About KANNAD

The KANNAD Company specializes in the design of positioning, measuring and data transmission systems for remote environments. The company relies on a name, KANNAD, which is well established within France and international markets, KANNAD is also well known for its COSPAS SARSAT distress beacon brand which has been manufactured for over 20 years.

KANNAD is one of the world leaders in the field of maritime, aeronautical and land-based distress beacons. The company, which operates in the aeronautical, maritime and land-based sectors, offers solutions in three major markets:

-Safety: COSPAS-SARSAT locating distress beacons (maritime, aeronautical, land-based), maritime anti-collision systems, navigational beacons, personal safety,

-Tracking: Monitoring of fishing gear, monitoring of fishing vessels (VMS), monitoring of dangerous or high-value added materials,

-Instrumentation: Acoustic detection systems, oceanographic analysis floats.

The company boasts a 65-strong workforce which is dedicated to research and development as well as marketing activities.

In 2007, KANNAD achieved a turnover of €14m.

"Faced with ever intensifying international competition, it was necessary to refocus our activities around a strong brand and build on the very things that have made the firm successful over the last 20 years: innovation and reliability of the solutions offered" explained Jean Pierre Bardon, Managing Director of KANNAD.

With the benefit of an extensive distribution and maintenance network in more than 60 countries and its leadership in international technical working groups (RTCA, RTCM, EUROCAE), KANNAD is looking to intensify its involvement in rapidly growing markets, especially in the US which represents 60% of the distress beacon market. In France, KANNAD is actively involved in the development of innovative projects within the maritime development group Pôle Mer Bretagne and in partnership with long time customers like CLS Argos or IFREMER.

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