Sales of Garrett metal detectors experience post 9/11 boom
After the tragedy of 9/11, sales of “Garrett metal detectors”:http://www.garrett.com have skyrocketed — at least those of the security side of the business. Garrett divides its business into the hobby side, which most of us are familiar with, and the security side which supplies airports and law enforcement with hand scanners and walk through units. The security side now accounts for 60% of revenues.
This article from the Dallas Morning news has really good background on Charles Garrett, founder and legendary treasure hunter. Well worth reading. I also found it interesting to here about the wide variety of uses metal detectors have these days. Notably, the Dallas Zoo is using metal detectors on their penguins! Apparently they’ve had a problem with people tossing change into the penguin habitats and they have to wand their bellies!
Via “The Dallas Morning News”:http://www.dallasnews.com
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