GME’s manufacturing division based in Gladesville, NSW, today delivered the first of their new GPS equipped EPIRB. Pictured is John Koutsiouroumbas, GME’s manufacturing manager, handing over the first unit off the production line to Matthew Heap, GME’s Marine Marketing Manager.
“This is a great day for GME, knowing that we are able to supply the marine industry a cost effective GPS equipped EPIRB” says Heap, “The benefits of a GPS equipped EPIRB have been well documented, the fact that the Longitudinal coordinates of the distress beacon are transmitted along with the Unique Identification Number of the EPIRB means that the search and rescue authorities not only know who the beacon belongs to (as long as the unit is registered) but also the position of the EPIRB, all within an approximate time frame of ten minutes, this in turn means that a rescue team will be deployed sooner and the party in distress will be found quicker”.
GME has been designing and manufacturing EPIRBs in Australia for over 35 years, the company is now one of the largest manufactures of EPIRBs and PLBs in the world, with product being exported to more than 40 countries. So don’t be deterred by the budget price, the MT406G utilises the latest microprocessor based technology, is engineered to the exacting Australian/New Zealand 4280.1 EPIRB standard, and is backed by GME’s legendary 6 year warranty.
The new MT406G EPIRB will be readily available within the week once stock has been shipped to all GME branches. The RRP of the MT406G is $569.
