Schonstedt Instrument Company congratulates Frank Lenik, Professional Land Surveyor, on receiving the Key Governor Award from the Board of Governors, National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS). According to Curt Sumner, Executive Director, “the Key Governor Award was developed specifically to recognize extraordinary effort by a Governor, which is clearly an honor, especially considering that it is bestowed by one’s peers.” Patrick Smith, Chair of the Board of Governors, adds that “Frank Lenik’s involvement in the Schonstedt Humanitarian Demining Initiative made it readily apparent that surveyors can play an effective role in society that reaches far beyond the everyday practice of…

The NBC Nightly News, in a piece titled “Iraqi troops prepare to stand alone” features troops using the new GA-72Cd-ML. Look for the Schonstedt locator in use in the first 40 seconds of the clip. Click here to view the full clip.

Schonstedt Instrument Company announces the formation of the Munitions Response Group. The Group’s function is two-fold: To encourage and focus communication with users of Schonstedt demining tools To foster collaboration with industry partners to advance UXO/IED detection capabilities Visit the group’s website at www.findUXO.com or email us at schonstedt.info@spx.com

Donated Mine Detectors Bound for Darfur A shipment of thirty mine detectors will soon be in the hands of United Nations humanitarian deminers in the Darfur region of Sudan. The instruments have been donated by church groups, trade associations, individuals and customers of Schonstedt Instrument Company, which manufactures the demining tools and coordinates distribution to the world’s most mine-infested countries. Schonstedt matches each donated unit and ships them, according to UN priorities, to countries where humanitarian demining is most needed and where it would not otherwise be possible. There, demining teams find and clear explosive remnants of war such as…

In September 2008, Schonstedt Instrument Company and its customers donated thirty demining instruments to the Mine Action Centre for Testing, Development and Training (HCR-CTRO) in Zagreb, Croatia. There they were tested, accredited and integrated into a new training curriculum, with plans to further distribute them to UN Mine Action Programmes throughout the region. On October 31, 2008, graduates of the first course in “Training for UXO Detection and Removal, Level 1” returned to their home countries of Serbia, Monte Negro, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Croatia – along with the units they trained on

Schonstedt Instrument Company would like to congratulate Mr. Chris Clark and all the members of the UN Mine Action Programme in southern Lebanon on the announcement of the 2008 Nansen Award, the top distinction bestowed by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for efforts to assist refugees. Mr. Clark and the programme were awarded the prize for their efforts to eliminate unexploded cluster munitions and other explosive remnants of war after the 2006 conflict in Lebanon. Schonstedt is proud that its magnetic locators served as an essential tool in the effort to locate and destroy unexploded cluster munitions and…