ACT have sold 14 Labradors to a South African company to be used for a new contract that is due to start soon at Johannesburg Airport.

Once again ACT have been visited by the Royal Malaysian Police force to discuss options perhaps to purchase dogs and technology in the future. This agency had previously been to our premises and were more forward thinking for future projects this time.

Two senior officers from the Singapore Police Special Operations Command K-9 unit have made their annual purchase trip again this year purchasing five of our Labradors.

Three team leaders from the NDEA dog unit (Seychelles) have just completed a three week dog handling course here in Downpatrick Northern Ireland. They have been through an intensive programme and have been instructed in general handling techniques and deployment.

Both Directors from ACT have just returned from the Seychelles after spending a week with the NDEA (Seychelles) and their team working alongside their Narcotic Enforcement agents in the fight to rid the Islands of unwanted imported drugs with dogs supplied earlier this year.

ACT Detection Dogs are very proud to be able to record that the recent G8 summit of the world.s most powerful leaders in L'Aquila Italy were protected by 15 Labradors specificaly trained as explosive detector dogs selected at our own kennels in Downpatrick over the past months.

The head trainer from Mechem Pty from South Africa was with ACT for a purchase visit from 9th - 11th June

ACT have just finished a three week induction course with personnel from NDEA (Seyechelles) for Narcotic detection.

ACT Director Eric Burchell has just returned from Singapore after working with the Special Operations Command k-9 Unit consulting on a vapour detection demonstration in conjuction with Mechem of South Africa.

ACT Detection dogs Ltd have been nominated for the Export & Innovation Awards for 2009.