Smith & Wesson Earns 'Manufacturer of the Year' Title and NRA Golden Bullseye Award
23 Mai 2006 - 10:55PM
PR Newswire (US)
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., May 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smith &
Wesson Holding Corporation (AMEX:SWB), parent company of Smith
& Wesson Corp., the legendary 154-year old global provider of
products and services for safety, security, protection and sport,
today announced that it has received the "Manufacturer of the Year"
award from the Shooting Industry Academy of Excellence and the
National Rifle Association (NRA) Golden Bullseye Award for "2006
Handgun of the Year" from Shooting Illustrated. Smith & Wesson
received the awards during the 135th NRA Annual Meeting &
Exhibits held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on May 19-21, 2006.
Established in 1992, the Academy of Excellence is sponsored by FMG
Publications, publisher of Shooting Industry, GUNS and American
Handgunner magazines. The voting group consists of 471 industry
executives, gun dealers and outdoor writers. Smith & Wesson was
nominated for the award for introducing 43 new products including
the revolutionary M&P pistol series and the recently launched
M&P tactical rifles series; for responding to consumer demand
and re-introducing several historic guns including the Model 29
50th Anniversary special; for continuing to support and expand
shooting sports with programs including NSSF's First Shots and Step
Outside programs, as well as many women's and youth shooting
sponsorships; for driving innovative sales and marketing
initiatives; and its support for the enactment of the Protection of
Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. Also during the NRA Convention, Smith
& Wesson Wesson's Model 460XVR (X-treme Velocity Revolver) was
selected as the "Handgun of the Year" by Shooting Illustrated. The
NRA Golden Bullseye Awards are presented once a year as the NRA
acknowledges the finest products available in the shooting sports
industry. A committee of NRA editors and staff, representing more
than a century of collective experience in the firearms industry,
voted on the awards. To be eligible for the Golden Bullseye Award,
a shooting-related product must be recently introduced, reliable in
the field, innovative and widely available. Michael F. Golden,
President and CEO of Smith & Wesson, said, "We are honored to
be selected as the 'Manufacturer of the Year' from the Shooting
Industry Academy of Excellence and to receive this year's NRA
Golden Bullseye Handgun of the Year Award. Our employees have
worked hard to re-energize Smith & Wesson. Earning this
recognition from professionals within our own industry is a
tremendous validation of our achievements and the positive impact
we have made. We remain dedicated to developing innovative,
high-quality products and marketing programs that meet the needs of
all our customers, and we are proud to have those products and
programs recognized by the industry." About Smith & Wesson
Smith & Wesson is a global provider of products and services
for the safety, security, protection and sport markets. The Company
manufactures firearms and handcuffs and is home to America's
longest-running firearms training facilities for America's public
servants. The Company also markets a variety of products for sport
shooters including firearm safety/security devices, shooter
protective gear, knives, apparel, footwear and other accessory
lines. The Company is based in Springfield, Mass., with
manufacturing facilities in Springfield and Houlton, Maine. Contact
(800) 331-0852 or log on to http://www.smith-wesson.com/. Certain
statements contained in this document may be deemed to be
forward-looking statements under federal securities laws, and Smith
& Wesson intends that such forward-looking statements be
subject to the safe-harbor created thereby. Forward-looking
statements include continuing to develop innovative and high
quality products and marketing programs that meet the needs of our
customers. The Company cautions that these statements are qualified
by important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those reflected by the forward-looking statements
contained herein. Such factors include the Company's ability to
develop and manufacture new products; and the acceptance of new
products by customers; as well as other risks as identified from
time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and Annual
Reports on Form 10-K. Liz Sharp, VP Investor Relations Smith &
Wesson Holding Corporation (413) 747-3304 Industry Contact: Gary
Giudice Blue Heron Communications (800) 654-3766 DATASOURCE: Smith
& Wesson Holding Corporation CONTACT: Liz Sharp, VP Investor
Relations of Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation,
+1-413-747-3304, ; or Industry Contact, Gary Giudice of Blue Heron
Communications, +1-800-654-3766, , for Smith & Wesson Holding
Corporation Web site: http://www.smith-wesson.com/
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