Working away in an industrial estate on the outskirts of Nottingham two young men are tasked with 'saving lives' by making body armour for the police and riot officers. Having initially struggled to get a job in a difficult market Henry Durner, 22 and Adam Walters, 21, now look forward to going to work to produce vital equipment to protect those entering dangerous situations.
The pair are employed by Far UK which is tucked away in the Nottingham South and Wilford Industrial Estate. They are tasked with moulding and 3D-printing carbon-layered body armour for police and security personnel.
While the armour plates cannot protect against ballistic force, each plate can protect against piercing weapons such as knives. Mr Walters says their work was then tested during a live stage show and, to demonstrate the product, a customer's managing director was attacked with a knife, a spike, a machete and a baseball bat while wearing the armour they helped create.
