For more than a decade, Schonstedt has partnered directly with the United Nations Mine Action Service and The US State Department, to deploy Magnetic Locators around the world. “Buy a Schonstedt, Save a Life”
The Schonstedt Humanitarian Demining Initiative (SHDI) continues to support the United Nations Mine Action Service in its efforts to eradicate explosive remnants of war from countries around the world. In recognition, and in addition to a permanent display of a Schonstedt demining tool at the United Nations, a second unit is now featured in a recently opened exhibition in the Visitor’s Center at UN Headquarters in New York.
The generous and timely donation by Schonstedt Instrument Company of 35 magnetic locators to the programme of the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Mali is significantly enabling the survey of dangerous areas contaminated by Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) and hence contributing to human security. Indeed, armed conflict in Mali has created a problem of explosive contamination which is impacting the civilian population and stabilization efforts. This impact includes the potential loss of life and injury of people within affected communities but also the safe return of refugees and internally displaced people. Since March 2012, 80 civilian ERW…
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Geneva, Switzerland recently thanked Schonstedt for the shipment of 30 donated magnetic locators through its Humanitarian Demining Initiative. The ICRC, one of the first organizations to provide post-conflict relief and assistance, will use the equipment to clear affected areas of explosive remnants of war such as grenades, mortars, cluster munitions, bombs and missiles, which will allow the return of civilians and the delivery of aid. More on SHDI here.
At the request of the United Nations, Schonstedt deployed 35 donated magnetic locators to UN-supported humanitarian demining teams operating in Mali. The requirement for mine clearance activity stemmed from recent conflicts in that country. The instruments were provided through the Schonstedt Humanitarian Demining Initiative. More on SHDI here.
October 17, 2012 By Michelle Horst – Journal Staff Writer KEARNEYSVILLE – Two Jefferson County businesses have expanded from West Virginia into the international market. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, the West Virginia Export Council and the West Virginia Development Office are recognizing this accomplishment. Debra Martin, international trade manager of the West Virginia Development Office, presented Schonstedt Instrument Company of Kearneysville and STaSIS Engineering of Summit Point with the Governor’s Commendation for International Market Entry on Monday afternoon. “I think it’s great when you think about a little company in West Virginia, we just have 26 employees here in Kearneysville,…
The Cluster for Humanitarian Demining, Ltd. (CHD) is based in Zagreb, Croatia, “founded with the aim to promote, lead and co-ordinate developmental activities in humanitarian demining abroad.” At their August 22 meeting in Sisak the members unanimously voted to admit Schonstedt as an associate member, by virtue of their ongoing work in the Schonstedt Humanitarian Demining Initiative (SHDI).
News article courtesy of Sofia News Agency: US Announces End of Blasted Bulgarian Ammo Depot Clean-up Bulgaria US Ambassador to Bulgaria James Warlick has announced the successful clean-up completed with US funding of the Chelopechene munitions depot near Bulgaria’s Sofia which exploded in July 2008. Warlick, alongside Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Defense Valentin Radev, announced the successful conclusion of a massive .18 million effort funded by the United States to clean up unexploded ordnance (UXO) that infested the grounds and nearby water areas for several kilometers around the Chelopechene munitions depot following a 2008 explosion, the US Embassy in Sofia…
The American Museum of Natural History, New York, (www.amnh.org) has honored Schonstedt Instrument Company by including a GA-92XT magnetic locator in “Beyond Planet Earth – The Future of Space Exploration”. The special Exhibition, which runs from November 2011 to August 2012, “transports visitors to the Moon, Mars, and beyond as it boldly explores humanity’s next steps in space.” In this scene, an astronaut studies the Martian geology, using tools that can detect minerals beneath the surface. Tools like the Schonstedt let scientists see through solid rock and identify underground minerals. The Exhibition will travel next to Israel and then, who…
