray Screening Equipment for Changi International Airport, Singapore

Smiths Detection’s x-ray technology selected for Arriving Passenger Screening by Singaporean Immigration Checkpoint Authority at Changi International Airport.

Singapore, 29 June 2006 - Smiths Detection, a world leading provider of x-ray and trace detection systems, today announced it won a contract worth almost SGD 2 million to supply x-ray systems to the Singaporean Immigration Checkpoint Authority (ICA) at Changi International Airport. Under the contract, Smiths Detection will supply 45 HI-SCAN x-ray systems to screen carry-on luggage and oversize baggage. They will be deployed in terminals 1, 2 & 3 to provide 100% screening of passengers arriving at Changi International.

The first batch of 18 x-ray systems will be delivered over the next few months and among the first passengers to be screened will be delegates attending the IMF/World Bank Forum, to be held in Singapore in September 2006. The contract is to be completed by mid 2007.

Mal Maginnis, President of Smiths Detection Asia Pacific, said “This contract to supply x-ray screening systems to the Singaporean Government’s Immigration Checkpoint Authority is a further example of Smiths Detection’s commitment to customers requiring the highest quality detection technology available today. This contract will bring the total number of x-ray systems we have in service with various organisations operating at Changi International Airport to over 190 machines. This is clearly is a testimony to our focus on delivering high quality products, and dedicated after-sales support. Smiths Detection is proud of its role as a partner in this very important initiative and we look forward to playing a major role in ensuring the ongoing security of Singapore through this new venture.”


About Smiths Detection:
Smiths Detection is one of four operating divisions of Smiths Group plc. Smiths Detection offers technologically advanced security solutions to detect and identify explosives, chemical & biological agents, weapons and contraband. Employing trace detection technology together with Smiths Heimann X-ray imaging, Smiths Detection provides screening solutions for customers in civil and military markets worldwide. Smiths Detection Asia Pacific operates from Singapore, with regional offices in 6 other countries.