Derry firm completes €5m Garda uniform contract

Derry company Hunter Apparel has completed work on a €5 million contract to manufacture 10,500 new uniforms for the Garda Siochana.

Graham Hunter, managing director of Hunter Apparel, said the contract had involved a huge logistical operation begun last October.

“We had six teams travelling throughout the country taking measurements of every single member,” he said.

The new uniform, which debuted earlier this month, includes Gore-Tex safety boots, a utility belt to hold ...