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20 February 2025

PETARDS GROUP PLC

 ("Petards" or the "Group")

Contract Win

Petards, the AIM quoted developer of advanced security, communication and surveillance systems, announces that its subsidiary, QRO Solutions (QRO), has received an order worth over £0.4 million for in-vehicle ANPR systems.

This order has been placed by an existing UK Police Force customer and is for the supply of QRO's QBox in-vehicle ANPR and ANPR/DVR systems. It is one of the largest in-vehicle ANPR systems orders ever secured by the company.

Initial deliveries of the systems will commence during the first quarter of this year and all deliveries are expected to be completed during 2025.

Raschid Abdullah, Chairman of Petards Group plc said:

"These are exciting times for QRO and it is pleasing to see another of its customers placing a significant order for its ANPR systems, demonstrating the confidence customers have both in QRO's technologies and in the high levels of customer support it provides."

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Notes to editors:

QRO Solutions (QRO) is expert in providing and supporting critical ANPR and mobile average speed solutions to the enforcement industry. Its customers including leading companies and enforcement organisations across the world, including the Home Office, police forces, local councils and MoD Police.

QRO's ANPR solutions cover both fixed site and mobile in-vehicle applications and include its in-house developed solutions NASBox ANPR, QBox mobile ANPR, Harrier AI cameras, Provida 4000 speed enforcement and software applications such as QRO ANPR Management Server and its mobile phone VRN alerting application known as Instant Alerting Console (IAC).

https://www.qrosolutions.co.uk/