Partners
US C-SOG (www.uscsog.com)
US Correctional-Special Operations Group (US C-SOG) is the only full service corrections training firm in the United States specializing exclusively in Correctional Tactical Operations. US C-SOG’s training offers intense, cutting edge techniques and real world operational training tactics to many of the corrections facilities in the CERT Tactical network. US C-SOG is one of the three pillars of the CERT Tactical Network (www.certops.com).
Harrington has signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with the leading US correctional consulting group to facilitate and promote the deployment of its ShockRounds technology for use by emergency response teams at correctional facilities around the world.
CERT Tactical Network (www.certops.com)
The CERT Tactical Network is the international network of Correctional Emergency Response Team operators representing some 30,000 special operations officers in more than 7,000 correctional institutions worldwide. These specially trained emergency response officers are charged with the most dangerous jobs in the corrections industry, including transport of violent prisoners and the quelling of riots and other disturbances.
Members of the CERT Council, governing body of the CERT Tactical Network, agreed to introduce the OraLine® saliva illicit drug screen product to corrections facilities in their respective states and countries. The Council was established to investigate and to endorse products, services and standards used by Correctional Emergency Response Team (CERT) operators around the world and to facilitate corrections counter-terrorism information globally.
The CERT counselors unanimously agreed to participate in pilot programs using and comparing the OraLine saliva drug screen product with the urine testing programs currently used at their respective facilities. Initial OraLine products have been delivered to these facilities.
The CERT counselors also unanimously agreed to appoint Harrington as its Technology and Innovation Partner with Harrington bringing future technologies and products to the CERT Council for its consideration and for its endorsement as the industry standard.
The Girvan Institute of Technology (www.girvan.org)
The Girvan Institute of Technology (GIRVAN) works to foster and facilitate the creation and growth of high-technology businesses. The institute was established in 2002 and is a California non-profit, public-benefit corporation, tax-exempt under federal and state regulations. Girvan headquarters is located in the heart of Silicon Valley. Harrington Group USA Inc. offices are based at the Girvan Institute facility.
Girvan is a platform for new hi-tech venture development inside the NASA Research Park (NRP) that acts as a catalyst for enabling technology commercialization and collaboration between NASA, other federal agencies, and the private sector. Through its Technology Showcase, GIRVAN assists private-sector companies in leveraging NASA and other federal agency technologies through these cooperative projects, influencing the contributions to intellectual property, materials, equipment, manpower, and other resources.
Additionally, GIRVAN has affiliate relationships with several private equity firms and hi-tech corporations who assist GIRVAN and its affiliates in:
- Leveraging federal investment in new technology development through the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs
- Identifying technologies that could be used by GIRVAN affiliates
- Performing technical due diligence and analysis of technology risk associated with investments in hi-tech ventures
The Aerospace Corporation (www.aero.org)
The Aerospace Corporation is a private, nonprofit corporation that provide research, development, and advisory services. Although it is not a manufacturer, many of our 2000 scientists and engineers have developed one-of-a-kind prototypes and patented technologies used by government and commercial customers. Aerospace operates a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) for the Department of Defense (DOD).
The Engineering and Technology Group provides engineering and scientific expertise to other organizations, performs independent assessments of the technical status of acquisition programs, and assists in the introduction of new technology. The technical staff conducts applied research by developing and applying advanced models, simulations and analytic tools.
It is The Aerospace Corporation that is the source of IP-related investment opportunities that Girvan Technology Holdings has first right of refusal to commercialise.
The Aerospace Corporation has corporate headquarters and a significant engineering and laboratory complex located in El Segundo, California, adjacent to Los Angeles Air Force Base and ten minutes drive to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
Sage Control Ordnance(www.sageinternationalltd.com)
In March 2005 Harrington Group entered into a product development partnership with Sage Control Ordnance, Inc. to dually develop the next round of ShockRounds prototype. Sage Control Ordnance was founded in 1991 with the mission to establish a domestic source of accurate 37mm less lethal ammunition: compatible with existing 37mm rifled barrel systems. From an initial offering of one type of ammunition Sage Control Ordnance, Inc. now manufactures twenty-eight variations of eight different types of less-lethal ammunition and is the leader in its field with the most accurate 37mm less lethal ammunition available. Sage is a sister company to Sage International, Ltd. founded in 1973, with the mission to design, develop and manufacture small arm accessories, security products and modifications for firearms. The focus of Sage international, Ltd. is to expand the use of a firearm's platform and increase its effectiveness.
The diverse line of products and types of products Sage International, Ltd. manufactures are customer driven for solutions to existing problems. Harrington is continuing to work closely with the Sage group of companies.