Edgar Brothers

[3] Edgar Brothers is the sole exclusive distributor for the Light Weapons, Photography & Batteries (LWPB) Project Team, which is part of the Ministry of Defence's Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) division.

In August 2011. the company won a £3 million procurement contract to supply in-service weapons, optics and ancillaries to the project.

[4] In October 2012, Edgar Brothers won a three-year contract with a two-year option to extend worth £1,030,220, for the supply of specialist munitions to the Defence General Munitions (DGM) Project Team, which is also part of the Ministry of Defence's Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) division.

This was due to Black Hills owning the intellectual property rights of the necessary ammunition, and Edgar Brothers being the exclusive agent for Black Hills within the UK.

[5] The option to extend for two years for was taken up in April 2014 costing the DGM Project Team a further £1,474,832.