J & S Franklin Ltd was founded in 1946 and has over 60 years experience in the manufacture and supply of a wide range of Defence and Security Equipment for Governments, Defence Forces, Security Forces, NGOs and commercial customers all over the world. Franklin manufactures shelter tents for accommodation, command posts and field hospitals; camp equipment including camp beds and mosquito nets; webbing and PLCE; camouflage nets and clothing as well as equipment for emergency relief and humanitarian aid.

In association with Terram Ltd, J & S Franklin have developed DefenCell™ which is an expeditionary earth filled barrier system designed to provide ballistic protection, blast mitigation, vehicle barriers and flood protection. The strong cellular construction combined with proven Terram geotextiles allow structures to be easily and quickly built from locally available compactable materials.

DefenCell - Engineered Protection

The company has expanded but J & S Franklin remains a compact family-run business which guarantees reliability, continuity and confidentiality.

J & S Franklin has a reputation for delivering high quality products to our many customers and has successfully sought to understand and satisfy their precise requirements.
 

Experienced executives provide professional advice and frequent in-country visits with the support of highly trained and skilled staff and consultants.

J & S Franklin is a major Contractor to the UK Ministry of Defence as well the preferred supplier to many overseas Governments, Police Forces, International Agencies and the United Nations.

J & S Franklin manufacture a wide range of equipment:

• Tents and Shelters - specialised shelters tailored for specific requirements

• Camp Equipment - Camp Beds, Mosquito Nets

• Camouflage Nets and Systems - Individual, IRR, thermal

• Helmets and ballistic products

• NBC Equipment for Personal and Collective protection

• Webbing and Personal Equipment - Rucksacks, PLCE, bags

• Emergency Relief and Humanitarian Aid Equipment

Inflatables

Franklin supply inflatable decoys for training.

The inflatables are full size replicas of armour and vehicles, from Scud launchers to T72 tanks and aircraft.

They provide realistic visual, radar and thermal signatures and an average unit can be deployed or stowed in less than 15 minutes.

J & S Franklin is often the chosen partner to give a complete turnkey service, using it’s extensive facilities to deliver a Single Source Supply; combining rapid response, experience and logistics to provide economical, secure and effective solutions, on a global basis.

We are experts in the provision of specialised turnkey operations, drawing together the many components needed to satisfy our customers requirements; the latest and most suitable equipment, experienced support personnel, full training packages, secure packaging and delivery services and, when necessary, finance, counter-trade and insurance.

The Company was proud to be awarded the ‘Queens Award for Export Achievement’ in 1996. We are members of ADS (Aerospace Defence Security)

J & S Franklin operates a strict internal quality management system and is externally assessed to ISO 9001:2008.